Employment Type: Temporary Part Time (from 24 August 2026 until 12 September 202
Position Classification: Pharmacist - Grade 3
Remuneration: $137,103.89 - $140,813.79 per annum, pro rata (+ super +17.5% leave loading where applicable)
Hours Per Week: 14
Requisition ID: REQ673329
Location: Location Negotiable within MLHD
Are you a talented Pharmacist looking to make a significant impact within regional communities?
About the role:
Enhancing end of Life funding is to ensure people across NSW have equitable access to high quality end of life and palliative care. The Lead Pharmacist - Palliative care will have responsibility for providing clinical care and care coordination to people across the MLHD who have end of life and palliative care needs.
As the Pharmacist, you will:
Assess, plan, organise, deliver, evaluate, and report on the provision of high-quality end of life and palliative care pharmacy service
Assist with triage of patients to the appropriate community or outpatient pharmacy services and ensure patients have access to required medications.
Undertake clinical reviews across clinic, community and virtual care settings, either alone or in conjunction with a multidisciplinary team.
Provide clinical supervision and support to Level 1 and 2 health professionals, technical and support staff
What MLHD offer:
At Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD), we offer more than a job — we offer the chance to make a real difference.
Meaningful Impact – Play a vital role in delivering essential health services to our diverse and vibrant regional communities.
Flexible Working Arrangements - Designed to support work-life balance, aligned with NSW Health policy.
Generous Salary Packaging – Access up to $20,600 per annum tax-free for living expenses, plus the option for novated car leasing.
Professional Development – Take advantage of ongoing learning and career development opportunities.
Health & Wellbeing Support – Benefit from our comprehensive wellness programs for you and your family, including Employee Assistance Programs Fitness Passport and initiatives to support both physical and mental health.
Our ideal candidate will demonstrate:
Full registration with the Pharmacy Board of Australia (AHPRA) with no conditions or restrictions on scope of practice.
A postgraduate qualification in palliative care and extensive experience in the provision of advanced clinical pharmacy services including advanced level practice in end of life and Palliative care in a hospital setting (inclusive of experience as a Grade 2 Hospital Pharmacist)
Ability to provide in-depth advice and education to enhance service delivery and to guide and support others in providing service excellence
Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and to apply advanced reasoning skills and independent professional judgement when dealing with situations of a novel, complex or critical nature.
More information:
For role related queries or questions contact Melanie Lacey – A/Chief Pharmacist on
[email protected] for a confidential chat.
Applications close: 26 July 2026 (at midnight)
MLHD welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds and is committed to building a workforce that reflects the communities we serve.
We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and the LGBTIQ+ community.
If you identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, you can access recruitment application support through the Stepping Up initiative.
This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 1. You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.
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