Hospital Pharmacy Technician

Pharmacy Melbourne Part Time Slade Pharmacy

Pharmacy Melbourne Part Time Slade Pharmacy

Key Points

- Permanent part-time position at Slade Pharmacy, located within Mulgrave Private Hospital, VIC.
- Community Pharmacy Technicians are encouraged to apply – Hands‑on training will be provided to aid your transition into Hospital Pharmacy.
- Join a growing organisation with great benefits, structured career progression under our National Careers Pathway initiative, and endless opportunities to grow and progress your career.

About the Role

Are you an experienced Pharmacy Technician ready to take your career to the next level? We’re looking for a passionate individual to become a vital part of our dynamic team at Slade Pharmacy, located within Mulgrave Private Hospital in Victoria.

This is a unique opportunity to gain highly sought‑after hospital pharmacy experience while specialising in cancer care. You’ll work alongside a compassionate, multidisciplinary team delivering exceptional pharmacy services to both the hospital and its patients.

If you’re currently working in community pharmacy and eager to move into a hospital setting, this role offers a perfect opportunity as hands‑on training will be provided to ensure your successful transition.

Mulgrave Private Hospital, located in Melbourne's south‑eastern suburbs, is an acute medical and surgical facility with 240 beds, a 24‑hour emergency department, and an ICON Cancer Centre. Owned by Healthe Care since 2007, it has provided over 35 years of healthcare services, including advanced cardiac care and a range of medical and allied health services.

Rostered Hours

This is a permanent part‑time role working alternating Saturday and Sunday shifts. The hours are as follows:

- Alternating Saturdays 9:30am – 4:30pm
- Alternating Sundays 8:00am – 1:00pm

Key Responsibilities

- Receive, dispense and supply medications for hospital inpatients and outpatients
- Assist in processing and maintaining imprest levels, and managing hospital ward stock
- Reconcile and manage prescriptions and patient medication discharge profiles
- Provide support to patients, carers and hospital staff
- Assist with retail ordering and reconciliation
- Assist with S2/S3 sales
- Process PBS claims and assist in producing medication profiles to hospital patients on discharge
- Confidently complete administrative and record keeping duties
- Assist with patient account enquiries

About Us

Established as a family business in 1965, Slade Pharmacy is underpinned by 60 years’ of pharmacy experience. Slade delivers pharmacy services and best clinical practice through a hospital and oncology pharmacy governance framework. As part of Icon Group, Slade Pharmacy employs more than 1,100 pharmacists, technicians and support staff. Slade has more than 70 pharmacies across Australia and is dedicated to quality patient care delivered by an experienced team alongside longstanding partnerships with large private hospital groups.

For more information visit https://sladepharmacy.com.au/ ;

Our Values

- Purpose, at Pace: We remain focused on continually expanding our cancer treatment services and making them accessible to more people across Australia and internationally.
- Impact, at Scale: We’re Australia’s largest dedicated provider of cancer care, with our global reach growing every day. Here you’ll know your work is making a difference.
- Connection, at Heart: Our work isn’t easy but it’s extremely important. Our secret ingredient is our incredible, connected, and talented people. And their secret ingredient is each other.
- Opportunity, at Hand: We’re continually innovating. We deliver over 2.5 million patient interactions, in over 120 places, across 5 countries. Every week brings changes, growth and new opportunities.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic about joining our team and delivering modern, patient‑focused pharmacy services.

Key Requirements

- Previous experience dispensing medication in an Australian or New Zealand based hospital or community pharmacy (essential)
- Be driven by the desire to have a positive impact on another person’s life
- Have time management, communication and teamwork skills
- Be proficient in using FRED dispense software
- Have knowledge of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) (highly regarded)
- Have strong customer service skills
- Be adaptable with the ability to prioritise your workload

While hospital experience is desirable, it is not strictly necessary. If you’re adaptable, motivated to learn, have a can‑do attitude and are looking for your next step into the wonderful world of hospital pharmacy, then this is the job for you

To Apply

Please attach a resume and cover letter showing us why you’d love to join us, and what makes you a great fit for the role.

Icon Group celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace for all employees. We encourage applications from all diverse backgrounds.

Icon is committed to managing the risk of transmission of specified vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs). Certain roles may require the successful candidate to show evidence that they have been vaccinated against or are not susceptible to specified VPDs.

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