Pharmacist - Sterile Unit and Hospital in the Home

The Hospital:

The Royal Children’s Hospital’s (RCH) Vision is “A world where all kids thrive”.

RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children’s Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation.

RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.

The RCH is committed to the Child Safe Standards. 

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.

For further Information on RCH is available here.

Pharmacist Grade 2 – Sterile and Hospital In The Home Pharmacist

• Hub of medical precinct in Parkville, Melbourne
• Work for Australia’s leading Children’s Hospital
• Friendly and supportive team environment

About the Role

This is a Permanent Full Time position at 1 FTE (80 hours per fortnight) within the Pharmacy Department.

Supporting the Senior Clinical Nutrition and Sterile Unit Pharmacist, you will be responsible for assisting with coordinating sterile manufacturing services, quality assurance, training and education of pharmacist and technician staff rotating through the unit.

Classification for this position will range from Grade 2 Year 1 (SX2) – Grade 2 Year 4 (SX5) (FTE base salary $94,478.80 to $106,906.80 per annum, plus superannuation).

What you’ll achieve:

• Provide clinical pharmacy oversight for prescribing in HiTH.
• Participate in aseptic compounding of sterile products as required.
• Develop and implement Standard Operating Procedures for infusor production.
• Participate in training of medical staff, nursing staff, pharmacists, pharmacy interns, technicians and students in matters related to HiTH and sterile production.  Provide mentoring and education across the multidisciplinary team. 
• Actively participate as part of a team to ensure ongoing excellence in service delivery and contribute to continuous improvement

Your skills and experience:

Essential:

• Bachelor of Pharmacy or equivalent 
• Registered to practice as a pharmacist with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency & name appears on the register of the Pharmacy Board of Australia

Desirable:

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in hospital pharmacy
• Experience in sterile production (paediatric or adult)

If this sounds like you, click here to view the position description.

About RCH Pharmacy

We are a team of around 70 staff including pharmacists, technicians, and administrators. Our supportive and collaborative teams include Outpatients, Children’s Cancer Centre, Clinical Pharmacy, Clinical trials, and Medicines Information, HiTH and Sterile Services and the Pharmacy Business Unit.

What we offer:

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities

Other requirements:

• Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
• Valid Working with Children Check
• Compliance with RCHs “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedure

Application process

To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately, we encourage you to apply promptly!

For more information about this position please contact Christine Plover, Deputy Director of Pharmacy (Informatics and Logistics) Ph:03 9345 6542 Email: christine.plover@rch.org.au

Why work at the RCH?

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offer the opportunity to work in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.

We also offer discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.

The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.

It is a requirement of your employment that you be vaccinated against Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children’s Hospital.  Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.

It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children’s Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption, and offers of employment are conditional on successful completion of background checks including reference checks. 

Are you ready to join our team? 

 Apply online by clicking on the “Apply” button

Applications close 9 February 2026