Pharmacy Store Person

Austin Health; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 52,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Austin Health is seeking a Pharmacy Store Person to assist in receiving pharmaceuticals from suppliers, processing requisitions, and distributing meds and IV fluids. You will help with expiry checks and inventory/logistics across Austin Health’s campuses, contributing to safe and efficient medicines handling.

You will join a team focused on high-quality patient care, with opportunities to learn new tasks, use initiative, and work independently in a supportive hospital environment.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills and commitment to patient care.
• Warehousing experience and ability to perform routine tasks.
• Willingness to work as part of a pharmacy department team and lift 5–10 kg.

Responsibilities

• Receive pharmaceuticals from suppliers, process requisitions, and distribute pharmaceuticals and intravenous fluids.
• Perform expiry date checking and assist in inventory and logistics management.
• Support pharmacy operations across multiple campuses.

Job description

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About the Pharmacy Department

The Pharmacy Department sits within the Division of the Chief Medical Officer and provides comprehensive high-quality care to Austin Health patients and supports other members of the healthcare team in all aspects of medicines management. The department consists of a skilled team of pharmacists, technicians and support staff working across all three campuses of Austin Health to ensure patients receive excellent care

About the role

The pharmacy store person, under the guidance and supervision of the Pharmacy Store Manager, will participate in all activities of the pharmacy store. The major responsibilities of this position are: receiving pharmaceuticals from suppliers, processing requisitions, distributing pharmaceuticals and intravenous fluids, performing expiry date checking and assisting in inventory and logistics management.

About you

You will be someone who has excellent communication skills, with a strong commitment to excellence in patient care. You’ll bring energy and drive to your work, and have a keen interest indeveloping your skillset.

To be successful in this role you’ll bring with you:

• Customer focus approach to work and service quality
• Warehousing experience
• Willingness to work effectively as a pharmacy department team member
• Willingness to perform routine, repetitive tasks
• Ability to lift 5 to 10 kg
• Willing to learn new tasks and use initiative
• Careful attention to detail at all times
• Organised approach to workflow
• Proven ability to work independently
• Basic computer skills

Desirable but not essential:

• Previous hospital pharmacy experience
• Experience with Microsoft 365 and Merlin software systems
• Experience in a similar role
• Possess a Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) or a certificate of equivalency

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation.
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.
• Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options.
• Mentoring and career development opportunities.

Work with us!

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards.If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager:Jennifer Rivera, Deputy Director Pharmacy (Operations) at ***************@austin.org.au