Senior Pharmacist, Outpatients Dispensary

$123,905 - $123,905 a year

Full time, Permanent

- Ongoing, full time role – 80 hours per fortnight with a Monthly ADO | job share considered
- Parkville location, with multiple transport options at our doorstep
- Up to $123,905 (prorated for part time) base + higher qualification allowance (if eligible) + salary packaging + super + 5 weeks annual leave

Application closing date: 11:59pm, Tuesday 27 October 2026

At Peter Mac we aim to continuously improve cancer care, research and education across all cancers and for all people affected by cancer: changing lives, breaking new ground. Everything we do is underpinned by our core values; Excellence, Compassion and Innovation. Welcoming people from a wide variety of different backgrounds and experiences is critical to fostering innovation, compassion and excellence, and providing the best possible cancer care for our patients.

About the team

The Pharmacy team at Peter Mac plays a key role in supporting high quality patient care, incorporating all facets of innovative clinical pharmacy practice. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, the pharmacy team provides a comprehensive patient-focused service for all Peter Mac patients, ensuring the safe and timely delivery of all treatments, including clinical trials. With a strong focus on innovation, quality, and collaboration, the team contributes directly to advancing cancer treatment through research and improving outcomes - keeping patient care at the centre of everything we do.

About the role

As a Grade 3 Senior Pharmacist, you will be responsible for developing and managing the efficient provision of outpatients dispensary services, maintaining seamless continual daily operations. In this role, you will not only support pharmacists’ training and professional development plans, including credentialing of staff and ensuring minimum practice standards are met, but also ensuring strict compliance with ongoing and evolving safety regulations, and national legislation and standards.

- Work in a busy, team-based environment
- Striving towards providing excellent patient care
- Maintain accurate patient and dispensing records
- Uphold excellence in pharmacy standards and practice
- Ensure compliance with legislative requirements, regulations, policies, and quality standards

This is a fantastic opportunity to join Peter Mac’s Pharmacy team, where you will be supported to expand your skills and expertise in a dynamic hospital environment at the forefront of cancer treatment and research.

About you

You will be someone with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, who is able to build strong working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.

You’ll bring with you:





- AHPRA registration, or be eligible for registration.
- Well-developed organisation and prioritisation skills.
- Previous experience in oncology pharmacy practice is highly desirable.

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits which support our people both personally and professionally, including:

- Generous salary packaging to increase your take home pay
- Discounted health insurance and eye care
- A comprehensive health and wellbeing program
- Public transport options at our doorstep and end of trip facilities for cyclists
- Onsite eateries and coffee shops and inviting rooftop garden spaces
- Pathways for professional development and new career opportunities
- Five weeks annual leave, 17.5% leave loading, purchased leave options and monthly ADO’s
- Flexible working hours

Inclusion and belonging

Peter Mac celebrates, values and supports a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects our vibrant community. We encourage applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. We also welcome anyone who identifies as LGBTQIA+, linguistically, culturally and/or gender diverse, people with disability, and people of any age to apply for our roles.

Position Summary

The Outpatients Dispensary Senior Pharmacist is responsible for

- Developing and managing the efficient provision of outpatients dispensary services, maintaining seamless continual daily operations
- Supporting pharmacists training and career development plans, including credentialing of staff and ensuring minimum practice standards are met

To participate as an active member of the pharmacy team to provide safe, rational and cost-effective pharmaceutical care for patients, staff and others by arrangement.

Medical Scientists, Pharmacists, and Psychologists

Classification or Salary Range

Grade 3 Pharmacist (SX6 to SX81)

Category B: Position unlikely to have contact with blood or other body fluid

Key Relationships

Internal

- Pharmacy staff
- Medical and nursing staff
- Allied health professionals
- IT Staff

External

- Dispensing system support team
- Dispensing robot representatives and service technicians

Skills

- Qualified Pharmacist, registered with the Pharmacy Board of Australia (AHPRA)
- Highly experienced in clinical pharmacy practice




- Sound knowledge base and experience in oncology pharmacy practice; up-to-date knowledge of systemic anti-cancer therapies and supportive care management of patients with cancer
- Demonstrated competency in the following areas:
- Workforce management and organisational skills
- Quality use of medicines
- Patient counselling, education and provision of medicines information

- Personal attributes including:

- Achievement drive, initiative and accountability
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills,
- Ability to build effective working relationships with multidisciplinary stakeholders,
- Flexibility and adaptability within a dynamic clinical environment,
- Professional integrity, commitment and continuous improvement

- Demonstrated high level of communication skills both oral and written, in a complex and diverse organisation
- Demonstrated experience of working as part of a team to deliver change in a health service delivery organisation
- Demonstrated understanding of hospital and clinical processes, together with information systems to support and enable these, especially as they relate to clinical pharmacy workflows and oncology services

Key Accountabilities

1. Provision of outpatients dispensary services

- Developing and managing the efficient provision of outpatients dispensary services, maintaining seamless continual daily operations, including reviews of the service in consultation with other internal senior pharmacists, leave management and updating relevant policies and procedures impacting practice
- Co-ordinating the daily management of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and other related PBS activity, including generating finance reports and completion of PBS claims
- Management and optimisation of inventory within outpatients dispensary, including resolving discrepancies and having oversight of stock control measures, balancing waste reduction with supply reliability
- Develop and collate data on agreed upon key performance indicators, both at a team and individual level, to inform ongoing service performance and subsequent improvement

2. Workforce Development and Management

- Participating in and conducts performance development reviews for pharmacists in outpatients dispensary
- Following established procedures and guidelines on recruitment and performance management
- Providing orientation and contributing to the ongoing supervision, training and education of pharmacists, including credentialing of staff and assessment of pharmacy competency standards ensuring minimum practice standards are met
- Supporting pharmacists professional development plans and assisting best practice clinical learning, supervision, education and training services are provided to further pharmacists knowledge

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📌 Senior Pharmacist, Outpatients Dispensary (Melbourne)
🏢 Peter MaCallum Cancer Cente - Peter Mac
📍 Melbourne