Specialist Pharmacist (Gde 1/Gde 2) - Cancer Services - Perm FT

South Western Sydney Local Health District

REQ617463 Requisition #

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time, 38 hrs per week
Location: Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital
Position Classification: Pharmacist Grade 1 / Grade 2
Remuneration: $83,734.08 - $123,940.80 per annum

Requisition ID: REQ617463
Application Close Date: 16/11/2025
Interview Date Range: 19/11/2025 - 26/11/2025
Contact Details: Jane Moon

About the Opportunity

Step into a pivotal role within the pharmacy service at Liverpool Hospital as a Specialist Pharmacist - Cancer Services, located in our state of the art new building. This is a unique opportunity to advance your career in a highly specialised area, contributing to cutting edge cancer treatment and research.

As a key member of our dedicated cancer services team, you will play an integral role in optimising patient outcomes through expert pharmaceutical care. You will be responsible for delivering advanced medication therapy management, providing patient education and support, and actively participating in multidisciplinary team meetings. Working closely with oncologists, nurses, and allied health professionals, you will help ensure the highest standards of care.

This role offers the chance to make a meaningful impact on patients' lives while supporting your professional development in a dynamic and supportive environment. Join us and be part of a team that's shaping the future of cancer care.

What You'll be Doing

Provision of a wide range of Pharmacy services to inpatients and outpatients of the hospital, including dispensing, distribution and manufacturing services as well as clinical services. Promotion of both safety and quality as key aspects of drug therapy. Participation in quality improvement and professional development, as well contribution to education and supervision of other staff and students.

Where You'll Be Working

Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital is located in the city of Bankstown and is in one of the most multicultural local government areas (LGA) in Australia. This hospital has tertiary affiliations with three universities and offers a range of roles and experiences to employees.

The hospital receives highly diverse presentations in ED as well as having general medical and surgical services and sub specialty services across the hospital. Working at Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital is a truly rewarding experience which allows you to make a real difference to the multicultural community.

Being part of the team at Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital means you will be a part of a friendly and enthusiastic group of people where you will be truly valued in your work. Being a smaller hospital, you are seen as part of the wider Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital Family where you are known to the other staff and your patients.

Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital is like no other in our district and offers unmatched career development and progression opportunities and the hospital focuses on regular training and upskilling. There are regular occasions for working in more senior role and you will have a great management team who dedicate themselves to providing safe, quality patient care through ensuring they have a cohesive and dynamic team.

How to Apply

To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible. View our application guide for information on how to respond to criteria and improve your application.

• Full Pharmacist registration with AHPRA with no restrictions to the scope of practice.
• Please describe a complex patient case you have managed that involved cancer pharmacotherapy. In your response, explain the clinical context and your role within the multidisciplinary team. Detail the therapeutic decisions you contributed to, how you ensured the safe and effective use of medicines, and any challenges you encountered during the process. We are particularly interested in how your expertise influenced patient outcomes and how you navigated clinical complexities.
• Cancer services require ongoing innovation and strong collaboration across disciplines. Please describe an initiative or project you have led or contributed to that aimed to improve cancer pharmacy services. In your response, outline how you worked with other stakeholders such as oncologists, nurses, or patients, and explain the impact of the initiative. We would also like to understand what you learned from the experience and how it has shaped your approach to service development.

Salary Packaging

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Health & Fitness

South Western Sydney Local Health District employees receive discounted Gym Membership/Corporate Wellbeing Programs, including Fitness Passport.

Transforming Your Experience

Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHD's key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values - Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.

To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.

At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don't just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with disability and people from the BPGQI+ community to apply.

SWSLHD is committed to driving a child safe culture that upholds children and young people's rights. We strive to ensure children and young people feel safe, supported and included in their care. Existing staff of SWSLHD and those seeking employment are required to take the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people seriously while taking action to keep them safe from harm and abuse.

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