Mater Pharmacy is seeking applications for Senior Pharmacists to join us in a permanent full-time or part-time role. Based predominantly at our Mater Hospital Springfield campus, these roles will be part of a landmark moment in Queensland healthcare at Mater Hospital Springfield — opening early 2026. As Mater’s first new public hospital in over 60 years, this state of the art facility will meet the needs of the growing Greater Springfield region. With 174 public beds, ICU, maternity, emergency and surgical services, it’s set to care for over 200,000 patients annually.

Mater Pharmacy will provide a clinical service to all inpatient areas and outpatient clinics, as well as serving the local community’s health needs so this represents a fantastic opportunity to make a positive contribution to the health and wellbeing of this community and to contribute to a strong, unified, inter-professional Clinical Services team at Mater.

Salary range: $64.64 - $69.55 per hour (HP4) plus superannuation and access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900 + access to many staff benefits! 

What you’ll be doing

As a Senior Pharmacist, you will deliver a high standard of pharmacy service across Mater Health, providing expert clinical advice, ensuring the safe and effective use of medicines, and supporting the ongoing development of pharmacy practice. You will take a leadership role in quality improvement, education, and mentoring, while contributing to service planning and multidisciplinary collaboration to optimise patient outcomes.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing advanced clinical pharmacy services to optimise safe, effective, and appropriate medication use in one or many clinical areas
• Applying expert clinical judgement in managing complex patient cases and supporting multidisciplinary teams
• Providing medication related information, advice and support to the multidisciplinary team
• Leading and contributing to quality improvement initiatives, protocols, and policy development
• Supporting service planning, evaluation, and reporting in collaboration with Pharmacy leadership
• Providing mentoring, supervision and professional support to pharmacists, technicians, and students
• Promoting medication safety and best practice through education, audit, and governance activities such as contributing to the development of relevant policies, procedures and work instructions
• Ensuring compliance with legislation, clinical governance frameworks and Mater policies
• Representing Pharmacy on relevant committees, working groups, and interdepartmental forums

This role will be based primarily at our Springfield campus where the following clinical services will be offered:

• Critical Care areas including Intensive Care Unit and Emergency
• Maternity and Special Care Nursery
• Paediatric Emergency and Inpatient ward
• General medical, surgical and rehabilitation inpatient wards

As well as the Springfield team, you will have the opportunity to be trained at and rotate to relevant areas of our tertiary referral hospitals at the South Brisbane campus which also have Coronary Care Unit, Neonatal Intensive Care, inpatient Cancer Care, Neurosciences and various other general specialities. You will also engage with and be supported by all other Mater Pharmacy teams including Inventory Management, Clinical Trials, Medicines Information, Community Services and the Production Unit.

Our service to the hospitals is required 365 days per year so the role will include a share of evening, public holiday and weekend shifts as well as provision of an on-call service to all our facilities on a rostered basis.

About you

We are seeking experienced pharmacists with advanced clinical and operational expertise, driven by a passion for delivering safe, effective, and person-centred care. You combine sound clinical judgement with strong leadership and mentoring skills, enabling you to support colleagues, optimise medication use, and contribute to system-wide improvement. You are committed to excellence, collaboration, and ongoing professional growth, and you bring a proactive approach to advancing medication safety and service quality across the Mater Health network.

To be considered for this role you will have:

• Bachelor of Pharmacy and current registration as a Pharmacist with AHPRA (without restrictions)
• Significant experience in hospital or clinical pharmacy, with advanced clinical knowledge and/or operational capability
• Demonstrated ability to apply high-level clinical reasoning and evidence-based decision-making in complex cases
• Proven leadership skills, including the ability to mentor, coach and support junior pharmacists and technicians
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams
• Strong understanding of medication safety, regulatory compliance and quality improvement processes
• Ability to manage competing priorities, drive efficiency and contribute to service development
• The flexibility to work a share of all shifts including evenings, weekends, public holidays and on-call on a rostered basis

Desirable qualifications:

• Postgraduate qualifications in clinical pharmacy, or relevant SHPA/AdPha specialty training courses
• ANZCAP recognition at registrar or consultant level in relevant specialty areas

Why join us?

Mater is Queensland’s largest not-for-profit healthcare provider, delivering exceptional care to nearly 700,000 patients each year across 11 (soon to be 12) hospitals. We’re leaders in healthcare, education,  fundraising & philanthropy and research — and it’s our people who make the difference.

We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our team and help shape the future of care. At Mater, you’ll be part of a purpose-driven organisation that values innovation, compassion, and excellence.

• Increase your take-home pay with generous salary packaging options, including meal and entertainment benefits
• Grow your career with access to industry-leading training and professional development through Mater Education
• Wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
• Access a range of health and wellbeing services with a corporate discount on private health insurance
• Exclusive discounts across dining, retail, travel, accommodation (just to name a few!)
• Stay active with unlimited access to discounted gyms via the Fitness Passport program
• Convenient, discounted on-site parking
• Enjoy great food with reduced prices at our campus cafés and coffee spots
• Join Queensland’s Largest and Most Innovative Not-for-Profit Healthcare Team.

Be part of something bigger. Make your move with Mater. #MAKEYOURMATERMOVE

For more information regarding the role, please contact Pharmacy Administration on 07 3163 8220.

Applications close on Wednesday, 18th February 2026. Please note, we may contact applicants prior to the closing date, please do not hesitate to APPLY NOW!

Mater is committed to the wellbeing of their staff, and it is underpinned by our flexible and remote working policies.

Please Note: We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies at this time and kindly request no contact is made. Only direct applications will be considered.

Mater Group is dedicated to creating a workplace that values diversity and inclusion. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and abilities. We believe in providing equal opportunities for all qualified candidates.

For more information regarding Reconciliation at Mater, please visit our Reconciliation webpage.

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