Quality Pharmacist

Key Points

• Employment Type: Permanent, full-time
• Shift Information: Weekdays, 02:00pm to 10:00pm. Weekend work and overtime required on occasion.
• Location: Slade Health, Woodville SA

The Opportunity

We're currently seeking a permanent full-time Quality Pharmacist to work in our newly opened state-of-the-art compounding facility in Woodville Adelaide. The work involves preparation and compounding of oncology treatments. Reporting to the Quality Pharmacist Supervisor, you will work closely with the Operations department, providing quality control support to the compounding centre, with a strong continuous improvement focus.

This is a permanent full-time position working a minimum of 76 hours a fortnight, Monday to Friday plus overtime and weekend work on occasion. Shift hours fall between 6:00am and 10:00pm.

Key Responsibilities

• Releasing all finished products (including oncology, antibiotics, TPN & LAF)
• Ensure all products are compounded appropriately according to product specifications and documentation to obtain the required quality.
• Ensure all quality management systems and procedures are adhered to
• Participate in preparation of new Quality Documents and revision/update of existing documents.
• Ensure all product non-conformances are evaluated and rejected and/or escalated to quality management in a timely manner
• Ensure all incidents, deviations and complaints are reported appropriately and document in the QMS in a timely manner

About You

• A pharmacist with relevant Tertiary qualification in Pharmacy
• Current AHPRA registration as Pharmacist in Australia
• Hospital or oncology experience is not required as training will be provided
• Team orientated attitude, a focus on delivering exceptional service and care to patients
• High attention to detail and a passion for building on your clinical skills and knowledge
• Strong problem solving and decision-making skills
• Ability to manage your own workload with good communication skills to effectively liaise with a wide range of health professionals

Hospital or oncology experience is not required, as comprehensive training will be provided. When necessary, you must be available to travel interstate to attend training sessions.

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About Us

Underpinned by 60 years' experience, Slade Health is Australia's leading chemotherapy compounding provider with a commitment to patient care, quality, innovation and integrity.

Slade delivers approximately 1.2 million infusions each year to over 200 hospitals across the public and private healthcare sector, including long-term state-wide government contracts. Slade operates five licensed manufacturing facilities - four in Australia and one in New Zealand, and under Icon Group has recently acquired BathASU (part of Pharmaxo Group) in the United Kingdom. [AM1] Slade Health is a full-service compounder providing antibiotics, chemotherapy, analgesics and theatre lines, and the exclusive compounder in Australia of Fresenius Kabi Total Parenteral Nutrition.

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Why Choose Us

• Purpose, at Pace:We remain focused on continually expanding our services and making them accessible to more people across Australia and internationally.
• Impact, at Scale: We have a global reach and are 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. Every week brings changes, growth and new opportunities.

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.

Pre-Employment 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.