Senior Clinical Pharmacist - Incentives Offered

Grow your clinical career with a team that’s got your back

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time until January 2027
Position Classification: Pharmacist Grade 3
Remuneration: $137,103.89 - $140,813.79 per annum + super
Hours Per Week: 38
Location: Manning Base Hospital, Taree
Requisition ID: REQ658240
Applications Close: Monday, 18th May 2026


About us:
This position will see you working with a highly skilled team of pharmacists and pharmacy support staff to ensure optimal medication safety and service efficiency. We are incredibly supportive of each other both personally and professionally. We welcome new ideas and perspectives, and everyone has a voice. We would love to see our fun and fabulous ‘Pharm-ily' grow.

About the role:
The Lower Mid North Coast Pharmacy Service is based at Manning Base Hospital in Taree reporting to the Director of Pharmacy. The role involves providing high quality clinical pharmacy services within the dispensary and ward environments.

This is a parental leave position with the possibility of a contract extension beyond this period.

About you:
Our successful applicant will be a motivated, adaptable pharmacist who is a team player, keen to learn and someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements:

• Registered as a Pharmacist with the Australian Health Practitioner Registration Agency (AHPRA).
• Demonstrated experience and competency consistent with the Health Employees' Pharmacists (State) Award.

What we can offer you:
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:

• Be rewarded with up to $10,000 in the first 12 months PLUS up to $5,000 each year thereafter in fortnightly payments under the Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme.*
• Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
• Proximity to shopping and other services
• Monthly Allocated Days Off (for full-time employees)
• 4 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part time employees)
• 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

• * Based on a minimum 18-month commitment to the position or the agreed duration of your contract. All payments to part-time and contract employees will be made on a pro-rata basis in accordance with the terms of your contract, including any approved extensions. If your contract ends before the agreed completion date, you may be required to repay a portion of the incentive. Please note: the increased RHWIS allowance is approved until 30^th June 2026. Commencement after this date may be subject to change, including the allowance amount for which the candidate may be eligible. To check your eligibility, visit the Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme. For further information or to discuss your circumstances, please contact HNELHD-RuralIncentives@health.nsw.gov.au.
• An eligibility list will be created for future temporary full or part time vacancies.
• This position is full time; however, part time/job share arrangements may also be considered.
• To be eligible for employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport. Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable local candidate is identified for the position; in this instance, you may only be offered employment in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa.
• We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.

1. Experience providing clinical pharmacy services in a hospital environment, preferably a metropolitan or tertiary referral hospital.
2. Demonstrated interpersonal skills including the ability to interact effectively with patients and members of the health care team.
3. Proven capacity to work both independently with minimal supervision and collaboratively as a member of a multidisciplinary team.