Hospital Pharmacy Techncian Grade 1/2

-Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan
Job type: Full time
Organisation: The Royal Melbourne Hospital
Salary: Salary not specified
Occupation: Health and Allied Health
Reference: 73795

**Hospital Pharmacy Technician - Full Time**

**Procurement, Inventory and Automation**
- ** Full Time ongoing role - 80 hours per fortnight with monthly paid day off**:

- ** Offering full training, and opportunities for study, certification, upskilling and career progression through our dedicated technician development program.**:

- ** Join a supportive team and start your journey in hospital pharmacy in a busy and vibrant healthcare setting**
- Pharmacy at The Royal Melbourne Hospital plays a key role in the safe and efficient delivery of medications across our 600-bed hospital service. We are a dynamic and supportive pharmacy team working together to deliver safe, high-quality patient care and medicines management. We enjoy a collaborative working environment and you will work as part of the operational team to support the provision of medications. We will provide full training and support you to develop your skills in hospital operational pharmacy.
- We have expanded and evolved our pharmacy services into exciting areas for our rotating technician workforce over our City and Royal Park campuses including:

- Procurement
- Work with the Pharmacy Procurement Manager to purchase and manage the supply chain of the hospital’s medicines.
- Technician-led ward inventory services
- Work alongside clinical pharmacists to provide medicine supply services to clinical areas.
- Technician managed medication automation
- Work with market-leading technological automated medicine supply systems - full training provided.
- We are looking for motivated individuals who are excited to learn and develop their skills in hospital pharmacy in our Pharmacy Procurement and Inventory team. You will work collaboratively with other healthcare professionals to provide high-quality pharmaceutical care to our patients.

**Your new role**:

- Work in partnership with the Pharmacy Procurement and Inventory Team (Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacists) to provide high-quality medicine inventory services.
- Train and develop new skills and technologies as we expand our services and equipment into new and exciting roles.
- Participate in meetings and committees.

**About you**:

- You demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- You have a high attention to detail.
- You have current working rights in Australia.
- Experience in community or hospital pharmacy is an advantage.

**Benefit of working with The Royal Melbourne Hospital**:

- Join a values-based organisation offering great opportunities for career diversity and professional development, including training and research opportunities, as well as access to mentorship and leadership programs.
- Ongoing reward and recognition programs including monthly ‘You Made a Difference’ awards celebrating staff and teams across the organisation.
- Take advantage of an expanding employee benefits program, with comprehensive Health & Wellbeing programs to support work life balance, including onsite staff gym and staff vaccination program.
- Up to $12,000 tax free earnings with salary packaging options.
- Generous leave entitlements - five weeks annual leave per year (pro-rata for part time), additional monthly paid day off for full time staff.
- Central Parkville location - onsite car parking options, easily accessible via public transport.
- Don’t miss out Recruitment is ongoing, with interviews commencing as soon as suitable applicants are received. Advertising may cease prior to the closing date.