Trainee Pharmacy Technician

**Description**

**Employment Type**:Full-time, Temporary 18 months with possibility of permanency & Full-time Permanent.
**Classification**: Trainee Technical Officer (PN 37392)
**Classification**:Technical Officer (PN 24293)
**Salary for TTO**: $65,118 - $71,335 (Plus 11.5% Super)
**Salary for TO**: $72,042 - $73,060 (Plus 11.5% Super)
**Location**:**The Canberra Hospital, Garran ACT
**Section**:Pharmacy
**Closing Date**:**10 February 2025

**What can we offer you**:

- Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
- Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
- Flexible working conditions.
- 11.5% Superannuation.
- Access to Employee Assistance Program.
- Access to discounted gym membership.
- Access to onsite Physiotherapists.
- Access to onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop.

**About the Role**:
Canberra Health Services is currently seeking two individuals to join the Pharmacy team as a Trainee Pharmacy Technician and Pharmacy Technician.

**Trainee Pharmacy Technician**

The Trainee Pharmacy Technician role is an introductory role to becoming a hospital pharmacy technician. This is a full-time working role where you will be provided support and relevant work experience required to attain a Certificate III in Hospital-Health Services Pharmacy Support. This role is suitable for community pharmacy dispensary technicians looking to expand their scope into hospital pharmacy.

The Trainee Pharmacy Technician role is to participate as an active member of the pharmacy team to promote and provide exceptional patient care by ensuring the safe, efficient, and cost-effective distribution of medicines while working alongside and under the supervision of a registered pharmacist. This includes dispensary and inventory services, aseptic manufacturing service, and multi-dose and unit-dose repackaging.

This is a full-time, temporary position with the possibility of permanency upon the successful completion of the traineeship.

**Pharmacy Technician**

The role of a pharmacy technician is to participate as an active member of the pharmacy team to promote and provide exceptional patient care by ensuring the safe, efficient, and cost-effective distribution of medicines while working alongside and under the supervision of a registered pharmacist. This includes dispensary and inventory services, aseptic manufacturing service, and multi-dose and unit-dose repackaging.

This is a full-time, permanent position.

**For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Trainee Pharmacy Technician**_Position Description._**

**For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Pharmacy Technician**_Position Description._**
- Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
- Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.

**To Apply**:
Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.

**Our**Vision**: creating exceptional health care together
**Our** **Role**: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
**Our**Values**: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind
- The new state-of-the-art Building 5 is now officially open at Canberra Hospital. This 44,000sqm, nine-storey facility, the largest healthcare infrastructure project in the Territory’s history, delivers cutting-edge acute clinical services. Building 5 seamlessly integrates with existing campus buildings, ensuring smooth public access, patient transportation, and efficient logistics._

**Job**: General/Administrative

**Salary Range**: 72,042.00 - 73,060.00

**Closing Date**: 10/Feb/2025, 6:59:00 AM