Pharmacist Grade 1

Work in an environment that offers:

• 5 Weeks Annual Leave & Salary Packaging
• A dynamic and growing health service that embraces new technologies
• Excellent clinical exposure across a range of specialties

The Position

Job Reference: 3093

Position Title: Pharmacist Grade 1 & Grade 2 
Classification: SW5 to SX5
Salary per fortnight (exc. super): $2, $4,111.80
Hours per fortnight: 80 hours (includes an ADO every 4 weeks)
Employment Status: Ongoing and Fixed Term, Full-time and Part-time positions available

Closing date: 28/10/2025

Hospital Pharmacist Opportunity – Join Our Team

We're seeking pharmacists to provide clinical, operational, and dispensing services across hospital wards. You'll contribute to medication safety, quality improvement, and support the training of students and pre-registrants.

Ideal for experienced hospital pharmacists or newly registered pharmacists who've completed their intern year. Join us to deliver safe, efficient pharmacy care and grow your career in a supportive environment.

Working with Bendigo Health

Bendigo Health are a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture.

Created by our community in the 1850s, we have a long, proud history of delivering excellent care to our community.

Our organisation is diverse, welcoming and committed to delivering our vision of Excellent Care. Every Person, Every Time.

Bendigo Health has around 5000 staff and a catchment area covering a quarter of the size of Victoria. The three main campuses of Bendigo Health are in Bendigo, with many services extended to regional settings including areas such as Mildura, Echuca, Swan Hill, Kyneton and Castlemaine.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits for our staff, including: 

• Staff health and wellbeing programs
• Career development and education opportunities
• Generous salary packaging opportunities, to increase your take-home pay each fortnight
• Flexible Working Arrangements
• Use of staff gym and pool and access to other fitness facilities through fitness passport program

If successful for a position at Bendigo Health you must provide evidence of your full immunisation record as part of the on boarding process.

Your New Division

Clinical Governance is focused on upholding patient safety and a high quality of service through leadership, quality improvements, clinical performance, risk management, professionalism and excellent patient care.  The division collaboratively provides high quality clinical governance support and advice, both internally and when supporting our regional Health Service Partners.

GP Liaison, Medical Imaging incorporating BreastScreen, Pharmacy, Pathology and Research Governance is led by the Chief Medical Officer (CMO).

The Chief Medical Officer has responsibility for maintaining full compliance to accreditations and to deliver improvements through our response to the recommendations of both the national and Victoria's General Quality and Safety reviews. The Office of the CMO oversees incident reporting, investigation of adverse patient events and complaints regarding clinicians.  The CMO provides leadership and support to the medical workforce to feel empowered to provide Excellent Care. Every Person. Every Time.

Bendigo Region

Bendigo is one of Victoria's largest regional cities making it a great city to live and work in. Bendigo provides services for the region's population of over 320,000 and so the city offers excellent schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities. We can offer generous flexible working arrangements - giving you more time to enjoy the fantastic restaurants, beautiful parks, walking trails and wineries within our region.

Interested?

We'd love to hear from you  Please ensure that you attach a cover letter and an up-to-date copy of your resume.  

Need more information?  Please contact Paul O'Brien on for a confidential discussion.  

Diversity and Inclusion

Bendigo Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and social inclusion and encourage people from a diverse cultural background, people with disabilities and or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

Position Description Grade 1: HERE

Position Description Grade 2: HERE

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