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Assistant Director Pharmacy


Toowoomba

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Lead the future of pharmacy services in Toowoomba as Assistant Director of Pharmacy. In this senior leadership role, you'll shape medication management services, guide high-performing teams, and drive improvements that support safe, efficient, and patient-centred care. Join a connected health service where your expertise, influence, and leadership will have a lasting impact across the hospital and wider community.

Job details

Position status Fixed Term Temporary
Position type Full-time,Part-time
Occupational group Health - Health Service Support
Classification HP5
Workplace Location Toowoomba region
Job ad reference QLD/DD2610695783
Closing date 12-Nov-2026
Job duration Up to 12 months
Contact person Stephanie Mathews
Contact details 0438 012 128
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What your day could look like

As Assistant Director of Pharmacy, you'll play a key role in strengthening medication management and pharmacy support services that help deliver safe, high-quality care. From leading operational excellence to influencing service improvements across the hospital, you'll work alongside multidisciplinary teams to achieve meaningful outcomes for patients, staff, and the community.

Every day, you'll contribute by:

  • Leading pharmacy support services to ensure efficient, safe, and patient-focused medication supply and management.
  • Providing strategic advice and expert guidance that supports clinical decision-making, quality outcomes, and service delivery.
  • Driving service improvement initiatives, workforce capability, and innovative approaches to enhance pharmacy performance.
  • Building strong partnerships across teams while fostering a culture of safety, collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning.

Let's Talk About You

You're a respected pharmacy leader who combines clinical expertise with strategic thinking and a genuine commitment to improving healthcare outcomes. You lead with compassion, integrity, dignity, innovation, and courage, bringing people together to solve complex challenges and create positive change. You'll take pride in supporting teams, strengthening services, and ensuring patients receive safe, effective care. You're not just looking for your next leadership role, you're driven to make a meaningful difference across a regional health service.

Here's what will help you thrive in this role:

  • Current pharmacist registration with AHPRA and a recognised pharmacy qualification.
  • Extensive experience in contemporary hospital pharmacy practice and medication management.
  • Proven ability to lead teams, influence stakeholders, and drive service improvement initiatives.
  • Strong communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills within complex healthcare environments.

You'll stand out from the crowd if you have postgraduate qualifications in a relevant field and/or experience leading large-scale pharmacy service development, research, or quality improvement programs.

Above all, you'll bring a passion for safe, patient-centred care and a commitment to delivering outcomes that reflect the values of Darling Downs Health.

Why Join Darling Downs Health?

At Darling Downs Health, we care for over 300,000 people across our expansive region. No matter where you live in our region, from Taroom in the north to Texas in the south, our purpose is to ensure accessible and sustainable care. It's complex, challenging work that makes a real difference – and the career possibilities are endless. 

Whether you're a doctor, nurse, allied health professional, facilities team member, or administrator, you'll see your impact firsthand. Here, you'll find opportunities that simply don't exist elsewhere: the chance to lead initiatives, develop specialties, and embrace responsibilities that would take years to access in larger health services.  

Darling Downs Health is where you can step up sooner, grow faster, and help shape the future of care across our region. 

Your career at Darling Downs Health also comes with meaningful rewards:

  • Maximise your take‑home pay with salary packaging and generous leave entitlements
  • Enjoy flexible work arrangements that support balance and variety
  • Access professional development funding, study leave and clear career pathways
  • Be part of a diverse and inclusive culture that values learning and collaboration.
  • Take care of your wellbeing with EAP access, private health insurance discounts and the Fitness Passport.

For a full list of benefits, visit: Darling Downs Health Benefits

Your future is here. Where are you?

If you're ready to make a meaningful impact and grow your career in a place that values people and purpose, we'd love to hear from you.

Click “Apply Now” to submit your application and upload the requested documents.

Find out more about us!

Visit our careers site to learn more about working with Darling Downs Health:

www.health.qld.gov.au/darlingdowns

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