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About the Role

Lead the Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) program across SVHS and affiliated services, providing clinical and professional leadership to support safe and sustainable medication practices, compliance with medication management standards, and alignment with SVHA and NSW Health priorities.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the hospital medication formulary, including Individual Patient Use (IPU) approvals, formulary requests and reporting, and liaison with the State Formulary Committee and that all regulatory and legislative requirements are met.
• Deliver Medication Use Evaluations and Quality Improvement activities, including monitoring and reporting on drug expenditure, and contribute to QUM research, education, promotional initiatives, bulletins and memos supporting safe and effective medication use.
• Coordinate the SVHN Drug and Therapeutics Committee (DTC) secretariat, including communicating DTC decisions, preparing reports and maintaining the Pharmacy Intranet, while providing QUM advice to clinicians, pharmacists and external organisations including the Ministry of Health and CEC.
• Be an active member of relevant committees and working parties and assist in the development and implementation of organisational policies and procedures to ensure optimal medication management.

Requirements

• Registered pharmacist with AHPRA, with no conditions on scope of practice, and relevant post-registration clinical or management/leadership qualifications or equivalent skills and experience.
• Availability for on-call and weekend work as required.
• Significant experience and demonstrated competence in clinical pharmacy services, with strong clinical judgement, expertise and commitment to ongoing professional development.
• Demonstrated experience in formulary management and Drug and Therapeutics Committee processes, including implementation of committee decisions and development and implementation of medication-related policies and procedures.
• Demonstrated experience delivering Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) initiatives and Medicines Use Evaluation (MUE/DUE) activities, with knowledge of applying relevant Healthcare Standards in practice.
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to develop high-quality written materials, communicate effectively, negotiate and influence stakeholders, and contribute to a positive workplace culture.
• Strong problem-solving, organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities, work autonomously and deliver complex tasks with accuracy, attention to detail and accountability.

Skills

• Clinical pharmacy services
• Clinical judgement
• Formulary management
• Drug and Therapeutics Committee processes
• Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) initiatives
• Medicines Use Evaluation (MUE/DUE) activities
• Written communication
• Verbal communication
• Interpersonal communication
• Problem-solving
• Organisational skills
• Time-management skills

Location

• Pharmacy department, St Vincent’s Public Hospital, Sydney

Work Type

• Permanent
• Full time
• Monday to Friday role with weekend work and on call as per roster requirements

Experience Level

• Pharmacist, grade 3
• Relevant post-registration clinical or management/leadership qualifications or equivalent skills and experience
• Significant experience and demonstrated competence in clinical pharmacy services
• Demonstrated experience in formulary management and Drug and Therapeutics Committee processes
• Demonstrated experience delivering Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) initiatives and Medicines Use Evaluation (MUE/DUE) activities

Education Level

• Registered pharmacist with AHPRA

Salary/Compensations

• $142,587.86 to $146,446.46 + Super + Salary packaging

Benefits

• Not-for-profit salary packaging to maximise your income
• Study leave
• Curran Foundation scholarships
• Fitness Passport
• Discounted private health
• Cultural recognitions and celebrations
• Smooth transfer of your qualifying service and leave entitlements (Coming from NSW Health?)

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.
• At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees.
• As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.