Pharmacy Assistant Senior

Queensland Health; Maleny; On-site; AUD 28,000 - 47,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness program

Salary packaging

Career training and development

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Sunshine Coast Health in southeast Queensland is seeking a Pharmacy Assistant Senior for Maleny Soldiers Memorial Hospital Pharmacy Department. The role focuses on high-level inventory and materials management to ensure safe, cost-efficient use of medicines within the hospital.

You will handle procurement, stock monitoring, medicine distribution, and shortage management while supporting compliance with regulatory and quality standards, with a part-time arrangement available.

Qualifications

• High level inventory and materials management expertise.
• Pharmaceutical procurement and stock monitoring.
• Experience with medicine distribution and shortage management.

Responsibilities

• Assist with medication orders and prescription preparation using electronic systems.
• Support electronic medication management systems including automated dispensing.
• Conduct hospital medicines inventory management: ordering, receiving, storage, distribution, stocktake.
• Provide clinical support tasks related to medicines management cycle under supervision.

Job description

Develop your career with Sunshine Coast Health in southeast Queensland which extends through the coastal and hinterland areas from Caloundra in the south and Gympie in the north.

We're excited to welcome a Pharmacy Assistant Senior - Maleny to our Maleny Soldiers Memorial Hospital Pharmacy Department.

This role primarily provides high level inventory and materials management support to ensure the safe, efficient and cost-effective use of medicines within the Maleny Soldiers Memorial Hospital. The position requires a high level of expertise in pharmaceutical procurement, inventory control, stock monitoring, medicine distribution, shortage management and supply chain coordination, while supporting compliance with regulatory and quality standards.

Key responbilities:

• Assist with medication order and prescription preparation including ipharmacy dispensing and use of cancer care and other compounding electronic systems.
• Support the safe and effective operation of electronic medication management systems including automated dispensing systems.
• Conduct inventory management within hospital and health services facilities including ordering, receiving, storage, distribution and stocktake of medicines.
• Provide a defined range of clinical support tasks for patients relating to components of the medicines management cycle, in line with professional standards with appropriate training, supervision and competency assessment.

Remuneration value up to $46 763 p.a, comprising salary rates $38.36 - $41.34 p.h., employer contribution to superannuation (12.75%) and annual leave loading (17.5%) (CA4) (part time position available, 38 hrs p.f.).

Why work for us?

We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance. As a Queensland Health employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases. We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community. We encourage people of all genders, races, ages and abilities to apply for roles within our Health Service.
You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Sunshine Coast here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/sunshinecoast/careers

As a Sunshine Coast Health employee, you will receive competitive remuneration and have access to:

• A wellness program;
• Career training and development; and
• Salary packaging.

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