Pharmacy Production Assistant

**Job no**: 502610
**Work type**: Fixed Term, Permanent
**Location**: South Brisbane
**Categories**: Pharmacy

**About the role**

Mater Pharmacy have an exciting opportunity for a **Production Assistant** to join the Production Services team at South Brisbane working on a **permanent full time or part time basis.**

Mater Health Services, Southeast Queensland comprises a unique collection of two public and four private hospitals caring for over 500,000 patients each year. Mater Pharmacy services all inpatient areas, so this represents a fantastic opportunity to make a positive contribution to the health and wellbeing of this community and to contribute to a strong, unified, inter-professional Clinical Services team at Mater.

**Mater Pharmacy, Production Services** are responsible for the timely manufacture and delivery of a diverse range of high quality, specialised sterile (including cytotoxic) and non-sterile pharmaceutical products compounded for patients of Mater Health Services utilising our purpose-built on-site production facility.

**Salary range: $31.24 - $35.66 (OO2-3) per hour** plus 11.5% superannuation and**access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900** +**access to many staff benefits

**What you’ll be doing**

In this role you will be:

- Preparing and manufacturing sterile and non-sterile pharmaceutical products
- Maintaining up to date knowledge of the Code of Good Manufacturing Practice and compliance with established policy and procedures for maintaining a safe, secure and efficient production service.
- Maintaining required aseptic production competencies by successfully performing annual aseptic technique validation and completion of Chemo Check
- Participating in quality assurance and quality improvement activities to ensure the highest standard of product quality for all clients
- Performing other duties as directed by the Team Leader Production Services
- Participating in the on-call roster to supply urgent medications on weekends and evenings when required

Mater Pharmacy is dedicated to the exceptional care and service of all our customers. We provide a comprehensive pharmacy service and strive to maintain the highest level of professionalism in all our services. In addition to clinical pharmacy services, we provide traditional community pharmacy medicines and retail products to patients, visitors and staff.

**About you**

To be successful in this role, applicants must have:

- Professional, hardworking attitude and willing to work cooperatively and effectively with all team members
- A professional attitude, effective communication skills and a high level of attention to detail
- Previous experience in pharmaceutical compounding or working in clean room environment will be highly regarded

**Why join us?**

Mater is Queensland’s largest and most innovative not-for-profit healthcare service, providing care for almost 700,000 patients a year across a network of 11 hospitals.

We are a leader in healthcare, education and research — and that’s because we employ exceptional people. **#MAKEYOURMATERMOVE**
- Via salary packaging arrangements, allocate some living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income and ultimately increase your take-home pay
- Access to package meal and entertainment expenses via salary packaging
- Access to leading education and professional development via Mater Education
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
- Discounts to local and national business/venues for Dining/Retail/Travel & Accommodation/Other
- Unlimited access to a multitude of discounted fitness facilities through Fitness Passport
- Access to on-site, discounted parking
- Enhance your expertise and credentials with exclusive discounts on postgraduate certificates through our university partnerships
- Discounted food and beverage at various campus cafés and coffee venues

**Applications close on Tuesday 18**th** March.**

Mater is committed to the wellbeing of their staff, and it is underpinned by our flexible and remote working policies.

**Advertised**: 05 Mar 2025 E. Australia Standard Time
**Applications close**: 18 Mar 2025 E. Australia Standard Time