Pharmacy Technician

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time, 38 hours per week

Location: Campbelltown and Camden Hospitals

Position Classification: Pharmacy Technician Grade 3

Remuneration:$83, $86,776.61 per annum

Requisition ID: REQ605033

Application Close Date: 28/09/2025

Interview Date Range: 01/10/2025 – 08/10/2025

Contact Details: Thanh Lam – |

Please note: A current influenza (flu) vaccination is a mandatory requirement for appointment to this position

About the Opportunity

Campbelltown and Camden Hospital are actively seeking a dedicated Pharmacy Technician to join their team, characterised by a friendly and supportive environment. The ideal candidate will embody qualities of diligence and enthusiasm, demonstrating a strong work ethic and attention to detail. With accuracy and efficiency, they will excel in completing tasks while maintaining a high level of precision.

Your exceptional multitasking abilities and adept prioritisation skills will ensure smooth operations within the new pharmacy department. Proficiency in communication and adeptness with pharmacy computer systems will facilitate seamless collaboration with colleagues and external stakeholders.

In this role, the Pharmacy Technician will play a pivotal part in ensuring optimal medication supply to ward areas. Your responsibilities will encompass a spectrum of tasks, from sourcing and ordering pharmaceuticals to coordinating delivery logistics with accuracy and timeliness.

You will actively engage in quality improvement activities, striving to enhance processes for increased efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Through consistent inventory management practices, they will uphold the accessibility and accuracy of pharmaceutical stock, ensuring its usability within the pharmacy. Working closely with managers, pharmacists, technicians, and external customers, the Pharmacy Technician will contribute to a cohesive and dynamic team environment focused on delivering high-quality pharmaceutical services.

What You'll be Doing

Maintaining pharmacy inventory through ordering, receipting, stock rotation, and returns. Under supervision, you will contribute to inventory and financial reporting and support dispensary operations by preparing medications in line with regulations and policies. Your role will involve effective communication within the multidisciplinary team, participation in audits and quality improvement activities and perform other duties as directed by the Director of Pharmacy or delegate.

Where You'll Be Working

Campbelltown and Camden Hospitals, part of the South Western Sydney Local Health District, work together to provide comprehensive healthcare services to the Macarthur region.

Campbelltown Hospital, a leading tertiary facility, offers a wide range of services including cardiology, maternity, palliative care, respiratory medicine, emergency medicine, and aged-care services. It also features specialised Mental Health and Cancer facilities. Camden Hospital complements these services by specialising in care for older persons with acute or chronic health conditions, including rehabilitation, palliative care, geriatric evaluation and management, and psychogeriatric care.

The hospitals share a close-knit, community-focused team dedicated to delivering safe, quality, and compassionate care. The ongoing multi-million dollar redevelopment at Campbelltown Hospital will further enhance its capabilities, introducing advanced equipment and amenities.

Together, these sister hospitals ensure that the diverse needs of the community are met with excellence and innovation in healthcare.

How to Apply

To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible. View our application guide for information on how to respond to criteria and improve your application.

• Appropriate qualification as per the Health Employees' (State) Award for a Pharmacy Technician Grade 3 - (Certificate IV in Hospital/Health Services Pharmacy support (HLT40507) or equivalent).
• Demonstrated effective written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated excellent customer service skills.
• Demonstrated competency in dispensing, non-sterile production and distribution.
• Demonstrated competency in using pharmacy computer systems.
• Demonstrated ability to work both individually and in a team environment.
• Demonstrated time management skills and ability to prioritise work flow
• Demonstrated experience in performing complex tasks in (eg inventory management for all sections of pharmacy including clinical trials, audits and Drug Utilisation Evaluations)

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Additional Information

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Health & Fitness

South Western Sydney Local Health District employees receive discounted Gym Membership/Corporate Wellbeing Programs, including Fitness Passport.

Transforming Your Experience

Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.

To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.

At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don't just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.

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