Employment Type: Permanent Full Time

Position Classification: Pharmacist Grade 3

Remuneration: $142,587.86 - $146,446.46 per annum plus superannuation

Hours Per Week: 38

Requisition ID: REQ697843

Location: Kogarah, Sydney

Application Close: Thursday 8 October 2026

To be considered for this position you must be an employee of South Eastern Sydney Local Health District and its Affiliated Health Organisations.

We are seeking a passionate and experienced pharmacist to join our energetic team. In this role, you will collaborate closely with pharmacy, nursing and medical staff, Patient Safety Managers, and consumers to champion safe medication practices across the hospital. You will lead initiatives such as Medication Safety Walkarounds, oversee the Safe Use of Medicines Committee, and contribute to incident reviews and policy development.

This is a unique prospect to drive quality improvement, support NSQHS Standard 4 compliance, and develop your skills in clinical leadership and interdisciplinary collaboration while making a meaningful impact on patient care.

Full-time employment is preferred, however job share arrangements will be considered for suitably qualified candidates.

Where you'll be working

SESLHD is one of the largest local health districts in Sydney, covering a geographical area of 468 square kilometres from Sydney’s central business district, the beaches from Bondi to Cronulla and down to the Royal National Park. We deliver health care to around 930,000 residents across the local government areas of Woollahra, Waverley, Randwick, Bayside, Georges River and the Sutherland Shire. We also provide a key role in helping residents of Lord Howe Island.

Our staff also deliver high quality health care across a variety of community-based services ranging from pre-birth to palliative care.

The Role The Lead Pharmacist, Medication Safety is a leadership and clinical role.

The purpose of the role is to lead the provision of comprehensive pharmacy services across St George Hospital and affiliated services for the defined practice area of Medication Safety.

The role will work collaboratively at both the site/service level and across the district to maintain leadership and effective performance of the provision of pharmacy services.





All Lead Pharmacist roles are integral members of the St George Hospital pharmacy leadership team to provide strategic, clinical and operational objectives for the pharmacy service. The position will have joint responsibility with other Team Leader and Lead Pharmacist positions, to maintain leadership, management and continuity of service provision of the pharmacy service across all operational hours.

Benefits:

- Up to 12 allocated days off each year in addition to annual leave.
- Salary packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay! Up to $9K for living expenses and $2.6K meal & entertainment & Novated Leasing.
- Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
- Discounted Private Health Insurance.

Are you ready to join us?

We are excited to learn more about you and your experience. As part of the application process, we invite you to respond to the following targeted questions:

1. Describe a time when you led a medication safety initiative in a hospital setting. What was the outcome, and how did you engage interdisciplinary teams in the process?
2. What strategies would you use to promote meaningful consumer involvement in medication safety within a hospital workplace? Can you provide an example where you successfully engaged patients or carers to improve medication safety outcomes, and what impact did this have on practice or policy?
3. How do you stay current with best practices and emerging risks in medication safety? Can you give an example of how you applied new knowledge to improve patient care?

Need more information?

- Click here for the Position Description and SESLHD Expected Standards
- Find out more about applying for this position For role related queries or questions contact Ibrahim Hamad on [email protected]

Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness,



Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace

We embrace diversity as our strength and are committed to maintaining an inclusive and collaborative work environment. Our workplaces are welcoming and protected for all our employees, irrespective of their unique characteristics including age, ethnicity, cultural or spiritual background, gender identity, disability, education and social-economic status. Read about our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Strategy for more information.

Reasonable Adjustments

NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email [email protected] and let us know.

Adjustments may include but are not limited to, physical requirements, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required.

Information for applicants:

- An eligibility list may be created for future vacancies
- If you have relevant qualifications or experience, please include any supporting documents with your application.
- Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
- Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description
- Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer
- SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural background, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. We do have an Aboriginal Workforce Team that can also provide support ([email protected]) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website

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📌 Lead Pharmacist - Medication Safety & Quality Improvement (Australia)
🏢 NSW Health
📍 Australia