Pharmacist - NAMHU
Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Pharmacist Grade 1
Location: Nepean Hospital
Remuneration: $42.23 - $54.94 per hour
Hours Per Week: 24
Requisition ID: REQ637937
Applications Close: 19/02/2026
With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment,
working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen career role.
About Us
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is an exceptional environment to advance your career while enhancing your skills and expertise. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we deliver a comprehensive range of public health services across the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Regions.
Introducing the Nepean Adolescent Mental Health Unit (NAHMU), a fresh, purpose built 10-bed facility dedicated to supporting adolescents aged 12 to 17 who are navigating complex and severe mental health challenges. This state-of-the-art inpatient unit is the newest chapter in the Child, Youth and Family Mental Health (CYFMH) story, expanding its reach to provide compassionate, specialised care from the earliest stages of life through to young adulthood. NAHMU isn’t just a place of healing, it’s a vital step forward in empowering young people and their families with the support they need, when they need it most.
This role offers a unique opportunity to work within a specialist multidisciplinary service supporting young people with complex mental health needs during a critical stage of development. The successful applicant will provide high-quality, patient-centred pharmaceutical care to adolescents receiving mental health treatment across inpatient and community settings. Working closely with psychiatrists, nursing staff, allied health clinicians and families, the pharmacist will contribute to medication management, clinical review, risk mitigation and therapeutic decision-making, with a strong focus on safety, recovery-oriented practice and continuity of care.
If you're passionate about patient-centred care, professional growth, and making a real impact, this is where you belong. please apply now!
Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees
• Accrued Day Off (ADO)
• Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
• Novated Leasing
• Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
• Fitness Passport
NBMLHD is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects the community we serve. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, Cultural and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) people, neurodiverse individuals, and people with disabilities to apply.
NBMLHD is committed to implementing the child safe standards. For more information, please click here Child Safe Standards.
For assistance with applying through the NSW Health Career Portal please click here.
What you will bring to the role
- Qualifications & Professional Standing: Bachelor or Master of Pharmacy (or equivalent qualification) recognised by the Pharmacy Board of Australia. Current general registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
- Clinical Experience in Youth Mental: Demonstrated advanced clinical knowledge and experience in psychotropic pharmacotherapy and mental health pharmacy practice with children and adolescents.
- Collaboration and Communication: Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with multidisciplinary teams, patients, and families.
- Multidisciplinary work: Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and contribute pharmacy expertise to the development of integrated person centre care plans.
- Medication Safety and Quality Improvement: Experience leading or contributing to medication safety projects, clinical audits, or continuous quality improvement programs.
- Problem-Solving and Critical Thinking: Strong analytical and clinical reasoning skills with the ability to identify, assess, and resolve complex medication-related issues. Ability to maintain accuracy and attention to detail when performing critical tasks.
- Education and Professional Development: Demonstrated ability to design and deliver educational sessions for staff, patients, and families, and commitment to ongoing professional learning.
- Adaptability and Resilience: Proven capacity to manage competing priorities and maintain professional performance in a dynamic inpatient mental health environment.
Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Marita Schwendler on Marita.Schwendler@health.nsw.gov.au
