Pharmacy Technician Advanced

About the Pharmacy team
CHQ Pharmacy is dedicated to providing and supporting high quality clinical and medication management services to the children and young people of CHQ. The pharmacy service has a staff of approximately 110, including pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, administrative staff and support staff. The pharmacy team provides services to inpatients, outpatients, hospital in the home, cancer care services, poisons information, aseptic compounding, clinical trials along with safety, quality and governance.
Role Details
Maintain stock of medicines and equipment/consumables utilised in the Aseptic Production Unit.
Compound sterile products in accordance with 'Good Manufacturing Practice' and current Australia pharmacy professional standards and guidelines.
Participate in quality assurance and quality control activities
Exercise accountability and responsibility for the quality standards for aseptically prepared products and regularly monitor practices, including product validation.
Co-manage the performance, training and development of pharmacy assistants, technicians and rotational pharmacists to ensure they have the required skills and competencies to meet the service needs.
Using highly developed technical knowledge, ensure that all specialised equipment utilised in aseptic and cytotoxic manufacturing is operating correctly, cleaned, serviced and certified as required
Participate in workplace health and safety risk assessments including manual handling, investigate reported risks, and develop, implement and monitor risk mitigation strategies
Participate in recruitment and selection activities including development and management of local orientation processes.
Managing activities including staff allocation, rostering, prioritising work, and coordinating the work of others
Document and report key performance indicators to identify service delivery improvements
About Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service
Children's Health Queensland is a recognised leader in paediatric healthcare, teaching and research, delivering a full range of clinical services and training, tertiary and quaternary care and health promotion programs to children and young people from across Queensland and northern New South Wales.
Our interprofessional workforce of more than 5,000 people deliver responsive, integrated and internationally recognised person-centred care through a network of services and facilities, including the Queensland Children's Hospital, Jacaranda Place, Ellen Barron Family Centre, our Child and Youth Community Health Service, our Child and Youth Mental Health Service, and other statewide services and programs including specialist outreach and telehealth services.
Inclusion and diversity
To encourage inclusive practices in recruitment, we are committed to increasing our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce and building inclusive cultures that respect and promote human rights and Workforce Diversity and Inclusion. CHQ is an equal opportunity employer.
Some of the great benefits of working at CHQ HSS
If you're looking for a rewarding career, and you're excited to contribute to the development of Australia's best paediatric health service, come and join the team at CHQ and enjoy a range of benefits including:
Opportunities for professional growth and development
12.75% employer superannuation contribution
17.5% annual leave loading
Salary packaging
Employee wellness and assistance program
You can find out more about why it's so great to work at CHQ HHS here.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.