Advanced Training Residency in Cancer

**Job no**: 910588
**Work type**: Full time
**Location**: Adelaide CBD
**Categories**: Medical

**Advanced Training Residency - Cancer**

**Central Adelaide Local Health Network**

**Statewide Clinical Support Services - SA Pharmacy**
- **Salary: AHP2 - $88,255 - $102,240 p.a. + Superannuation & Salary Sacrifice Benefits**:

- **Adelaide SA, 5000**:

- **Full Time, Contracted Role up to 19 Sep 2027**

**About the role**

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated pharmacist to join the Cancer Services team at CALHN and undertake a two-year **Cancer Advanced Training Residency**. This formal, structured program is designed to support progression toward advanced practice and leadership roles in cancer pharmacy.

As a resident, you will rotate across key cancer service areas, gaining hands-on experience in inpatient oncology and haematology units, as well as the outpatient oncology day centre. You will work alongside experienced cancer pharmacists, contributing to best-practice patient care and multidisciplinary collaboration.

As a Pharmacist, you will deliver high-quality, comprehensive, and cost-effective pharmaceutical services to both inpatients and outpatients. This includes providing professional dispensing, clinical support, production, and patient counselling to optimise drug therapy and ensure safe, effective medication management. Your expertise will support improved patient outcomes as you work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and contribute to overall healthcare delivery.

**About You**

To excel in this role, you will be a qualified and registered pharmacist who thrives in dynamic healthcare settings. You will demonstrate effective communication, technical competence, and a commitment to patient care within a multidisciplinary team.
- **Qualifications**
Bachelor of Pharmacy (or equivalent) and registration or eligibility for registration with the Pharmacy Board of Australia.
- **Communication & Teamwork**
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively within a team and accept supervision, as well as to work independently using initiative.
- **Organisation & Technical Skills**
Demonstrated organisational ability, attention to detail, and accuracy, complemented by sound technical and manipulative skills. Completion of pre-registration training in a hospital or community pharmacy setting.
- **Knowledge & Adaptability**
Sound knowledge of clinical pharmacy practice, drug dispensing, medicines information, patient counselling, and relevant legislation. Proven flexibility, resilience, and capability to adapt to change within a multidisciplinary healthcare environment.

**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**
- Attractive salary packaging available
- Strong community minded culture and values providing world class care to South Australians
- Opportunity for movement across the SA Health system: There are always opportunities for you to develop your skills and your career at one of our many metropolitan or regional sites

**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.
- SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

**Job ref: 910588**

**Enquiries to**:
Balvinder Kaur Saini

Telephone: 08 7074 0116

**Application Closing Date**

11:55 pm Friday 15th August 2025

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**Advertised**: 01 Aug 2025 Cen. Australia Standard Time
**Applications close**: 08 Aug 2025 Cen. Australia Standard Time