Lead pharmacy forward. Make a regional impact.

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time

Position Classification: Pharmacist Grade 4

Remuneration: $146,446.46 to $151,280.81 + superannuation + salary packaging

Hours Per Week: 38 hours per week

Requisition ID: REQ705038

Location: Tamworth Hospital

Applications Close: Thursday 5th November 2026

About The Role And Where You Will Be Working

Ready to take the next step in pharmacy leadership? Here’s your opportunity to lead a talented team, drive service improvement and help shape pharmacy care across one of regional NSW’s key health services.

Based at Tamworth Hospital, you’ll join a progressive Pharmacy Department delivering services across a 288-bed major referral hospital and supporting 12 rural and regional hospitals throughout the New England North West. It’s a role offering genuine variety, leadership influence and the chance to make a difference well beyond one hospital.

You’ll work alongside an experienced, supportive team of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians who value collaboration, fresh ideas and finding better ways to deliver safe, high-quality patient care.

The opportunity

As Deputy Director of Pharmacy, you’ll partner in leading daily operations, strengthening professional services and driving the ongoing development of pharmacy across the region.

You’ll Have The Opportunity To

- Lead and inspire a diverse pharmacy team, building capability and supporting professional growth.
- Champion medication safety and high-quality pharmacy services.
- Shape the future through service development, quality improvement and strategic initiatives.
- Grow future talent through education, training and professional development.




- Influence beyond the hospital by contributing to district committees, working groups and service-wide decisions.

Whether you’re an established pharmacy leader or ready to step into a broader leadership role, this is your chance to bring your ideas, build your leadership experience and help deliver better outcomes for regional communities.

Make Tamworth your next move

Trade the daily grind for a lifestyle with more room to breathe. Tamworth combines the convenience of a thriving regional city with a welcoming community, beautiful countryside and a strong connection to the outdoors.

Build your leadership career, make a difference across the region and enjoy a lifestyle that works for you.

Ready to lead what’s next in regional pharmacy? Apply today and take your next career step with Hunter New England Health.

About You

You’re a collaborative, forward-thinking pharmacy professional ready to make an impact. You bring established or developing leadership experience, sound judgement and the confidence to manage competing priorities in a busy hospital environment.

You’re passionate about medication safety, service improvement and developing people. You understand the importance of healthcare governance and effective operational management, and you can turn ideas into practical improvements.





Above all, you build strong relationships, adapt to changing priorities and bring people together around a shared goal: delivering safe, high-quality pharmacy services for patients and communities.

Requirements

General Registration as a Pharmacist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

What We Can Offer

At Hunter New England Health, enjoy a career where you're challenged by interesting work and surrounded by spectacular locations. You'll contribute to the team enriching health in millions of ways every day. On top of this we also offer:

- Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
- Monthly Allocated Days Off (for full-time employees)
- 4 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part time employees)
- Paid parental leave (for eligible employees) - giving you the opportunity for true Worklife balance
- Salary packaging options - up to $11,600 plus novated leasing
- Fitness Passport for health and well-being - discounted gym options for you and your family
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members

The Welcome Experience

The Welcome Experience helps you and your family connect with local people and resources, making it easier to settle in and feel at home in your current community.

Relocating? We've Got You Covered

Making a move can feel overwhelming, but support is available.

The Welcome Experience is a free service designed to help health workers and their families settle into regional communities. From connecting you with local schools, childcare providers, sporting clubs, housing information, and community networks, the program

📌 Deputy Director of Pharmacy (Tamworth)
🏢 Hunter New England Local Health District
📍 Tamworth