Pharmacist Team Lead Heart and Lung

Job Description:

• Role Title: Pharmacist Team Lead Heart and Lung

• Role Type: Permanent full-time

• Role Grade: Level 3

• Department and Location: Pharmacy St Vincents Hospital Darlinghurst

• Salary: $131830 - $135397 p.a. Super Salary Packaging

Better and fairer care. Always.

We are St Vincents Health Australia Australias largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care services.

Founded by The Sisters of Charity in 1857 our 30000 healthcare superheroes operatepublic and private hospitals residential aged care community and virtual care and outreach programs.

About the Role:

• Lead and coordinate comprehensive pharmacy services across the Heart and Lung Stream encompassing Heart and Lung Transplantation Cardiology Cardiac Surgery and Thoracic Medicine ensuring the delivery of high-quality safe and efficient care.

• Provide clinical leadership supervision and training to pharmacists interns and technicians within the team fostering professional development clinical excellence and a collaborative team culture.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for the Heart and Lung pharmacy team collaborating with the Deputy Director of Pharmacy (Operations Manager) to manage operational priorities disseminate information and coordinate leave and workforce planning.

• Maintain advanced clinical pharmacy competency through active participation in clinical and dispensary services ward meetings and interdisciplinary activities to support optimal patient outcomes.

• Lead and contribute to the planning development and continuous quality improvement of pharmacy services including research policy and procedure development and participation in Clinical Governance and Patient Safety initiatives.

• Work collaboratively with other Team Leader and Lead Pharmacist positions to deliver on the strategic clinical and operational objectives of the Pharmacy Department including participation in weekend public holiday and on-call rosters as required.

About You:

• AHPRA-registered Pharmacist with no restrictions on practice and willing to contribute to weekend and on-call rosters as part of a dynamic hospital team.

• Proven expertise in providing pharmacy services to complex clinical settings in particular cardiology respiratory critical care and/or transplant patients as well as demonstrated ability to provide leadership within Pharmacy team.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including demonstrated experience in developing guidelines educational programs and service reports

• Possess effective interpersonal skills including negotiation with key stakeholders conflict resolution provide mentorship and fostering a positive work culture.

• Demonstrated skills and experience in time management problem solving and delivering quality improvement initiatives.

Why work at St Vincents

• Join us on our mission to provide care to all including the most at-risk people in our community

• Discounted access to many gyms for you and your family with Fitness Passport

• Access to discounted private health insurance with Medibank

• Access to a government salary sacrifice program. Make a proportion of your salary tax-free

• Committed to financial support for educational development scholarship programs paid study leave

About St Vincents Hospital and Pharmacy

• A busy inner-city hospital located in a beautiful location with easy access to cafes galleries and theatres.

• Dynamic and diverse Pharmacy team committed to excellence in patient-centred care and dedicated to your professional growth through education training and research.

• Centres of excellence in heart & lung transplantation cancer care mental health and more.

• Close partnerships with universities and research institutes.

• A diverse workplace with a commitment to inclusion and equal opportunity.

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia

Please note visa sponsorship is not available for this position. For this role you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or have an Australia visa that grants you the work rights necessary for the role.

Pre-employment checks

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role-required pre-employment checks including relevant immunisations.

Equal opportunity

We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.

As part of our commitment to reconciliation we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply and join us in delivering care that heals body mind spirit and community.

How to apply

The closing date for applications is 27 November 2025

Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter highlighting how your interest skills and experience align with the role.

For more information please contact Selina Leung Deputy Director of Pharmacy at or Peter Samios Director of Pharmacy at

Respectfully this role is not open to recruitment agencies.

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincents we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming safe equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

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