Impactful Pharmacy Assistant: Trials & Patient Care

Metro North Hospital & Health Service; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Annual incremental increases

Superannuation up to 12.75%

Job summary

The Prince Charles Hospital Pharmacy Department is seeking an Advanced Pharmacy Assistant to support high-quality pharmacy services and patient care. You will perform dispensing, medication histories, discharge processing, and ward-based clinical support under supervision, while also assisting with trials, procurement and financial processes.

You will contribute to service improvement, mentor junior staff, and help maintain stock and quality systems in a multidisciplinary healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Provide advanced pharmacy support including dispensing, medication histories and discharge processing.
• Manage pharmaceutical inventory: ordering, stock control, storage, distribution and stocktakes.
• Support clinical trial medication management, documentation and liaison with research stakeholders.
• Lead quality improvement activities and ensure storage requirements and compliance with standards.
• Provide PBS claiming, procurement, invoicing and financial administration while mentoring less experienced staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced pharmacy support across the medicines management cycle.
• Support ward-based clinical activities and patient-facing services.
• Coordinate procurement, stock control and financial administration within the Pharmacy Department.
• Mentor less experienced staff and support efficient department operation.

Skills

Dispensing

Medication histories

Ward-based clinical support

Inventory management

Clinical trials coordination

Quality improvement

Mentoring

Tools

PBS claiming

Job description

The Prince Charles Hospital Pharmacy Department is seeking an Advanced Pharmacy Assistant to support high-quality pharmacy services and patient care. You will perform dispensing, medication histories, discharge processing, and ward-based clinical support under supervision, while also assisting with trials, procurement and financial processes.

You will contribute to service improvement, mentor junior staff, and help maintain stock and quality systems in a multidisciplinary healthcare environment.