Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: $145,000 - $155,000
Grade: Grade not specified
Occupation: Health and allied health
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: 5918
About the role
Western Health is seeking an experienced and visionary Lead Pharmacist – Mental Health and Wellbeing Services to oversee, optimise and advance pharmacy services across our Mental Health and Wellbeing programs.
This leadership role will shape the future of medication management across inpatient, ambulatory and home-based care — including our new Western Mental Health at Home program. This role will provide strategic direction, drive clinical excellence, and lead a dedicated team to deliver safe, person-centred, and recovery-focused care. This position is permanent, full-time (80 hours per fortnight) and available now!
Key responsibilities:
As Lead Pharmacist, you will:
About you:
You are a collaborative leader with strong clinical expertise who thrives in dynamic, multidisciplinary environments. You bring a passion for innovation, quality improvement, and person-centred care. You will have:
Desirable qualifications and experience include:
About Western Health
Western Health is one of the largest healthcare providers in Victoria, caring for a vibrant, diverse and rapidly growing community of one million people in Melbourne’s western suburbs.
With more than 13,000 staff, Western Health delivers 800,000+ occasions of care every year, providing high-quality, person-centred care across every life stage.
We provide a combination of hospital, community-based, at-home and in-reach services to aged, adult and paediatric patients and newborn babies. Specialties include oncology, renal, mental health, women’s health and maternity, chronic diseases, geriatrics and cardiology.
We have remarkable strengths in chronic disease, complex care and developing innovative and sustainable healthcare solutions. Our experience at the coalface of healthcare delivery for some of Australia’s most culturally and socioeconomically diverse and vulnerable populations provides us with unique insights into the most pressing health challenges. We have remarkable strengths in chronic disease, complex care and developing innovative and sustainable healthcare solutions.
Western Health operates four acute public hospitals: Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s), Footscray Hospital, Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Community Hospital, Sunshine Mental Health and Wellbeing Centre, Melton Health and Community Services, Bacchus Marsh Community Health Centre, Caroline Springs Community Health Centre and Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care in Bacchus Marsh. Western Health also provides the primary healthcare service at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre, a women’s prison located in Ravenhall.
Why join us?
Compensation and benefits
Learning and development opportunities
Community impact and inclusion
Organisational culture and environment
Ready to make an impact?
If you are looking for an opportunity to take on a leadership role in advancing mental health pharmacy practice, we’d love to hear from you. Simply click on the “apply” button and follow the prompts.
If you are currently employed at Western Health, please ensure you sign in through the 'Employee Login' via the external Careers Page or access the Careers Page via the intranet before applying.
Closing date: 11:59pm on 13 November 2025.
Enquiries: For further information about this role, please contact:
Name: Charis Lau
Title: Deputy Director of Pharmacy – Clinical Services
Phone: 0466 533 581
Email: [email protected]
Alternate Contact: Grace Easaw
Title: Lead Pharmacist - Workforce
Phone: 0478 279 950
Email: [email protected]
Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation Status Clearance and a Working with Children Check (if applicable).
Western Health does not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from recruitment agencies.