Hospital Pharmacy Technician

Key Points

• Permanent part-time position at Slade Pharmacy Grey Street
• Located within St. Vincent's Private Hospital in East Melbourne (Opposite the park).
• Sunday shift: 8:00am - 12:00pm.
• Develop your career and gain valuable hospital pharmacy experience.
• Technicians with community pharmacy experience are encouraged to apply – transition to hospital pharmacy with full training provided.
• Join a growing organisation with great benefits, dedicated training courses, and endless opportunities to grow and progress your career.

The Opportunity We have an exciting opportunity for a part-time Pharmacy Technician to provide weekend cover for our team at Slade Pharmacy Grey Street, located at the ground floor of St. Vincent's Private Hospital, East Melbourne.

Working each Sunday with our supportive and collaborative team, you will provide vital pharmacy services to our customers and patients, ensuring that all pharmacy activities are completed to a high standard while supporting the patients' medication needs.

This rewarding role will provide you with the opportunity to enhance your career in an ever-evolving multidisciplinary team environment and work with private patients. This is the perfect opportunity to diversify your career in pharmacy and gain valuable hospital pharmacy experience.

This is a permanent part-time position working Sundays, 08:00am – 12:00pm.

About the Role

As a Pharmacy Technician, you will be assisting in preparing prescriptions, handling customer queries, and ensuring the timely supply of medications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide high-quality pharmacy services to hospital staff, patients, and customers
• Dispense and supply medications for hospital and community patients
• Assist with imprest and pharmacy inventory management
• Deliver and collect medications to and from hospital wards
• Enter patient-specific data into the pharmacy database
• Assist with patient account enquiries and resolving issues
• Liaise with hospital staff and associated personnel
• Support the pharmacy team with general administrative tasks

About You

You are a dedicated Pharmacy Technician with dispensing experience in an Australian pharmacy setting.

Essential Requirements:

• Dispensing experience in an Australian based hospital or community pharmacy
• Be able to address patient needs with confidentiality, sensitivity and professionalism
• Have a high attention to detail
• The ability to work in a team environment

Preferred:

• Dispensary Technician Certificate or equivalent as recognised by the Pharmacy Board of Australia
• Previous hospital experience is well-regarded but not essential, as hands-on training will be provided.

About Us Established as a family business in 1965, Slade Pharmacy is underpinned by 60 years' of pharmacy experience. Slade delivers pharmacy services and best clinical practice through a hospital and oncology pharmacy governance framework. As part of Icon Group, Slade Pharmacy employs more than 1,100 pharmacists, technicians and support staff. Slade has more than 70 pharmacies across Australia and is dedicated to quality patient care delivered by an experienced team alongside longstanding partnerships with large private hospital groups. 

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Our Values:

• Purpose, at Pace:We remain focused on continually expanding our cancer treatment services and making them accessible to more people across Australia and internationally.
• Impact, at Scale:We're Australia's largest dedicated provider of cancer care, with our global reach growing every day. Here you'll know your work is making a difference.
• Connection, at Heart:Our work isn't easy but it's extremely important. Our secret ingredient is our incredible, connected, and talented people. And their secret ingredient is each other.
• Opportunity, at Hand:We're continually innovating. We deliver over 2.5 million patient interactions, in over 120 places, across 5 countries. Every week brings changes, growth and new opportunities.

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Amazing Benefits at Icon Group

• Dedicated career-enhancing and industry-recognised pharmacy training courses
• Competitive remuneration and structured professional development through our National Career Pathway
• Valued rewards and recognition program
• Incredible discounts and cashback on hundreds of brands through our internal Ignite app
• Access to novated lease (salary packaging) options via our partner RemServ
• Access to paid parental leave for permanent employees
• Resources and tools to help support and balance psychological and physical health
• Exciting internal opportunities as part of Icon's expansion

To Apply

Please attach a resume and cover letter showing us why you'd love to join us, and what makes you a great fit for the role.

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Health Requirement

Icon is committed to managing the risk of transmission of specified vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs). Certain roles may require the successful candidate to show evidence that they have been vaccinated against or are not susceptible to specified VPDs.