Senior Pharmacist

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.

Senior Pharmacist (Grade 3) – Formulary 

• Work for Australia’s leading Children’s Hospital
• Leadership opportunity
• Part-time, On-Going (0.8FTE)

About the Role

This is a Permanent Part Time position at 64 hours per fortnight within the Pharmacy department

You will be responsible for….

The focus of this role is to support safe, effective and timely use of use of medications at The Royal Children’s Hospital. Working collaboratively with the Chief Pharmacy Information Officer, Medicines Information and Drug Usage Committee (DUC) to manage the formulary and inventory, to provide expert advice and monitoring of medication utilisation across the RCH, including opportunities for quality improvement

What you’ll achieve:

• Be the key point of contact for formulary management with RCH
• Attend Drug Usage Committee (DUC) meetings, comply and send our minutes, and responsibility for communication of outcomes to clinicians
• Evaluate, review, and manage the medication formulary based on clinical evidence, safety, efficacy, and cost-effectiveness.
• Provide expert advice and guidance to healthcare professionals on formulary-related decisions and medication use.
• Lead paediatric pharmacy engagement with Safer Care Victoria and other statewide stakeholders, advocating for paediatric considerations in the Victorian Statewide Formulary and contributing to solutions for medicine access, shortages and supply continuity

Yearly salary will range from $108,820.40 - $123,905.60 pro rata plus supperannuation.

Your skills and experience

• Registered to practice as a pharmacist with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency & name appears on the register of the Pharmacy Board of Australia
• At least 8 years’ experience in hospital pharmacy
• Extensive experience in development of medication guidelines
• Post graduate Clinical Pharmacy Master’s
• Significant experience in clinical pharmacy, including paediatrics

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

About the Department

The Pharmacy Department is 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!
• Culture of continuous improvement

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 Brian Lilley, Director of Pharmacy Ph:03 9345 5493 Email: brian.lilley@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 staff benefits such as 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 31 July 2026