Pharmacy Melbourne Full Time Slade Pharmacy

This is a rare opportunity for an accomplished pharmacy leader to take ownership of one of Australia's most established and strategically significant hospital pharmacy partnerships.

As Regional Manager / Group Director of Pharmacy - Epworth, you will lead pharmacy services across the Epworth network, partnering with executive stakeholders to deliver exceptional patient care, operational excellence, and long-term strategic growth. Based at Slade Pharmacy Richmond, you will provide leadership and oversight across services supporting Epworth Richmond, Epworth Eastern, Epworth Camberwell, Epworth Freemasons, and Epworth Geelong.

Reporting directly to the State Manager - Pharmacy Services VIC/TAS, this pivotal leadership role offers a unique combination of executive stakeholder engagement, operational leadership, commercial management, and people development within one of Australia's leading healthcare environments.

Why This Role Matters
You will serve as the key strategic link between Slade Pharmacy and the Epworth Group, ensuring our partnership continues to thrive while delivering outstanding outcomes for patients, clinicians, hospital executives, and pharmacy teams.

This is a career-defining opportunity to shape pharmacy services across a major hospital network while leading high-performing teams and driving innovation in healthcare delivery.

What You'll Lead
Strategic Leadership & Partnership Management

- Champion and strengthen the long-standing partnership between Slade Pharmacy and the Epworth Group.
- Collaborate with hospital executives and senior stakeholders to align pharmacy services with organisational priorities.
- Identify opportunities to enhance patient care, service delivery, growth, and operational efficiency.
- Contribute to the strategic direction of pharmacy services across one of Victoria's largest private hospital networks.

Operational Excellence

- Lead multiple pharmacy leadership teams to deliver safe, contemporary, and patient-centred pharmacy services.
- Ensure contracted clinical and operational services consistently exceed expectations.
- Drive achievement of key business, quality, patient experience, and financial performance indicators.




- Foster innovation and lead improvement initiatives that enhance service quality, efficiency, and sustainability.

Executive Stakeholder Engagement

- Act as the trusted senior representative between pharmacy operations and hospital leadership.
- Build strong relationships with clinicians, executives, and key decision-makers.
- Provide confident leadership during complex situations, managing issues and escalations with professionalism and sound judgement.
- Influence outcomes through collaboration, credibility, and strategic thinking.

People Leadership & Development

- Lead, coach, and inspire a high-performing team of pharmacy leaders across multiple sites.
- Create an environment where people thrive, grow, and achieve their potential.
- Support succession planning, talent development, workforce capability, and employee engagement.
- Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Clinical Governance & Quality

- Ensure compliance with all relevant healthcare legislation, accreditation requirements, and professional standards.
- Drive a strong culture of medication safety, quality improvement, and clinical excellence.
- Proactively identify and mitigate operational and clinical risks.
- Partner with quality and governance teams to maintain industry-leading standards.

About You
You are an experienced healthcare leader who combines strategic thinking with strong operational capability.
You will bring:

- Current AHPRA registration as a Pharmacist
- Demonstrated leadership experience within hospital pharmacy and complex healthcare environments
- Proven success leading large, diverse, and geographically dispersed teams
- Strong commercial and business acumen
- Exceptional stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills
- Experience influencing and partnering with senior executives




- A track record of delivering organisational performance, innovation, and service excellence
- A passion for developing people and building high-performing teams

Most importantly, you are a respected leader who can inspire others, foster partnerships, and create meaningful impact across healthcare services.

What We Offer
A Career-Defining Leadership Opportunity
At Slade Pharmacy, you'll join a highly respected organisation with a reputation for clinical excellence, innovation, and strong hospital partnerships.

You'll be supported by experienced operational, quality, and medication safety leaders while enjoying opportunities to further develop your executive leadership career.

Benefits Include

- Attractive executive remuneration package
- Novated leasing options
- Fitness Passport membership access
- Employee Assistance Program
- Exclusive employee discounts through ignite!
- Comprehensive learning and development opportunities
- Access to extensive clinical and leadership education programs
- Paid parental leave and purchasable annual leave for eligible employees
- Career progression opportunities across the national Icon Group network

About Slade Pharmacy
For more than 60 years, Slade Pharmacy has been at the forefront of hospital and oncology pharmacy services in Australia. As part of the Icon Oncology Group, we work alongside some of the country's leading healthcare providers to deliver exceptional medication management and clinical pharmacy services that improve patient outcomes.

With a growing national footprint and a commitment to innovation, governance, and excellence, we're proud to help shape the future of healthcare across Australia.

Learn more at: www.sladepharmacy.com.au

Make a Lasting Impact
This is more than a leadership role. It's an opportunity to influence the future of pharmacy services across one of Australia's premier hospital networks, develop outstanding leaders, and make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients every day.

If you're ready to lead at scale and leave a lasting legacy in healthcare, we'd love to hear from you.

***Applications close Friday, 11 December 2026***

📌 Regional Manager / Group Director of Pharmacy (Melbourne)
🏢 Icon Group
📍 Melbourne