Surgery Team Leader: Grade 4 (Lead) Clinical Pharmacist

- Full time ongoing opportunity to lead a team within our Surgery team
- Demonstrate your leadership skills and support the delivery of quality patient care
- Lead quality improvement initiatives and service development

About the role

Join a future-focused pharmacy service delivering innovative, patient-centred care at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. As the Grade 4 (Lead) Clinical Pharmacist, you will lead the surgical clinical pharmacy team, overseeing the delivery of high-quality, efficient and cutting-edge clinical pharmacy services across surgical units and perioperative areas.

Working as part of the pharmacy management and leadership team, you will provide clinical leadership, manage and support pharmacists including Grade 3 Senior Pharmacists, and drive service enhancement and quality improvement initiatives. You’ll also have the opportunity to further develop your leadership skills in a collaborative and supportive environment.

Key Accountabilities

- Assess, plan and implement clinical pharmacy services
- Deliver high-quality patient care
- Supervise clinical practice & patient care activities
- Manage and coordinate your team to achieve patient focused KPIs
- Provide mentoring for pharmacists, technicians, interns and students
- Promote the quality use of medicines by leading quality and safety projects
- Collaborate with key staff within pharmacy and across RMH
- Contribute to on call, after hours and weekend services

About You

You are an experienced pharmacist with strong clinical expertise in surgery and/or perioperative medicine.



You enjoy leading and supporting a team, building collaborative relationships and driving improvements in clinical pharmacy services to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care. You will also bring:

- Current registration with the Pharmacy Board of Australia (AHPRA).
- A Master of Clinical Pharmacy.
- At least 8 years’ experience in hospital pharmacy.
- Extensive experience delivering clinical pharmacy services in surgery and/or perioperative medicine.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and support a team.
- Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.

Benefits of Working at RMH

- Meaningful Work Make a real difference in the lives of patients, families and our community.
- Career Growth Access learning, development, and diverse career opportunities.
- Supportive Culture & Belonging Join in a diverse and values-led organisation built on kindness, collaboration and inclusion.
- Innovation Help shape the future of healthcare through research, technology and new models of care.
- World-Class Excellence Work alongside leading healthcare professionals at one of Australia's premier public hospitals, within the Parkville Precinct—one of the world's leading biomedical and research precincts.
- Enjoy great employee benefits Salary packaging of up to $12,000 tax free and generous leave entitlements, including additional annual leave and a monthly accrued day off for eligible full-time staff (role/EBA dependent).
- Work in the Parkville Precinct Work in the Parkville precinct with excellent public transport, onsite parking options and access to staff health services.

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📌 Lead Pharmacist (Grade 4) - Surgery (Melbourne)
🏢 Melbourne Health
📍 Melbourne