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Central Adelaide Local Health Network

Statewide – SA Pharmacy SALHN

• Salary: AHA2 - $61,057 - $65,680 p.a. + Superannuation & Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Location:  Southern Adelaide Local Health Network- FMC, NHS, RHP
• Full Time and Part Time, Permanent Roles available 

About the Role

As a Senior Pharmacy Assistant, you will play a key role in delivering a comprehensive and patient-centred pharmacy service. Supporting pharmacists and the broader healthcare team, you will oversee the accurate dispensing and distribution of medications, including controlled drugs and Drugs of Dependence, while ensuring compliance with the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, Special Access Scheme, South Australian Formulary and Clinical Trials requirements. You will use pharmacy management and hospital software systems to process prescriptions, maintain ward imprest levels, manage stock transfers and conduct stocktakes, ensuring no expired or recalled stock remains in circulation. Your strong attention to detail will support clear labelling, accurate record keeping and the safe handling, manufacture, repacking and distribution of sterile (including cytotoxic) and non-sterile pharmaceuticals in line with Good Manufacturing Practice and Society of Hospital Pharmacists guidelines.  Our pharmacy assistants are based across our three sites at Flinders Medical Centre, Noarlunga Hospital and the Repat Health Precinct at Daw Park. A rotation is in operation offering staff the opportunity to work in all areas of our service including dispensary, clinical services and production. 

In this senior capacity, you will assist with organising daily workflows, allocating tasks and supporting rosters for pharmacy assistants, graduates and students, providing technical guidance and skill development across the team. You will contribute to inventory control, procurement processes and audit practices, assist with PBS claiming and billing, respond to enquiries with professionalism and confidentiality, and help maintain a safe, clean and well-resourced dispensary environment. With opportunities to participate in quality assurance, environmental monitoring, courier and medication delivery duties, and cross-site collaboration via teleconferencing, this role offers variety, responsibility and the chance to make a meaningful contribution to safe and effective patient care.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will  bring the technical capability, initiative and professionalism required to support a high-performing hospital pharmacy service.

• Proven pharmacy experience & PBS knowledge

• Strong attention to detail with sound numeracy skills

• Team-focused, adaptable and committed to safe practice

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

• Salary Benefits: Enjoy flexible salary packaging options, including up to $9,010 each FBT year for living expenses (such as mortgage, rent, utilities and groceries) plus an additional $2,650 for meal and entertainment expenses.
• Professional Development: Opportunity to apply for reimbursement of eligible professional development activities, and access to dedicated leave for ongoing learning.
• Annual Leave: Enjoy paid recreation leave for essential rejuvenation, with leave loading applied.
• Health and Fitness Benefits: Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program for you and your family, plus an annual voluntary flu vaccination to support your wellbeing.
• Employee Assistance Program: Confidential counselling and support services for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program.

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: 931642

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Application Closing Date

11:55 pm Tuesday, 24^th March 2026

Attachments

 931642 SA Pharmacy AHA2 Role Description.pdf

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