Pharmacist

Grow your career as a hospital pharmacist in Tamworth - diverse cases, strong support, and a close-knit team delivering exceptional care

Remuneration: $80, $119,173.76 per annum + superannuation + salary packaging

Location: Tamworth Hospital

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time

Position Classification: Pharmacist Grade 1 / 2

Requisition ID: REQ600039

Applications Close: Thursday 11th September 2025

At Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD), enjoy a career where you're challenged by interesting work and surrounded by spectacular locations. Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day:

• Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
• Proximity to shopping and other services
• ADO's each month (for full time employees)
• Salary packaging options
• Fitness Passport
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
• Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals

About the role:

Our pharmacists rotate between clinical areas and dispensary across the year. On wards you'll be working in the multidisciplinary team, reviewing patient medications, providing clinical advice and information to nursing and medical staff and helping patients and carers adjust to changes in medicine regimens. Working in a regional hospital you'll see a diverse range of patients and conditions while being part of close-knit team. You will be challenged in clinical skills and problem solving as you provide exceptional pharmaceutical care to regional patients.

You will be supported by a network of senior pharmacists, as well as district QUM team and educator. Access to regular education – in person and virtual – is an integral part of our workplace, including in-services, grand rounds and regular district pharmacist education services. For those new to hospital pharmacy, we support you in your transition to the hospital environment.

Where you'll be working:

The Pharmacy team here at Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital (TRRH) is an experienced group of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. As well as TRRH, we provide clinical and support services to 12 rural and regional hospitals across the New England North West of NSW.

TRRH is a 300-bed rural referral teaching hospital providing medical (incl. neurology, renal, cardiology, respiratory, gastrointestinal, oncology, rehabilitation), general and specialist surgical, obstetric, paediatric and mental health services. Critical care services include level five ICU, a CCU and one of the busiest regional Emergency Departments in NSW. Outpatient clinics support patients across the region with specialist services.

A key feature of the pharmacy department is the ability to step in – or step up – and assist each other to get jobs done so that we can provide the best care to patients: our families, our friends and our community.

About you:

The position is suitable for early career or more experienced pharmacists. As our preferred candidate, you are someone who can to think on the go, with excellent clinical skills and attention to detail; you enjoy problem solving and thinking outside the box. You work independently but are comfortable asking for help and receiving advice from colleagues to achieve exceptional patient care. Our team provides support to grow your skills and experience, so while hospital experience is preferred, experience that provides you with an inquiring mind and desire to further expand your clinical skills is the main requirement.

Requirements:

• Proof of eligibility for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Registration agency, Pharmacy. Must be able to demonstrate fulfilment of the criteria for grade 2 pharmacist in accordance with the Health Employees' Pharmacists (State) Award

Additional Information:

• To be eligible for permanent employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport. Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable local candidate is identified for the position; in this instance, you may only be offered employment in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa.
• An eligibility list will be created for future permanent full or part time and temporary full or part time vacancies.
• We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.

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Information for Applicants:

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This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.