Senior Outpatient Pharmacy Manager
Lead a high‑impact outpatient pharmacy service at Royal North Shore Hospital, driving safe, efficient and patient‑centred care. Shape service delivery, develop your team, and partner across ambulatory care to meet growing and complex patient needs.
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time until 30 July 2027 (with the possibility of ongoing employment)
Position Classification: Pharmacist Grade 3
Remuneration: $2627.59 - $2698.68 per week
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ666050
Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.
- Innovation is at our core, with opportunities for research driven evidence based practice, ensuring our work remains engaging and fulfilling.
- Clear pathways for career progression, supported by training secondments, recognition and mentorship, empower employee and leaders alike to reach their professional goals.
- Join us on a journey to a place where every achievement is celebrated and every opportunity is embraced.
NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination and racism.
Where you'll be working
Royal North Shore Hospital Outpatient Pharmacy.
What you'll be doing
You’ll lead the day‑to‑day operations of a busy outpatient pharmacy, ensuring timely, safe and high‑quality medication access for patients while planning for future demand.
Lead and support your team through daily supervision, coaching and performance development to build capability and deliver excellent patient care.
Oversee clinical and operational workflows, including dispensary operations, inventory, PBS claiming and medication supply to outpatient clinics.
Coordinate specialised medication programs, including Highly Specialised Drugs (HSD), Special Access Scheme (SAS) and compassionate access pathways.
Partner with multidisciplinary teams and ambulatory services to ensure seamless, patient‑centred care and continuity of medication supply.
Drive quality, safety and service improvement initiatives, managing incidents, optimising workflows and contributing to departmental strategy.
Maintain governance and compliance, including SOPs, legislative requirements, stock control and the physical environment.
Contribute as a pharmacy leader, participating in management, education, research and service development across the department.
People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria.
- Current registration as a pharmacist with the Pharmacy Board of Australia with no conditions or restrictions on practice and evidence of extensive relevant hospital experience.
- Describe how you've coordinated and managed processes relating to the Highly Specialised Drugs (HSD)
programme, Special Access Scheme (SAS) and compassionate access programs within a public hospital pharmacy setting. - Describe a complex clinical or operational problem you've navigated in a public hospital pharmacy setting that demonstrates high level reasoning skills and independent professional judgement.
Describe a previous quality improvement activity or service improvement process that you've initiated, lead, completed, evaluated and shared.
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For role related queries or questions contact Suzanne Olding on Suzanne.Olding@health.nsw.gov.au
This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy . You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.
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Applications Close: 5 June 2026
Tentative Interview Date: Week Commencing 5 June 2026
