Pharmacy Technician

**Employment Type**: Temporary Part Time (Up until 25/09/2026)
**Position Classification**: Pharmacy Technician Grade 1/2
**Location**: Nepean Hospital
**Remuneration**: $33.26 - $39.75 per hour
**Hours Per Week**: 24
**Requisition ID**: REQ601960
**Applications Close**: 30/09/2025
- With _**_CORE _**_Values of _**_C_**_ollaboration, _**_O_**_penness, _**_R_**_espect and _**_E_**_mpowerment, working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen career role._

**About Us**
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Region.

Nepean Hospital is a teaching hospital that provides tertiary referral services in emergency care, coronary care, diagnostics, gynaecology, paediatric, neonatal intensive care/ICU, maternity, mental health, rehabilitation, and surgery. The Nepean Campus has recently experienced tremendous growth and aims to support communities within and outside of Sydney’s western suburbs, providing world-class clinical facilities, services, and care.

We are seeking a dedicated Pharmacy Technician to support the safe, efficient, and effective distribution of pharmaceuticals across our wards and departments. Reporting to the Director of Pharmacy, you will play a key role in medication supply, preparation of sterile and non-sterile products, and the accurate dispensing of prescriptions, all under the supervision of a registered pharmacist.

In this dynamic role, you will assist with both inpatient and outpatient dispensing, including specialised programs such as S100, SAS, and clinical trials. You will also be involved in pre-packing and labelling pharmaceuticals, maintaining detailed and tidy records, and ensuring all equipment is kept clean and in working order. Responsibilities will extend to preparing resuscitation trays, non-sterile products, and eventually sterile products, with full training and supervision provided.

**Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees**
- Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
- Novated Leasing
- Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Fitness Passport

NBMLHD is committed to implementing the child safe standards. For more information, please click here Child Safe Standards.

**What you will bring to the role**
- Successfully completed a qualification in a relevant field recognised by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia or up to the level of Certificate III issued by a Registered Training Organisation in Hospital and community Pharmacy (eg Charles Sturt University) or has qualifications deemed by the Health Administration Corporation to be equivalent or successfully completed a nationally recognised Pharmacy Technician Certificate Course at Certificate Level IV or has qualifications deemed by the Health Administration Corporation to be equivalent.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a busy environment and possess good time management skills.
- Demonstrated ability to integrate well with the other staff working as part of the team.
- Demonstrated good attention to detail and high level of accuracy in work output.
- Possess excellent interpersonal communication skills.
- Previous Australian Hospital Pharmacy experience preferred.

Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.

**Need more information?**
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