Job Description:
• Full time, permanent position
• Specialty role with a supportive team
• Fitzroy location
About the Role
You will fulfil the roles and responsibilities of an experienced pharmacy technician demonstrating expert knowledge and skills. You will be an active member of the pharmacy clinical trials teams and assist the pharmacists with the delivery of clinical trial pharmacy services with a high degree of autonomy and accountability.
• Clinical trial support including completing trial paperwork, stock management, trials dispensing, monitoring and billing.
• Dispensing prescriptions or inpatient medicines for checking by a pharmacist
• Maintain appropriate stock levels of trial pharmaceuticals, consumables and stationery.
• Aseptic preparations in support of clinical trials including cytotoxic, biohazard and sterile preparations.
The classification for this position is TH10 ($65,754 per annum).
Your Contribution
• Certificate IV in Health (Hospital Pharmacy Technician) course or equivalent awarded by a registered Training Organisation
• Clinical trials pharmacy technician experience preferred
• Hospital pharmacy technician experience essential
• Advanced computer knowledge and skill
• Excellent command of spoken and written English
• Displayed ability of work as a member of a team
• Valid work visa for Australia
• Current national criminal history check, or willing to obtain
What we Offer
• A focus on wellbeing initiatives, with regular events and programs
• Confidential, solutions-focused employee counselling
• A healthy work/life balance encouraged. Full time employment comes with a monthly Accrued Day Off
• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation
• Regular opportunities for professional development to assist you to reach your career goals
• Culture of continuous improvement
About Pharmacy
St Vincent’s Hospital Pharmacy Department pharmacy services are decentralised, and are provided from several satellite pharmacies located in patient treatment areas. We provide pharmacy services to inpatients, outpatients and correctional facilities. Pharmacy technicians, as part of the pharmacy support team, support pharmacists is their work within a multidisciplinary health care environment which delivers care in a patient focused manner.
Working at St Vincent’s
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.
Application
Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application.
If you would like a copy of the Position Description, please contact TalentHealthVIC@svha.org.au
Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.
Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM.
SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).
This position is subject to a Victorian government direction regarding vaccination against COVID-19. Successful applicants must meet these vaccination requirements. Please contact us if you would like to know more.
Respectfully, no agencies please
Position Description and Critical Job Demands Checklist:
Contact Details:
Deputy Chief Pharmacist, Helen Dixon, 9231 4173, helen.dixon@svha.org.au
Alternate Contact:
Closing Date:
28 November 2024 11:59pm
Reconciliation Action Plan:
At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au
View Reconciliation Action Plan
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