Pharmacist at St Vincent's Health Australia | Sydney, New South Wales | Rezi

Pharmacist at St Vincent's Health Australia

Pharmacist

St Vincent's Health Australia · Sydney, New South Wales

3 days ago

Pharmacist

St Vincent's Health Australia · Sydney, New South Wales

3 days ago
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About the Role

Hospital in the Home (HITH) provides hospital-level care outside the traditional hospital setting, delivering short-term, high-intensity treatment through a multidisciplinary team to support patient recovery, improve outcomes, and reduce avoidable hospital admissions. This is a part-time position of 16 hours per week, worked across Thursdays and Fridays, with the opportunity to work additional hours to assist with sick leave and operational coverage when required.

Responsibilities

  • Provide comprehensive pharmacy assessment, clinical interventions and medication management for Hospital in the Home (HITH) patients, including the facilitation of ongoing intravenous medication management where required
  • Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and with external healthcare providers, including GPs, community pharmacists, community services and hospital providers, to ensure coordinated, high-quality patient care
  • Provide education and expert advice to patients, staff and the community on medication management, promoting the Quality Use of Medicines, appropriate use of medication compliance aids, and client independence
  • Contribute to service improvement through quality improvement activities, clinical education, effective caseload management, and participation in team meetings and policy development

Requirements

  • Current unrestricted NSW Drivers License
  • Current registration as a Pharmacist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), with no conditions on scope of practice, and a minimum of three years' post-registration hospital pharmacy experience
  • Demonstrated clinical knowledge of medicines, including antimicrobial stewardship and Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) principles
  • Demonstrated experience in a similar role, preferably within a community-based or community health setting
  • Demonstrated high-level clinical assessment, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to deliver safe, high-quality, person-centred care
  • Must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or have an Australian visa that grants the necessary work rights

Skills

  • Antimicrobial stewardship
  • Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) principles
  • Clinical assessment
  • Critical thinking
  • Problem-solving

Location

  • Sydney

Work Type

  • Max term contract
  • Part time (16hrs per week)
  • Potential for extension

Experience Level

  • Pharmacist Grade 1 (year 1-5)
  • Pharmacist Grade 2 (Year 1-3)
  • Minimum of three years' post-registration hospital pharmacy experience

Education Level

  • Current registration as a Pharmacist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

Salary/Compensations

  • $83,734.08 - $123,940.80 pro-rata + Super + Salary Packaging

Benefits

  • Competitive pay
  • Not-for-profit salary packaging
  • Seamless NSW Health Mobility
  • Study leave
  • Curran Foundation scholarships
  • Fitness Passport
  • Discounted private health
  • Cultural recognitions and celebrations

About the Company

  • Join a team built on a proud legacy of world-class care, true compassion, and deep community roots.
  • Founded by the Sisters of Charity and powered today by St Vincent’s Health Australia, the Sisters' legacy of compassionate service is our living heartbeat.
  • As Sydney’s premier and iconic inner-city public hospital, we serve the entire population, providing world-class care to all people, including the most vulnerable in our community.
  • Across our renowned precinct, we feature cutting-edge programs and surgery infrastructure, fostering clinical excellence and professional growth.
  • Located in the vibrant heart of Darlinghurst, we are positioned just minutes from Kings Cross station, with direct, high-frequency bus connections from the east, and seamless links from Gadigal and Museum stations right to our doorstep.

Equal Opportunity

  • We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.
  • As part of our commitment to reconciliation, we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply and join us in delivering care that heals body, mind, spirit and community.