Specialist Pharmacist – Investigational Drugs

Job Description:

Role title: Specialist Pharmacist – Investigational Drugs

Role type:  Permanent, full time (38 Hours per week + weekend work and on call as per roster requirements)

Role grade: Pharmacist, Grade 2 (Year 1-3)

Department and location: Pharmacy, St Vincent’s Hospital, Darlinghurst

Salary: $116,905.56 - $123,940.80 + Super + Salary Packaging

New FY26/27 wage increase to be announced soon. All approved increases will be backdated to 1 July once implemented.

Better and fairer care.  Always.

We are St Vincent’s Health Australia, Australia’s largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care services. 

Founded by The Sisters of Charity in 1857, our +30,000 healthcare superheroes operate public and private hospitals, residential aged care, community and virtual care, and outreach programs. 

About the role

• St Vincent’s Hospital is a major clinical trials centre in Australia delivering access to cutting edge international trials including innovative phase 1 trials and local, investigator led collaborative studies, with a particular focus on Oncology, Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplant trials including Phase 1 and immune effector cell therapy trials.

• Provide expert clinical pharmacy services to clinical trial patients, ensuring the safe, effective and economical use of investigational medicines within SVHS

• Coordinate and support the delivery of Clinical Trials Pharmacy services, including clinical verification, ordering, dispensing, manufacturing, supply and accountability of investigational drugs in line with regulatory requirements

• Maintain clinical trial knowledge through protocol training, contribute to training resource development, and support pharmaceutical company site visits

• Assist with clinical trial set-up, ongoing management and quality assurance activities, including protocol reviews, amendments, close-out processes and electronic medication management requirements

• Supervise and support pharmacists, interns and pharmacy technicians involved in clinical trials while contributing to pharmacy education, quality use of medicines, practice-based research and innovative patient-centred initiatives aligned with SVHA strategic goals

About you

• Current Pharmacy Registration with AHPRA with no scope on conditions of practice, able to meet the criteria set out in the Health Employees' Pharmacists (State) Award for a Grade 2 Pharmacist

• Experience and a demonstrated high level of performance, competence, skill and application of clinical judgment in the provision of clinical pharmacy services (especially cancer care) and understanding of relevant governance and regulatory requirements in clinical trials

• Excellent written and oral communication skills as well as demonstrated effective interpersonal skills including the ability to consult with other health professionals and patients

• Demonstrated skills and experience in managing a complex workload, excellent organisational and time management skills and a high attention to detail and accuracy in undertaking all tasks

• Demonstrated ability to effectively work in a team and fostering a positive workplace culture

• Demonstrated commitment to professional development

Why work at St Vincent’s?

• 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

• Moving from NSW Health? Your eligible accrued leave entitlements will be transferred over. (As restrictions apply to the amount and type of leave that can transfer, feel free to discuss this with our team during the recruitment process)

About the hospital

In this role you will be based at St Vincent’s hospital, Darlinghurst.

• A busy inner-city hospital in a beautiful location

• Surrounded by great cafes, galleries and theatres, parks, nightlife, and nearby glorious beaches

• A place of expert clinical care for at-risk people

• Closely partnered with universities & affiliated research institutes, many of which are located on-campus

• Centres of excellence include heart & lung transplantation, bone marrow transplantation, cardiology, cancer care, AIDS/HIV, respiratory medicine, mental health, homeless health, drug & alcohol services, and correctional health 

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 23rd July 2026.

Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter highlighting how your interest, skills, and experience align with each of the things listed in the About You section of this job advert. 

Respectfully, this role is not open to recruitment agencies.

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's 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.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at [email protected]

View Reconciliation Action Plan

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