The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) works in partnership with 15 National Boards to implement the national regulatory scheme for health professionals. The purpose of health practitioner regulation is to protect the public by ensuring that only health practitioners who have the skills, qualifications and knowledge to provide safe care are registered.
Ahpra is committed to providing a culturally safe work environment that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we operate and serve.
The Clinical Input team is responsible for providing our regulatory staff with profession-specific clinical input in line with Ahpra’s risk-based approach to managing notifications, compliance and registration matters. For this role, we are seeking an advisor in the Pharmacy team.
About the role:
We are seeking a pharmacist to join our Clinical Input team as a Clinical Advisor. In this national advisory role, you will provide profession-specific input to support regulatory decision-making, with a particular focus on assessing applications for endorsement to prescribe scheduled medicines for podiatrists.
This is a part-time fixed term position (0.4 FTE) with flexible working arrangements available. The role can be based at any Ahpra office.
It’s a great opportunity to apply your pharmacist expertise in a new context, contribute to public safety and help shape the future of non-medical prescribing in Australia.
In this role you will:
- Provide profession-specific clinical input on podiatry endorsement applications under Pathway B
- Assess clinical risk and support high-quality, consistent regulatory decision-making
- Prepare clear, well-structured reports and briefings for internal stakeholders and decision-makers
- Collaborate across teams to improve understanding of podiatric practice in the regulatory context
- Contribute to the development and refinement of relevant standards and guidelines
About you:
You are a registered Pharmacist with a comprehensive understanding of clinical risk and an interest in shaping regulatory outcomes. You can provide clinical advice to our registration staff on the assessment of applications for endorsement to prescribe scheduled medicines for podiatrists.
You may also provide feedback to inform the ongoing relevance and improvement of standards, codes, guidelines and other activity of the National Board for either the Pharmacy or Podiatry profession, specifically in relation to non-medical prescribing. You will have recent experience in a variety of practice settings and unrestricted registration in either Pharmacy.
As an individual, your ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships across a large and complex organisation will be one of the keys to your success. You embody our values of Respect, Integrity, Collaboration and Achievement enabling you to build trust with and influence key stakeholders.
What you’ll bring:
- General unrestricted registration as a pharmacist.
- At least five years of clinical experience.
- Demonstrated senior experience in professional practice, including advanced clinical decision making, training and supervision, and management/oversight of health practitioners in a clinical setting.
- Ability to provide high quality briefings and clinical input to decision-makers, senior management, and staff to increase understanding of the practise of registered health practitioners in the relevant profession.
- Ability to prepare high quality reports, and correspondence to support timeliness, consistency and quality in regulatory decision making
Please also refer to the role description: 
Role Description - Level 7 - Clinical Advisor - Pharmacy.pdf
What we offer:
- Purposeful, flexible work that contributes to public safety
- Part-time role with flexible working arrangements and hybrid options
- Supportive team environment with opportunities to collaborate nationally
- Discounts on Medibank Private Health Insurance and selected gym memberships
- Offices in central locations with 5-star building ratings
- Competitive salary of $129,526 per annum (pro rata) plus superannuation
To apply:
- Click ‘Apply for this job’ to submit your application
- Your application must include a current resume. As part of the application process, you will be prompted to respond to several questions that form our selection criteria, so a cover letter is not required
- Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa. Work eligibility will be checked as part of the recruitment process
- For any queries or a confidential discussion, please email recruitment@ahpra.gov.au
- Closing Date: 11:55pm AEST, Wednesday 24th June 2025
Offer of employment is subject to successful background (pre-employment screening) and Criminal History checks.
Ahpra is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. We strongly encourage people of all abilities to apply, particularly people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, and those who may experience diversity or disability-related barriers in securing employment. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application.
Ahpra acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and their continued connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and Elders past, present and emerging.
With respect, no agencies please.
