Pharmacist

Make a direct impact on safe and effective medication use
Join a diverse pharmacy team across Blacktown and Mount Druitt
Grow your clinical skills through varied rotations and ongoing development

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Pharmacist Grade 1/ Grade 2
Remuneration: $87,083.42 - $128,898.28 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38 (Job share may be considered for part time hours)
Location:Blacktown & Mt Druitt Hospital

Where you'll be working
Join the Pharmacy team at Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals, where you'll work alongside experienced pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to deliver safe, timely and patient-focused medication services. With opportunities to rotate across clinical and dispensary teams, you'll gain broad exposure while contributing to a collaborative and supportive environment.

• Work across a diverse range of clinical and dispensary pharmacy services.

• Be part of a team committed to quality use of medicines and positive patient outcomes.

• Collaborate with medical, nursing and allied health professionals across the hospital.

• Contribute to education, quality improvement and initiatives that advance pharmacy practice.

• Develop your expertise through structured rotations, professional development and practice-based learning.

What you'll be doing
As a Pharmacist, you'll provide high-quality pharmacy services that support safe, appropriate and efficient use of medicines. You'll combine clinical knowledge, professional judgement and strong communication skills to support patients and healthcare teams.

• Provide clinical pharmacy services within your assigned practice area in line with professional standards and NSW Health requirements.

• Review, validate, dispense, compound and check medicines to support timely and safe patient care.

• Assess and optimise individual medication therapy and contribute to quality use of medicines initiatives.

• Support and oversee pharmacy support staff to ensure safe and effective medication supply.

• Contribute to education, continuous improvement, research and the ongoing development of pharmacy services.

Job share applications will be considered. Applicants must clearly state in their application whether they are applying for the full-time position or as part of a job share arrangement (e.g. two days per week). Approval of a job share arrangement will be dependent on securing a suitable applicant to cover the remaining days.

How to Apply
Apply online by submitting your resume and addressing the criteria listed below by providing examples that demonstrate your ability before the closing date.

Essential Criteria

• Qualification: Pharmacy qualifications conferred by tertiary education institutions e.g. Bachelor of Pharmacy

• Registration: Full and unrestricted Pharmacist registration with AHPRA

Selection Criteria

1. Registered as a practicing pharmacist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) (or eligible for registration within 3 months of commencement). Grade 2 Pharmacists must meet the criteria set out in the Health Employees' Pharmacists (State) Award and are expected to continually demonstrate achievement of at least three of the five listed competencies within the Award.

2. Demonstrated effective clinical drug knowledge and competence in its application to achieve safe and efficient quality of care.

3. Well-developed written, oral and interpersonal communication skills necessary to interact effectively with patients and other stakeholders to improve patient care and contribute to a positive workplace culture.

4. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as part of a team and independently with limited supervision to meet team objectives.

5. Demonstrated skills and experience in managing a complex workload, problem solving and development and implementation of initiative.

6. Proven commitment to professional development, continuing education and pharmacy research, including membership of a professional pharmacy association, preferably the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA).

7. Maintained ability to rotate across WSLHD sites, participate in flexible working hours, on-call, afterhours, weekend and public holiday work as required

Requisition ID: REQ676596
Applications Close: 23 August 2026

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• For inquiries about the role, contact Aqsa Rana at [email protected]