Bayside Health
Bayside Health is a public health service delivering high-quality care across every stage of life for close to 1.2 million people living in metropolitan Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, Koo Wee Rup, Bass Coast and Southern Gippsland. We have more than 15 main sites, including hospitals, centres and clinics that provide comprehensive care from welcoming newborns to supporting older people and a full range of services in between. More than 22,000 dedicated staff are focused on providing exceptional, equitable, and locally connected care through shared expertise, compassion, and a commitment to continuous growth. Education and training are central to staff development as we encourage all employees to strive and thrive. Bayside Health was formed following the merger of Alfred Health, Bass Coast Health, Gippsland Southern Health Service, Kooweerup Regional Health Service and Peninsula Health on 1 January 2026.
- 12 month Fixed-Term Full Time Position (80hrs per f/n) + monthly ADO
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Opportunities for ongoing Grade 2 Pharmacy positions upon completion of the fixed-term appointment
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Grade 3 SX6-SX81
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Located at Caulfield Hospital
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Great Staff Benefits! 5 Weeks Annual Leave & Salary Packaging
About the Department
Alfred Health Pharmacy is well recognised for high quality and innovative patient- focused services, education and training programmes as well as significant research output. The service operates over 4 sites within Alfred Health, and continually advocates for postgraduate learning and research interests, with supportive partnerships and expert mentors available to foster staff development.
Further information is available at https://www.alfredhealth.org.au/services/pharmacy-at-alfred-health
About the Team
The Caulfield Hospital team specialises in community-based care, rehabilitation and aged care services. Our services extend across hospital, community and home-based settings, allowing care to be tailored to individual patient needs. Our pharmacists are recognised as essential members of all clinical teams, actively engaging in a unit and team-based care model involving ward rounds and collaborating closely with the multidisciplinary team to achieve excellent patient care outcomes.
The service has 3 key priorities:
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Practice
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Education
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Research
The department also has advanced Education programs with Foundation Residency and Advanced Training Residency to support career progression, including opportunities to rotate to external hospitals.
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced clinical pharmacist to step into a leadership role within Alfred Health’s Rehabilitation and Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) services. As Senior Clinical Pharmacist - Rehab/ABI, you will provide high-level clinical pharmacy services across a diverse and complex patient group, including those in the Acquired Brain Injury Unit, musculoskeletal and spinal rehabilitation, burns rehabilitation, neurorehabilitation, and related inpatient and outpatient programs.
Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will play a pivotal role in optimising medicines use to support patients recovering from injury, trauma, or neurological conditions, often with significant and long-term care needs. You will collaborate closely with Lead and Senior Pharmacists to provide leadership, mentorship, and oversight of clinical pharmacy practice within the team, contributing to service development and patient-centred care.
Our Rehabilitation and ABI services are recognised for their comprehensive, innovative, and highly specialised programs that support patients to maximise independence, recovery, and quality of life. This role offers the chance to shape and influence pharmacy services within this unique and rewarding area of care.
Key Skills
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Ability to demonstrate leadership and decision making skills
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Problem-solving and risk assessment abilities and the ability to use initiative
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Excellent communication, time management skills with the ability to prioritise, plan and organise your work and deliver to deadlines
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Ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams
Qualifications & Experience required
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Registered pharmacist in Australia
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Relevant post-graduate qualification in clinical pharmacy or leadership and management highly desirable
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Extensive hospital pharmacy experience, with a demonstrated understanding of contemporary practice in hospital pharmacy services highly desirable
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Experience in leading and coaching highly effective team (formally or informally) desirable
Benefits
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Salary Packaging & Novated Leasing through Maxxia.
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On-site car & bike parking opportunities, Deducted Pre-Tax!! (subject to availability)
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Fantastic onsite fitness facilities at The Alfred through ProSport Health and Fitness and access to Fitness Passport.
For any questions or for a confidential discussion please contact Duy Le, Lead Pharmacist – Home, Acute and Community Services at [email protected]
Applications must be submitted electronically via the Alfred Health website - applications forwarded to the contact email address will not be considered.
Applications closing 11pm AEST, Sunday 2nd August 2026.
We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, and people of all genders, sexualities, and cultural backgrounds.
If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application materials, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.
In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption.
