Urgent Search: Regional Lead Pharmacist

Job no: 914806
Work type: Part time
Location: Adelaide CBD
Categories: Allied and Scientific Health

Central Adelaide Local Health Network

- Statewide – SA Pharmacy
- Gawler, SA 5118
- Salary AHP4 $118,887 - $129,427 p.a. (pro-rata) + Superannuation & Salary Sacrifice Benefits
- Temporary, part time role, 15 hours per week until 20 March 2026

About the role

As a Regional Lead Pharmacist, you’ll play a pivotal role in leading the day-to-day management of designated Pharmacy Services across your region, ensuring alignment with SA Pharmacy strategic priorities and your Regional Local Health Network’s goals. This is a dynamic leadership position where you’ll oversee a comprehensive range of pharmacy services, optimise patient outcomes, and ensure the delivery of safe, effective and responsive care. Your expertise will help shape clinical practice, guide service delivery, and uphold the highest standards of quality, safety and compliance.

In this role, you’ll not only provide expert professional services but also mentor and supervise a diverse team of pharmacists, interns, students and support staff. You’ll contribute to education, training and staff development, while playing an active role in shaping policy and practice at local, regional and state-wide levels. With responsibilities spanning clinical service delivery, resource management, teaching and committee participation, this role offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on pharmacy services and patient care across the region.

About You

You’re a motivated and experienced pharmacy professional with a passion for leadership, service improvement and patient-centred care. With strong clinical knowledge and proven management skills, you’re ready to step into a role where you can make a real impact across the region.

- Bachelor of Pharmacy (or equivalent) and current registration or eligibility with the Pharmacy Board of Australia.
- Extensive experience in hospital pharmacy practice, with proven leadership, supervisory or management experience.
- Strong interpersonal, communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to influence, innovate and lead service improvements.
- Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities, mentor staff, and contribute to education, research and strategic development.

About us

Statewide Clinical Support Services (SCSS) is a unique public healthcare organisation that serves health consumers and provides specialist clinical services to the health system in South Australia. SCSS encompasses BreastScreen SA, SA Dental, SA Medical Imaging, SA Pathology, and SA Pharmacy. Come and work with us to improve the health and well-being of South Australians, across all age groups and at any time of their life or health need.

What we offer

- Salary Benefits: Flexible salary packaging options, including up to $9,010 each FBT year for living expenses (such as mortgage, rent, utilities and groceries) plus an additional $2,650 for meal and entertainment expenses.
- Annual Leave: Paid recreation leave for essential rejuvenation, with leave loading applied.
- Health and Fitness Benefits: Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program for you and your family, plus an annual voluntary flu vaccination to support your wellbeing.
- Employee Assistance Program: Confidential counselling and support services for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program.

Diversity and inclusion

Statewide supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Application Information

- Please refer to the role description for essential educational/vocational qualifications that may be required.
- Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and compliant Immunisation screening as indicated in the role description.
- SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Please note that unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies or third parties will not be accepted for this position.

Job ref: 914806

Enquiries

Name: Karen Macolino
Position: Director, Pharmacy
Phone: Karen.Macolino@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

11:55 pm Tuesday 30 September 2025

Attachments

914806 RD AHP4 Regional Lead Pharmacist.pdf

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Advertised: 16 Sep 2025 Cen. Australia Standard Time
Applications close: 30 Sep 2025 Cen. Australia Standard Time

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