Oncology Pharmacy Technician

**Employment Status**

Permanent Full Time

**Program**

Enterprise

**Location**

University Hospital Geelong

**Hours Per Fortnight**

80

**Position Summary**
- Join the supportive, dedicated team at The Allerton Family Oncology Pharmacy
- Grow your career under experienced mentors invested in your development
- Permanent Full Time position

**About the facility**

Barwon health is the major regional health provider for the Barwon South West region. It is one of Victoria’s largest regional health services with one of the busiest hospitals in the state, University Hospital. We serve over 500,000 people through the efforts of over 8,000 staff and more than 1,200 volunteers. We provide care at all stages or life and circumstance through a wide range of services from emergency and acute to mental health, primary care, community services, aged care, and subacute/rehabilitation. Care is provided to the community in over 28 key locations throughout the region.

The Barwon Health Pharmacy Department provides an extensive range of pharmacy services to the University Hospital Geelong, McKellar Centre, Community Health Centres and small hospitals in the region. Barwon Health is the first hospital in Australia to adopt ROWA robot technology for our inventory control. In keeping with Barwon Health's commitment as a leading tertiary teaching hospital, the service has an active involvement with education for student and intern pharmacists as well as medical, nursing and other health professionals.

**About the role**

The successful applicant may be required to work across all four campuses of Barwon Health. You will be supporting Oncology Pharmacists with duties including but not limited to:

- Providing quality service to both the dispensary and inpatients of the hospital
- Safely preparing chemotherapy/biotherapy in accordance with training, policy and procedures
- Participating in the day-to-day tasks required to ensure safe and timely delivery of chemotherapy/biotherapy to patients
- Ensuring all work is completed accurately, on time and in accordance with Barwon Health policies and procedures
- Participating in orientation/training of new technicians, and student and pre-registrant pharmacists
- Assisting in the scheduling and labelling of prepared chemotherapy/biotherapy
- Assisting in the dispensing of other medications for ALCC patients

**About the culture**

Barwon Health is a values driven organisation and you will thrive working in a culture that values respect, compassion, commitment, accountability and innovation. The Community Health workforce is highly engaged and strongly committed to working with the community to achieve healthier lives. You will work with a highly engaged senior leadership team to ensure delivery of efficient, integrated care, education and research to advance health and wellbeing for all.

**Barwon Health staff benefits**
- Flexible working arrangements
- Salary packaging
- Social club
- Relocation and sponsorship support options
- Doorstep to the Great Ocean Road, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast
- Professional development
- Access to employee wellness facility

**About the Geelong Region, AUSTRALIA**

Sitting within one of Victoria’s six regional health centres, Barwon Health serves the community of Greater Geelong and beyond. Victoria’s second largest city after Melbourne Derived from the local Wathaurong Aboriginal name for the region Jillong, Geelong is thought to mean ‘land’ or ‘cliffs’.
- Enjoy a range of lifestyle choices including inner city, coastal, suburban and rural homes at affordable prices.
- High standard of schooling options throughout the area
- A stone throw from the Surf Coast and Great Ocean Road
- Appreciate beautiful parks, rivers, walks and wineries
- To find out more about the Geelong region, visit our Moving to the Region page on the Barwon Health website.

**Diversity and Inclusion**

At Barwon Health we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.

We Barwon Health are proud to be Totally Smoke Free.

**_ This role must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and meet the requirements of the Barwon Health Immunisation Policy_**

**Selection Criteria**

Essential: Can you please list Barwon Health's values?
Essential: Can you please choose one of Barwon Health's values and describe a situation in the workplace where you have displayed this value?
Essential: Hospital, Industry or Community pharmacy experience in the preparation of sterile or chemotherapy products
Desirable: Aseptic experience
Essential: Excellent communication skills and demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a team
Essential: High level of accuracy and attention to d