Pharmacy Assistant

Metro North Hospital & Health Service; Redcliffe; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Employer superannuation 12.75%

Salary packaging

Leave entitlements

Job summary

Metro North Hospital & Health Service is seeking a Permanent full-time Clinical Pharmacy Assistant to support inpatient pharmacy services at Redcliffe Hospital.

You will assist with inventory management, stock control, and safe dispensing under pharmacist supervision, while gaining hands-on experience with repackaged medicines, extemporaneous compounds, and vaccines within a hospital setting. The role emphasizes collaboration with pharmacists, multidisciplinary teams, and ongoing learning.

Responsibilities

• Assist with pharmacy inventory management, including ordering, receiving and distributing stock to support seamless service delivery.
• Help maintain ward and departmental stock levels, ensuring essential medications and supplies are readily available where needed.
• Monitor medication expiry dates across the pharmacy and clinical areas to support safe and effective patient care.
• Gain hands-on experience preparing repackaged medicines, extemporaneous compounds and vaccines within a hospital pharmacy environment.
• Support dispensing services through prescription data entry, product preparation and labelling under pharmacist supervision.
• Work collaboratively with pharmacists, multidisciplinary teams and patients while building valuable skills through ongoing learning and development opportunities.

Job description

Permanent full time opportunity to support the provision of Clinical Pharmacy services to multiple speciality Pharmacy work units, Multidisciplinary teams and the Dispensary within Redcliffe Hospital.

About you

Our ideal candidate will be someone who can carry out the following key accountabilities in accordance with the Metro North Health's values:

• Assist with pharmacy inventory management, including ordering, receiving and distributing stock to support seamless service delivery.
• Help maintain ward and departmental stock levels, ensuring essential medications and supplies are readily available where needed.
• Monitor medication expiry dates across the pharmacy and clinical areas to support safe and effective patient care.
• Gain hands‑on experience preparing repackaged medicines, extemporaneous compounds and vaccines within a hospital pharmacy environment.
• Support dispensing services through prescription data entry, product preparation and labelling under pharmacist supervision.
• Work collaboratively with pharmacists, multidisciplinary teams and patients while building valuable skills through ongoing learning and development opportunities.

Benefits when working for Metro North Allied Health

• Flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases
• Benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of 12.75% and access to generous salary packaging
• Additional entitlements for employees (casual employees excluded) may include sick leave, carer's leave, long service leave, paid parental leave, leave without pay to travel, professional development allowance and leave
• 5% annual leave loading with up to 27.5% for shift workers
• Rewarding career and development opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas
• Value driven organisation which provides a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance

Metro North Health offers a dynamic and progressive environment at the forefront of healthcare, research, and education. With a strong commitment to inclusion, flexibility, and professional development, we provide meaningful opportunities in a workplace that puts people first. You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro North here: https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/careers

Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged and welcomed.