Senior Pharmacist - Cancer

Statewide Clinical Support Services | SA Pharmacy

Central Adelaide Local Health Network - Senior Pharmacist Cancer

Adelaide CBD, SA | Various CALHN locations

AHP3 | $112,139–$120,284 p.a. + superannuation and salary packaging

Permanent full time | 37.5 hours per week

About the role

Join our Cancer Services team as a Senior Cancer Pharmacist and play a key role in delivering specialist pharmacy care that supports some of our most complex patients. You will organise and coordinate the cancer pharmacy services for oncology and haematology patients across inpatient and outpatient settings, providing high-level medicines information and therapeutic advice to patients, medical and nursing staff, and other health professionals. Drawing on your clinical expertise and independent judgement, you will help optimise the safe, effective and cost-conscious use of medicines. You will work closely with pharmacy colleagues and multidisciplinary teams to support coordinated care and improve service delivery. Alongside your clinical work, you will contribute to quality improvement, research and the development of pharmacy policies and procedures, and provide education, supervision and professional guidance to pharmacists, assistants, technicians, interns and students.

About You

You are an experienced hospital pharmacist who brings sound clinical judgement, a collaborative approach and the confidence to lead people and improve services. You will bring:

• A Bachelor of Pharmacy or equivalent and registration, or eligibility for registration, with the Pharmacy Board of Australia. Appointment requires unconditional AHPRA registration as a pharmacist.

• Extensive hospital pharmacy experience, professional and technical competence, and comprehensive knowledge of relevant pharmacy codes of practice and standards.

• Leadership, supervisory or management experience, with the ability to guide service improvements and supervise, educate and train professional and non-professional staff.

• Excellent communication and multidisciplinary teamwork skills, strong organisation and attention to detail, and the ability to work independently, meet deadlines, solve problems, undertake research and interpret data.

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.

• Relocation Support: Up to $10,000 reimbursement of approved relocation expenses for transitioning to SCSS, for eligible applicants. Further information can be found here.

• 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. 

Immunisation risk category: Category B.

Job reference: 954777

Enquiries

Mardi Wills, Deputy Directory Clinical Pharmacy
Telephone: (08) 7074 0115

Email: mardi.wills@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

11:55 pm Friday 27 November 2026

Attachments

 954777 - RD for Senior Pharmacist - Cancer.pdf

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