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Senior Pharmacist - Antimicrobial Stewardship

Central Adelaide Local Health Network

Statewide – SA Pharmacy

• AHP3 $108,347 - $116,316 p.a. (pro-rata) + Superannuation & Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Location:  Adelaide
• Part time permanent position

About the role

The Senior Pharmacist – Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) works within a pharmacy team to provide clinical leadership and specialist expertise to optimise antimicrobial use and support safe, evidence-based prescribing across the organisation. As part of a multidisciplinary team, the role drives stewardship initiatives to improve patient outcomes, reduce antimicrobial resistance, and ensure compliance with national standards and accreditation requirements.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Provide expert clinical advice on antimicrobial therapy and stewardship principles
• Deliver clinical pharmacy services to Infectious Diseases inpatients
• Participate in and contribute to AMS ward rounds
• Undertake AMS activities including prospective audit, review, and feedback to prescribers
• Develop, implement, and review antimicrobial guidelines
• Support clinical staff with therapeutic drug monitoring
• Collaborate with medical, nursing, pharmacy, and infection prevention teams to optimise antimicrobial use
• Monitor and analyse antimicrobial utilisation and resistance data to inform practice improvement
• Lead and deliver education initiatives and training aligned with AMS priorities and clinical practice
• Contribute to antimicrobial formulary management and governance processes
• Lead and support AMS-related quality improvement, research, and service development initiatives
• Participate in multidisciplinary AMS committee

Lead a designated pharmacy area and deliver a comprehensive, high level clinical pharmacy service. Provide expert medicines information and therapeutic advice while supporting safe, effective and cost conscious use of medicines across the hospital.

Working closely with pharmacists, technicians and multidisciplinary teams, you will support patient care and service delivery. You will liaise with clinicians and community providers, applying independent judgement to optimise outcomes and maintain high standards of pharmacy practice.

About You

You’re an experienced hospital pharmacist ready to lead service delivery and support safe, high quality patient care. You bring strong clinical knowledge, leadership capability and excellent communication skills.

• Bachelor of Pharmacy and eligible for Board registration

• Experience in hospital pharmacy and service leadership

• Communicate well and work across multidisciplinary teams

• Analyse data and drive service improve initiatives

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: 933930

Enquiries to:

Maddison Hamden, Deputy Director of Pharmacy

Telephone: 7074 0125

Email: Maddison.Hamden@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

11:55 pm Thursday 30^th of April 2026

Attachments

 SA+Pharmacy+AHP3+Role+Description+May2025.pdf

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