Deputy Director of Pharmacy
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Pharmacist Grade 5
Remuneration: $144,012.33 - $147,542.73 per annum plus Superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ580730
Position Classification: Pharmacist Grade 5
Remuneration: $144,012.33 - $147,542.73 per annum plus Superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ580730
Applications Close: Friday, 13 June 2025
Deputy Director of Pharmacy, Prince of Wales Hospital and The Royal Hospital for Women
Where you'll be working
Prince of Wales Hospital is a leading healthcare institutions located in Sydney, renowned for their commitment to excellence in patient care and medical innovation. The Prince of Wales Hospital provides comprehensive healthcare services, including advanced treatments in general medicine, surgery, and critical care. Our Pharmacy Team plays a vital role in ensuring patients receive safe, effective, and evidence-based medication therapy as part of their holistic care. SESLHD Pharmacy Services is an extended hours service and our team is operational seven days per-week.
The Role
The Deputy Director of Pharmacy is a senior leadership role within the SESLHD Pharmacy Services Leadership team. The role is to assist the Director of Pharmacy Prince of Wales Hospital and The Royal Hospital for Women to deliver a high-quality pharmacy service according to accepted standards and benchmarks.
The role provides leadership, operational oversight and expert guidance to the teams delivering comprehensive clinical pharmacy services to all patients in line with organisational priorities. This includes optimising patient outcomes by working with colleagues and other Health Care Professionals to enhance the Quality Use of Medicine. (QUM).
The Deputy Director of Pharmacy, Prince of Wales Hospital and The Royal Hospital for Women works closely with the Team Leader and Lead Pharmacists and Lead Pharmacy Technicians in the department to maintain leadership and management of the pharmacy team across the seven-day week. The role works collaboratively at both the site/service level and across the district to maintain leadership and efficient performance of the provision of pharmacy services.
The role provides leadership, operational oversight and expert guidance to the teams delivering comprehensive clinical pharmacy services to all patients in line with organisational priorities. This includes optimising patient outcomes by working with colleagues and other Health Care Professionals to enhance the Quality Use of Medicine. (QUM).
The Deputy Director of Pharmacy, Prince of Wales Hospital and The Royal Hospital for Women works closely with the Team Leader and Lead Pharmacists and Lead Pharmacy Technicians in the department to maintain leadership and management of the pharmacy team across the seven-day week. The role works collaboratively at both the site/service level and across the district to maintain leadership and efficient performance of the provision of pharmacy services.
Benefits:
- Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave.
- Salary packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay! Up to $9K for living expenses and $2.6K meal & entertainment & Novated Leasing.
- Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
- Discounted Private Health Insurance.
Selection Criteria
- Registered as a practicing pharmacist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency(AHPRA) with post registration clinical and management/leadership qualifications or equivalent skills/experience.
- Demonstrated success in supporting the implementation of strategic processes to the management of Hospital Pharmacy resources in the context of clinical and operational service provision.
- Demonstrated adept interpersonal skills, including communication, negotiation, influencing, and conflict resolution to deliver positive outcomes when working with others.
- Demonstrated skills in mentoring and coaching to support the performance and development of pharmacy staff.
- Demonstrated success in managing competing priorities and solve problems autonomously.
- Demonstrated success in the application of quality improvement and evidence-based practice within Pharmacy and Hospital services.
- Demonstrated commitment to personal development and development of the profession.
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description and SESLHD Expected Standards
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Declan Gibney on Declan.Gibney@health.nsw.gov.au
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Reasonable Adjustments
NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email SESLHD-Recruitment-District@health.nsw.gov.au and let us know.
Adjustments may include but are not limited to, physical requirements, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required.
Information for applicants:
- If you have relevant qualifications or experience, please include any supporting documents with your application.
- An eligibility list may be created for future vacancies.
- Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
- Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description.
- Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer.
- SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. We do have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can also provide support (SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website
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