Gladstone Hospital have a fantastic permanent full time opportunity available for a new Pharmacist. Come and join the Pharmacy Department in one of the most idyllic towns on the Central Queensland coast!

This regional powerhouse delivers services from Emergency and General Medicine to Cancer Care. You will be embedded in the clinical environment, daily pharmacy rounds, medication management decisions and working directly with other healthcare professionals. This role is suited to newly registered and community pharmacists looking to further expand their clinical role and broaden their skillset.

This role offers an abundance of perks, with real clinical exposure and meaningful patient interaction at the forefront. Broaden your hospital experience and shake up the scenery – the Pharmacy Department at Gladstone Hospital wants to hear from you!

Job details

About us:

Gladstone Hospital is a 108-bed hospital and offers a range of general and specialist inpatient and outpatient services including Emergency, General Medicine and Surgery, Basic Orthopaedic, Cancer Care, Clinical Investigation, Obstetrics, Gynaecology, High Dependency and Coronary Care, Palliative Care, Medical Imaging, Pathology, Paediatrics and a Renal Dialysis Unit.

Gladstone Hospital has approximately 400 full time equivalent staff delivering services across acute, community and primary care. There is a 42-bed mixed General Surgical and Medical Ward and a four bed High Dependency Unit where patients may be held pending retrieval, or for close observation not possible on the wards. A new Transit Lounge has recently opened to improve patient flow throughout the hospital.

The hospital has a busy outpatient clinic reviewing a wide variety of surgical and medical conditions. The pharmacy team provides patient centred dispensing and clinical pharmacy services to all areas of the hospital. Your day will be filled with meaningful interactions, providing the highest standards of pharmaceutical care to directly enhance patient outcomes.

About the role:

Participate in a comprehensive clinical pharmacy service to the Gladstone Hospital. The candidate will have the opportunity to participate in daily clinical pharmacy rounds within the clinical care environment throughout Gladstone Hospital.

• Participate in the provision of clinical pharmacy services to all treatment units including (transit lounge) of the Gladstone Hospital. Including undertaking patient medication history interviews, medication reconciliation, formulation of pharmaceutical care plans and patient counselling.
• Supervise and participate in efficient and effective medicines dispensing within agreed procedures (including prescription validation and evaluation to ensure medicine therapy is safe, appropriate and effective based on patient's available history, approval/authority for use of non-List of Approved medicines, accurate labelling, final product verification and patient counselling).
• Communicate with patient, carers and community healthcare providers to ascertain accurate and complete medication histories on admission as well as to communicate changes in therapy on discharge including written and verbal information to patients and community healthcare providers.

About you:

• Appointment to this position requires possession of a Degree in Pharmacy and eligibility for registration as a pharmacist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. Certified copies of the required information must be provided to the appropriate supervisor/manager, prior to the commencement of clinical duties.

What we offer:

Total remuneration value of up to $132,567 p.a. is comprised of:

• An hourly rate between $43.68 – $58.59 p.h.
• 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
• 17.5% leave loading

Additional Benefits

• Ongoing Professional Development and Education Opportunities
• Flexible Work-Life Balance and Variety
• Generous Salary Sacrificing Options
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Discounted Private Health Insurance
• Fitness Passport

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) requirements:

It is a condition of employment for this role for the employee to be, and remain, vaccinated against vaccine preventable diseases as listed on the Role Description.

How to apply:

To apply, please submit the following:

• Your current CV or resume, including referees.
• A cover letter (1-2 pages) addressing how your experience, skills and values align with the key responsibilities and expectations outlined in the Role Description.
• Any additional forms / evidence as attached or listed on the Role Description.

For assistance:

1. Contact Recruitment.CentralQueensland@health.qld.gov.au
2. Quote the Job Ad Reference (JAR) GL6C677508

Applications close: Wednesday, 25 March 2026

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Further information

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Documents

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• GL6C677508 - Parmacist (S Skilling) (PDF)
  
  Information for Applicants (PDF)