Senior Pharmacist: Manufacturing Team Leader

Job no: 921813

Work type: Full time

Location: Adelaide CBD

Categories: Allied and Scientific Health

Central Adelaide Local Health Network

Statewide – SA Pharmacy

• Salary: AHP3 - $108, $116,216.00p.a. + Superannuation & Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Managerial allowance
• Various Locations SA within the CALHN hospital network (Royal Adelaide Hospital and The Queen Elizabeth Hospital)
• Full Time, Permanent Role

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join the CALHN Pharmacy Manufacturing team as the Senior Pharmacist Team Leader. CALHN Pharmacy is the largest manufacturing service in the SA public system, with a broad range of products and opportunities available for a motivated, organised and engaging Team Leader.

As the Senior Pharmacist Team Leader, you will provide strategic and operational leadership to a team of pharmacists, assistants, technicians and administrative staff, ensuring the consistent delivery of a high-quality and patient-centred pharmacy service. You will guide and mentor your team to implement Medication Management directives, policies and procedures, while acting as a key point of contact for clinicians and service units requiring pharmacy support. Your leadership will help maintain safe, efficient and effective medication practices across your designated area.

In this leadership role, you will foster a collaborative and supportive workplace culture, whilst overseeing staff training, competency development, and performance reviews, ensuring your team is equipped to deliver best-practice outcomes. You will also lead practice reviews, contribute to departmental policy development, and manage a dedicated portfolio that supports service improvement across the entire pharmacy service. Working closely with fellow team leaders and the Deputy Directors of Pharmacy, you will champion Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) Standards of Practice and uphold all legal and regulatory requirements to support safe, cost-effective drug therapy that enhances patient care.

Prior hospital pharmacy manufacturing experience, including cytotoxic/aseptic compounding skills, is highly valuable.

About You

You are an accomplished and forward-thinking pharmacy professional who brings strong leadership capability, excellent communication skills and a commitment to delivering high-quality, patient-centred pharmaceutical services. With extensive experience in hospital pharmacy and a proactive, adaptable approach, you excel in complex environments and are confident guiding teams, driving service improvements and managing competing priorities with professionalism and accuracy.

• Educational/Vocational Qualifications – Bachelor of Pharmacy or equivalent, and registered (or eligible for registration) with the Pharmacy Board of Australia.
• Personal Abilities/Aptitudes/Skills – Exceptional communication and public relations skills; ability to work independently and under broad direction; adaptable, resilient and skilled in change management; strong organisational, time-management and analytical skills; proven problem-solving capability; and the ability to lead, supervise, train and support staff across multidisciplinary settings.
• Experience – Extensive experience in hospital pharmacy practice, with demonstrated leadership, management or supervisory experience within multidisciplinary healthcare teams.
• Knowledge – Strong professional and technical knowledge of pharmacy practice, medication management and contemporary pharmacy services, supported by comprehensive understanding of relevant codes of practice and professional standards.

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.
• 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: 921813

Enquiries to:

Dale Thompson

Position: Position: Associate Director, Operations

Phone:

E-mail:

Application Closing Date

11:55 pm Friday 12th December 2025

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Advertised: 21 Nov 2025 Cen. Australia Daylight Time

Applications close: 12 Dec 2025 Cen. Australia Daylight Time