Senior Pharmacist - Palliative Care

Job description
Agency Department of Health Work unit Alice Springs Hospital, Pharmacy Department
Job title Senior Pharmacist - Palliative Care Designation Professional 3
Job type Full time Duration Ongoing
Salary $110,873 - $124.173 Location Alice Springs
Position number 36892 RTF 337809 Closing 05/01/2026
Contact officer Brynley Cooper on 08 8951 7570 or [email protected]
About the agency http://www.health.nt.gov.au/
Apply Online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=337809
APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR TERTIARY
QUALIFICATIONS.

Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans
The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates people with
disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process or job, please discuss
this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the merit process, go to the OCPE website.
Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures plans, go to the
OCPE website.

Primary objective
Manage and provide a clinical pharmacy service for all Palliative Care services within the Central Australia Region (CAR) and Barkly Region
and ensure all pharmacy services provided are of the highest ethical and professional standards.

Key duties and responsibilities
1. Provide a specialist clinical pharmacy service and manage high quality medication management systems, including policies, guidelines

and protocols, for Palliative Care services within CAR and Barkly region.
2. Lead continuous quality improvement activities, projects, programs or investigations, contribute to program evaluation and research,

manage relevant audit schedules and apply the NSQHS Standards.
3. Co-ordinate and deliver educational programs for staff and patients within CAR, Barkly region and the Pharmacy Department.
4. Provide expert advice to assist with improved management of contracts with external providers, including reporting requirements, to

ensure contracted services are used in the most cost-effective way.
5. Provide coaching, training and supervisory support to pharmacy staff, assist with performance management and peer review, and

undergo regular performance management for self.
6. Provide line management, training and supervisory support to pharmacy staff, including being a Pharmacy Resident Preceptor, and

undergo regular performance management and professional development for self.
7. Take an active role in the pharmacy senior management team at ASH, contribute to additional rosters, travel to other hospitals and

clinics within NT, and be available for emergency duties after hours relating to responsibility of the position.
8. Follow defined service quality standards, work health and safety policies and procedures relating to the work being undertaken in

order to ensure high quality, safe services and workplaces.
9. Foster a positive workplace culture through exemplary leadership practices and role modelling behaviour.

Selection criteria
Essential
1. A degree or equivalent in Pharmacy and registration with the Pharmacy Board of Australia
2. Extensive contemporary clinical pharmacy experience (preferably in Palliative Care) and demonstrated ability to maintain currency of

clinical knowledge.
3. Excellent negotiation and communication skills, and ability to work as a part of a multi-disciplinary team.
4. Practical understanding and experience in the implementation of the NSQHS standards and the national accreditation scheme for

health service organisations.
5. Demonstrated experience in applying continuous quality improvement and managing change in the clinical environment.
6. Proven capacity to coordinate clinical pharmacy services and manage staff.
7. Extensive experience in the development of protocols, guidelines and policies, and provision of continuing education to healthcare

staff and patient groups.
8. Proficiency in using Information Technology in clinical settings
9. An ability to interact effectively with people from diverse cultures.

Desirable
1. Postgraduate qualifications or research in clinical pharmacy, education, or safety and quality.
Further information
Position may be subject to pre-employment checks such as immunisation requirements, working with children clearance notice and
criminal history checks. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant criminal history. For
immunisation requirements - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances) or Category B (indirect contact with blood or
body substances), check with contact person for requirements.