SA Health
Job reference: 945499
Location: 5042 - BEDFORD PARK
Job status: Ongoing
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

Southern Adelaide Local Health Network

Statewide – SA Pharmacy

• AHP4 $123,048 to $133,957 p.a. (pro-rata) + Superannuation & Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park 5042
• Full Time, Permanent Role

About the role

Join SA Pharmacy, SALHN as the Deputy Director – Dispensing Services and lead the delivery of safe, efficient and patient-centred dispensing services across all sites within a large local health network. You'll provide strategic and operational leadership for the day-to-day management of the service, ensuring high-quality, cost-effective pharmacy care that aligns with SA Pharmacy priorities, legislative requirements and contemporary professional standards.

Working closely with multidisciplinary healthcare teams, you'll lead and develop pharmacists, technicians, support staff, interns and students while driving service improvement, workforce capability and medication safety initiatives. This is an exciting opportunity to influence pharmacy practice, contribute to policy development, support education and research, and help shape the future of dispensing services across the organisation.

About You

You are an experienced hospital pharmacist and inspiring leader who is passionate about delivering exceptional pharmacy services and developing high-performing teams.

• Bachelor of Pharmacy with Pharmacy Board registration
• Extensive hospital pharmacy and leadership experience
• Strong change management, communication and strategic skills
• Experience leading teams, education, research and service improvement

About us

Statewide Clinical Support Services (SCSS) is a unique public healthcare organisation that serves health consumers and provides specialist clinical services to the health system in South Australia. SCSS encompasses BreastScreen SA, SA Dental, SA Medical Imaging, SA Pathology, and SA Pharmacy. Come and work with us to improve the health and well-being of South Australians, across all age groups and at any time of their life or health need.

What we offer

• Salary Benefits: Enjoy flexible salary packaging options, including up to $9,010 each FBT year for living expenses (such as mortgage, rent, utilities and groceries) plus an additional $2,650 for meal and entertainment expenses.
• Professional Development: Opportunity to apply for reimbursement of eligible professional development activities, and access to dedicated leave for ongoing learning.
• Annual Leave: Enjoy paid recreation leave for essential rejuvenation, with leave loading applied.
• Health and Fitness Benefits: Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program for you and your family, plus an annual voluntary flu vaccination to support your wellbeing.
• Employee Assistance Program: Confidential counselling and support services for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program.

Diversity and inclusion:

Statewide supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. 

Application Information:

• Please refer to the role description for essential educational/vocational qualifications that may be required.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and compliant Immunisation screening as indicated in the role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Please note that unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies or third parties will not be accepted for this position. 

Job ref: 945499

Enquiries to:

Samantha Higham, Office Manager

Phone: 8204 6980

E-mail: Samantha.higham@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

11:55 pm Friday 7^th August 2026

Attachments

 945499 SA Pharmacy AHP4 Management Allowance RD.pdf

Australian applicant guidelines

International applicant guidelines

Applications close: 07/08/2026 11:55 PM

Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.