Clinical Pharmacist (On Site) – Women, Youth & Children | Full-Time and Part-Time Permanent

Closes: 31 August 2026

Classification: Pharmacist Level 2/3
Salary: $101,976 - $128,816 plus superannuation
Position No: 26233-02RH4
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 19 August 2026
Contact Officer: Hameda Lane on Hameda.Lane@act.gov.au or (02) 5124 2203

What can we offer you:

• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
• Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
• Flexible working conditions.
• Access to Employee Assistance Program.
• Access to onsite Physiotherapists.
• Access to onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop.
• Up to $12K reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates. (subject to review and approval)

About the Role:

Are you a hospital pharmacist with experience in paediatrics, neonatology, obstetrics or women's health looking for a rewarding role?

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated pharmacist to join our Women, Youth & Children pharmacy team on a permanent basis. Applications are welcomed from pharmacists seeking either full-time or part-time employment.

This position offers the opportunity to work across a diverse and rewarding specialty area in hospital pharmacy, supporting the care of women, newborns, children, adolescents and their families at Canberra Hospital and the Centenary Hospital for Women, Youth & Children.

Working alongside experienced pharmacists and multidisciplinary teams, you will provide specialist clinical pharmacy services across obstetrics, gynaecology, neonatology, paediatric medicine, paediatric surgery and adolescent health, helping optimise medicines use and improve patient outcomes.

Why Join Us?

Specialist Practice: Develop advanced clinical skills across a broad range of services including the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Special Care Nursery, paediatric inpatient services, paediatric surgery, adolescent medicine, obstetrics and gynaecology.

Tertiary Referral Service: Canberra Hospital is the only tertiary paediatric teaching hospital for the ACT and surrounding NSW region. The Centenary Hospital for Women & Children provides more than 3,700 births each year and includes a tertiary Level 6 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Professional Development: The CHS Pharmacy Department operates a successful AdPha Accredited Residency Program, an excellent intern program and several Registrar Training Residency Programs. You will have access to ongoing professional development, mentoring, teaching and research opportunities.

Innovative Practice: Be part of an innovative pharmacy department that continues to expand scope of practice and implement new models of care, including Partnered Pharmacist Medication Charting, credentialed accuracy checking technicians and remote clinical pharmacy services.

What You’ll Gain

• Specialist clinical experience across paediatrics, neonatology and women's health.
• Experience providing complex medication management, therapeutic drug monitoring and patient-centred medicines education.
• Opportunities to contribute to education, quality improvement, medication safety and research activities.
• A highly engaged, specialist clinical environment with strong interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Professional fulfilment through meaningful work caring for women, children and young people.

The position is offered on a permanent part-time or full-time basis on site and includes participation in weekend, after‑hours and on‑call rosters. Applicants must be able to work these shifts. Flexible working arrangements may be considered in line with the ACT Health Professionals Enterprise Agreement and operational requirements.

For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
• Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.

Note: This is a full-time permanent position. Part-time hours may be considered. The full-time salary noted above will be paid pro rata for part-time hours.

For more information on this position and how to apply “click here”

Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal.

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Note

This is a full-time permanent position. Part-time hours may be considered. The full-time salary noted above will be paid pro rata for part-time hours.

Career interest categories:

Healthcare, Medical and Allied Services
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