Specialist Pharmacist – Cancer Care

• Role Title: Specialist Pharmacist – Cancer Care

• Role Type: Permanent, Full-time

• Role Grade: 2

• Department and Location: Pharmacy, St Vincent's Hospital Darlinghurst

• Salary: $112,409- $119,173 + Super + Salary Packaging

Better and fairer care.  Always.

We are St Vincent's Health Australia, Australia's largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care services. 
 

Founded by The Sisters of Charity in 1857, our +30,000 healthcare superheroes operate public and private hospitals, residential aged care, community and virtual care, and outreach programs. 
 

About the Role:

• Perform specialised clinical pharmacy tasks in accordance with SHPA Clinical Practice Standards and SVHS procedures, including comprehensive medication review, therapeutic drug monitoring, and optimisation of cancer therapies to ensure safe, effective, and cost-efficient medication use.

• Oversee the end-to-end medication management process—reviewing, validating, compounding, dispensing, and checking of chemotherapy and supportive medicines—to support timely therapy initiation and facilitate smooth patient flow within oncology wards and outpatient clinics.

• Mentor and provide day-to-day supervision for pharmacists, interns, and pharmacy technicians within the Cancer Care team, promoting clinical excellence, performance optimisation, and professional development through knowledge sharing and effective leadership.

• Collaborate with the Pharmacy Leadership Team in developing and maintaining standards of practice, clinical guidelines, and formulary processes. Contribute to departmental initiatives in medication safety, quality use of medicines, staff education, and practice-based research to support innovation and best-practice oncology care.

• Support continuous service improvement and alignment with SVHS goals by contributing to the planning, development, and delivery of high-quality, patient-centred clinical pharmacy services across inpatient and outpatient Cancer Care settings.

• This position is based at The Kinghorn Cancer Centre (TKCC), a joint facility between St Vincent's Hospital Sydney and The Garvan Institute of Medical Research.

• The TKCC Pharmacy provides services to the Nelune Outpatient Day Clinic, as well as clinical services to a dedicated inpatient Haematology and BMT unit, and supports medical oncology inpatients across the hospital.

About You:

• Registered Pharmacist with AHPRA (no conditions on practice), eligible for Grade 2 classification under the Health Employees' Pharmacists (State) Award, and available for weekend and on-call rostered duties as required.

• Strong alignment with the Mission, Philosophy, and Values of Mary Aikenhead Ministries and St Vincent's Health Australia, underpinned by high personal integrity.

• High-level clinical expertise, judgment, and competence in Cancer Care pharmacy services, with thorough knowledge of relevant governance, regulatory, and quality standards.

• An effective communicator with excellent written and verbal skills, able to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and engage meaningfully with patients.

• Highly organised with a strong ability to manage complex workloads, showing excellent time management, attention to detail, and a commitment to professional growth and continuous development.

Why work at St Vincent's?

• Join us on our mission to provide care to all, including the most at-risk people in our community

• Discounted access to many gyms for you and your family with Fitness Passport

• Access to discounted private health insurance with Medibank

• Access to a government salary sacrifice program.  Make a proportion of your salary tax-free

• Committed to financial support for educational development, scholarship programs, paid study leave

About St Vincent Hospital and Pharmacy

• A busy inner-city hospital in a beautiful location

• Dynamic and diverse Pharmacy team committed to excellence in patient-centred care and dedicated to your professional growth through education, training, and research.

• Centres of excellence in heart & lung transplantation, cancer care, mental health, and more.

• Close partnerships with universities and research institutes.

• A diverse workplace with a commitment to inclusion and equal opportunity.

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia

Please note, visa sponsorship is not available for this position. For this role you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or have an Australia visa that grants you the work rights necessary for the role.

Pre-employment checks

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role-required pre-employment checks, including relevant immunisations.

Equal opportunity

We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.

How to apply

The closing date for applications is 15 September 2025

Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter highlighting how your interest, skills, and experience align with the role.

For more information contact

Respectfully, this role is not open to recruitment agencies.

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

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