Key Points

• Casual Pharmacist positions available at Slade Pharmacy Richmond within Epworth Hospital.
• Work across Clinical Pharmacy, Dispensary, or a combination of both depending on your skills, interests, and availability.
• Gain hands on experience in a busy private hospital environment across general medicine, cardiology, oncology, emergency medicine, intensive care, surgical specialties, and retail or inpatient dispensary services.
• Upskill through structured learning pathways, mentoring, and exposure to specialised clinical and dispensary work.
• Applicants are encouraged to indicate whether they wish to be considered for Clinical, Dispensary, or Both when applying, and to outline their availability clearly.

About the Role
We are looking for motivated and patient focused pharmacists to join our team at Slade Pharmacy Richmond, located within Epworth Hospital. These casual roles provide flexibility and a unique opportunity to work across both clinical and dispensary settings depending on your preferences.

As part of the Clinical service, you will work closely with medical, nursing, and allied health staff to deliver high quality, evidence-based care. You will support medication reviews, reconciliation, counselling, and therapeutic recommendations across a range of wards and specialties.

Within the Dispensary and Retail Pharmacy team, you will gain experience supporting inpatient and outpatient dispensing, retail customer service, discharge counselling, day infusion medication preparation, and coordination of medication profiles.

This combined model offers variety, skill development, and exposure to both front line clinical care and the operational pharmacy environment.

Applicants are invited to nominate whether they wish to be considered for Clinical, Dispensary, or Both, and to detail their availability clearly as part of their application.

Key Responsibilities
As a Clinical Pharmacist, you will:

• Deliver clinical pharmacy services including chart reviews, medication reconciliation, documentation of allergies and adverse drug reactions.
• Provide timely, evidence-based medication advice to clinical teams.
• Counsel patients and carers on prescribed therapies and promote safe medication use.
  Participate in clinical rounds and multidisciplinary team meetings.
• Identify and resolve medication related problems in collaboration with prescribers.
• Support medication safety initiatives, audits, and quality improvement activities.
• Assist with training pharmacy interns, students, and technicians.

As a Dispensary Pharmacist, you will:

• Dispense and supply medications for inpatients, outpatients, and community customers.
• Coordinate medication needs for inpatient stays, discharge, and day infusion therapies.
  Prepare and provide discharge medication profiles.
• Counsel patients on newly prescribed and discharge medications.
• Provide guidance on health promotion, disease prevention, and medicine use.
• Support safe and ethical use of medications including specialised and compassionate supply items.
• Work effectively within a large retail pharmacy and hospital dispensary environment.

About You
You are an AHPRA registered pharmacist with experience in either a community or hospital pharmacy. You enjoy working with patients and clinical teams, communicate well, and feel comfortable adapting to a busy hospital environment. You are committed to safe medication practices, open to learning, and interested in developing your skills across clinical and dispensary services.

Key Requirements:

• General registration as a Pharmacist with AHPRA.
• Experience in an Australian community or hospital pharmacy.
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative working style.
• Ability to manage time, prioritise tasks, and work independently when needed.
• Willingness to learn and grow across both clinical and dispensary activities.

About Slade Pharmacy
Established as a family business in 1965, Slade Pharmacy is underpinned by over 60 years’ of pharmacy experience. Slade delivers pharmacy services and best clinical practice through a hospital and oncology pharmacy governance framework. Slade Pharmacy employs more than 1,100 pharmacists, technicians and support staff, and has more than 70 pharmacies across Australia and is dedicated to quality patient care delivered by an experienced team alongside longstanding partnerships with large private hospital groups. 

Slade Pharmacy is part of Icon Group. The pharmacy proprietors of Slade contract Icon Group to deliver support services such as human resource management, IT, finance and marketing.

For more information visit https://sladepharmacy.com.au/ ;

Benefits at Icon Group

• Hands on training to support your transition into hospital pharmacy.
• Novated lease options to maximise your salary.
• Access to a rewards portal offering discounts across retail, dining, and travel.
• Fitness Passport access to a large network of gyms.
• Employee Assistance Program with confidential support services.
• Clear development pathways with opportunities to grow your career.
• Free access to a wide range of online training courses in clinical and non clinical areas.
• Paid parental leave and purchasable annual leave (for permanent employees only).

  
Ready to Make a Difference?
At Icon Group, we value the impact our people make every day. Apply now and be part of a supportive team where your work truly matters.
  
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