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Senior Pharmacist - Geriatrics

Central Adelaide Local Health Network

Statewide – SA Pharmacy

• AHP3 $108,347 - $116,216 p.a. (pro-rata) + Superannuation & Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Location:  SA, Adelaide
• Full time temporary role until July 2027

About the role

Join us as a Senior Pharmacist - Geriatrics and work in a dedicated clinical pharmacy service supporting older patients. You will have experience in providing expert medicines management, delivering high level therapeutic advice and helping to optimise safe and effective use of medicines.

Working collaboratively with medical, nursing and multidisciplinary teams, you will guide clinical decision making and support patient centred care. You will apply independent judgement, contribute to service improvement and maintain high standards of pharmacy practice to enhance outcomes for geriatric patients including teaching and supervision of other pharmacists, interns and students.

About You

You’re an experienced clinical pharmacist ready to lead geriatric pharmacy services. You bring strong clinical knowledge, leadership skills and a focus on safe, high quality patient care.

• 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: 934207

Enquiries to:

Josephine To, Deputy Director of Pharmacy

Email: Josephine.to@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

11:55 pm Thursday 30^th April 2026

Attachments

 934207 SA+Pharmacy+AHP3+Role+Description+May2025.pdf

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