Palliative and Acute Medicine Clinical Lead Pharmacist - Mount Druitt Hospital

💊 Lead palliative pharmacy services in a growing hospital
🤝 Work closely with specialist multidisciplinary teams
📈 Drive quality, safety and clinical governance excellence

Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Pharmacist Grade 3
Remuneration: $69.14 - $71.01 per hour
Hours Per Week: 19 
Location: Mount Druitt Hospital  

Where you'll be working
Mount Druitt Hospital is a dynamic and expanding healthcare service committed to delivering compassionate, patient centred care to a diverse community. You will join a collaborative pharmacy team dedicated to clinical excellence, innovation and continuous improvement.

• Supportive and inclusive team culture focused on patient care
• Strong partnership with specialist palliative care services
• Opportunities to lead service development and improvement
• Exposure to diverse and complex clinical presentations
• Commitment to professional growth and education

What you'll be doing 
This role leads the delivery and governance of palliative and acute medicine pharmacy services, ensuring safe, timely and patient centred medication management.

• Oversee palliative care pharmacy services and dispensary operations
• Provide advanced clinical advice for complex patient care needs
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to optimise outcomes
• Supervise and support pharmacy staff and service delivery
• Lead quality improvement, audits and policy development

How to Apply 
Apply online by submitting your resume and addressing the criteria listed below by providing examples that demonstrate your ability before the closing date.   

Essential Criteria

• Qualification: Full Pharmacy qualifications conferred by Tertiary Education Institutions e.g., Bachelor of Pharmacy. 

• Registration: Full Pharmacist registration with AHPRA with no restrictions to the scope of practice. 

Selection Criteria

1. Full registration with the Pharmacy Board of Australia with no conditions or restrictions on scope of Practice.

2. Extensive experience in the provision of advanced clinical pharmacy services including advanced level practice in end of life and Palliative care in a hospital setting.

3. Demonstrated leadership experience, including the ability to lead, supervise, support, and mentor pharmacy staff and students, foster a positive team culture, and contribute to workforce capability development.

4. Excellent negotiation, decision making and advocacy skills including the ability to interact constructively and collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders, throughout all organisational levels.

5. Ability to provide in-depth advice and education to enhance service delivery and to guide and support others in providing service excellence, with the capacity to provide clinical support education.

6. Ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes and lead ongoing quality improvement activities with other staff.

7. Well-developed written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills necessary to interact effectively with patients and other stakeholders and the ability and experience to write policies/protocols and guidelines.

We value genuine, applicant‑prepared submissions and look forward to hearing your individual experience and perspective! For further information or to discuss your suitability for this position, applicants are encouraged to contact Fatima.

Requisition ID:  REQ652028
Applications Close: 7th April 2026

 
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• Review the detailed Position Description for insights into role requirements and criteria.

• Explore the selection process, employment checks, outcomes and notifications. 

• For inquiries about the role, contact Fatima Small on 0437 507 855