Lead Dispensary Pharmacist

Pharmacy

Sydney

Full Time

Epic Pharmacy

Key Points

• Permanent full-time, Dispensary Management position.
• Position based at Epic Pharmacy Northern Beaches, located within the Northern Beaches Hospital, Sydney
• Hands-on training provided - experienced Community Pharmacists are welcome to apply.

Are you a Hospital Pharmacist ready to take the next step in your leadership journey? Or a seasoned Community Pharmacist seeking a meaningful transition into a specialised clinical environment? At Epic Pharmacy Northern Beaches, we're offering a unique opportunity to step into a hospital pharmacy leadership role where your skills will directly contribute to the delivery of life-saving treatments and care.

About the role

As Lead Dispensary Pharmacist, you'll be leading a team of four Pharmacists - ensuring the safe, accurate, and efficient dispensing of medications within a clinical pharmacy setting. Unlike community pharmacy, where the focus is often on volume and retail, hospital pharmacy offers a highly technical, clinically rich environment where precision, collaboration, and continuous learning are part of everyday practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the dispensary Pharmacists to ensure safe, accurate, and timely medication dispensing
• Provide expert clinical advice and support to patients and healthcare professionals
• Mentor and support Pharmacists and Technicians in best practice dispensing procedures
• Collaborate closely with Clinicians, Nurses, and Allied Health professionals
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, safety, and quality standards
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives in dispensary operations
• Ensure our retail pharmacy area complies with legislation and QCPP
• Deliver exceptional customer service to our patients and carers

About the site

Northern Beaches Hospital is a 488-bed Hospital providing care to both public and private patients. The hospital has a 50 bed Emergency Department, 14 operating theatres, 2 cardiac catheter labs, 4 procedural rooms providing a comprehensive range of surgical services, critical care and intensive care services. The hospital also has Maternity, Paediatric, Renal, Cancer Care and Mental Health services.

The Epic team at Northern Beaches is situated in the foyer of the hospital and has 40 full-time equivalent staff, including both Pharmacists and Technicians. Our team is split between the dispensary and the wards with Pharmacists providing a full clinical service to all inpatient wards of the hospital

About you

You are a confident, experienced Pharmacist with proven leadership capabilities. Experience in hospital pharmacy is highly valued but not mandatory as full training will be provided.

Essential Requirements

• General pharmacist registration with AHPRA, with no restrictions on practice.
• Current professional indemnity insurance
• Minimum 2 years Pharmacist experience in an Australian setting, with demonstrated leadership and team management experience.
• Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• A proactive mindset with a focus on growth and innovation
• Ability to manage a team and prioritise competing demands
• Proven ability to contribute to a team environment and develop good working relationships

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Hospital Pharmacy experience.
• Knowledge of the PBS and pharmacy legislation

Amazing Benefits We Provide

• Access to Novated Lease Options: Pay for your car, rego, insurance, fuel, and servicing with pre-tax earnings – potentially saving you thousands
• Rewards Portal: Discounts and cash-back on experiences, travel, dining & shopping.
• Fitness Passport Program: Gain unlimited access and great value across an extensive choice of fitness facilities.
• Employee Assistance Program: Access confidential external counselling and support services. Talk about work, money, family and everything in between with extensively trained professionals.
• Development Pathways: We love hearing how we can help you thrive in your career Set individual goals with leaders across the business and we'll help you grow with us.
• Paid Parental Leave and Purchasable Annual Leave: Supporting you both personally and professionally.

About Icon Group

Icon Group provides a complete suite of services to support the operation of more than 75 pharmacies across Australia. Icon Group supports Slade and Epic pharmacies specialising in hospital and oncology pharmacy services. This includes regional and metropolitan sites in both public and private hospitals that range from 31 to 900 beds.

The national pharmacy network offers partner hospitals best-practice medication supply and clinical pharmacy services, combined with extensive experience and knowledge of pharmacy governance and quality management practices.

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To Apply

Please attach a resume and cover letter showing us why you'd love to join us, and what makes you a great fit for the role.

Pre-Employment Health Requirement

Icon is committed to managing the risk of transmission of specified vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs). Certain roles may require the successful candidate to show evidence that they have been vaccinated against or are not susceptible to specified VPDs.