Pharmacy Technician - Children's Cancer Services

Royal Children's Hospital; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 39,000 - 52,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary Packaging – Increase your take‑

Professional development

Parkville location

Culture of continuous improvement

Job summary

Royal Children's Hospital is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to join the Children’s Cancer Centre Pharmacy Team on a permanent part-time basis (0.6 EFT) in Melbourne. The role involves dispensing, impresting, stock control, sterile and non-sterile manufacturing (including chemotherapy) and daily oncology operations to support paediatric cancer care.

You will work under oncology pharmacists, ensuring safe, effective, patient-centred medication management for children and young people, with a focus

Qualifications

• Experience as a Pharmacy Technician or experience working within a science or laboratory-based environment.
• Certificate III or IV in Hospital Pharmacy Support (or equivalent), or currently undertaking a recognised Pharmacy Technician qualification.
• Highly developed attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent time management, computer literacy and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver oncology pharmacy services under the supervision and direction of oncology pharmacists.
• Assist with dispensing, impresting, stock control and manufacturing activities, including chemotherapy preparation.
• Maintain accurate documentation, records and data in line with Pharmacy Standard Operating Procedures.
• Support safe, high-quality patient care through effective communication with patients, families and healthcare professionals.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and efficient daily operation of oncology pharmacy services.

Skills

Pharmacy Technician experience

Pharmacy support certificate

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Time management

Computer literacy

Problem solving

Education

Certificate III/IV in Hospital Pharmacy Support

Job description

Pharmacy Technician - Children's Cancer Services

This is a Permanent Part-Time position working 3 days per week (0.6 EFT / 48 hours per fortnight) within the Children's Cancer Centre Pharmacy Team. Thursday and Friday attendance is essential, with one additional weekday to be agreed.

You will support the delivery of specialised paediatric oncology pharmacy services through a range of technical activities including dispensing, impresting, stock control, sterile and non-sterile manufacturing (including chemotherapy), and maintaining efficient day-to-day oncology pharmacy operations. You will work closely with pharmacists and multidisciplinary teams to help ensure safe, effective and patient-centred medication management for children and young people receiving cancer treatment.

Classification for this position will be Grade 2 Pharmacy Technician (TH6) - (Part-Time FTE Base Salary $65,042.12, per annum, pro rata.)

What you’ll achieve:

• Deliver oncology pharmacy services under the supervision and direction of oncology pharmacists.


• Assist with dispensing, impresting, stock control and manufacturing activities, including chemotherapy preparation.


• Maintain accurate documentation, records and data in line with Pharmacy Standard Operating Procedures.


• Support safe, high-quality patient care through effective communication with patients, families and healthcare professionals.


• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and efficient daily operation of oncology pharmacy services.

Your skills and experience

• Experience as a Pharmacy Technician or experience working within a science or laboratory-based environment.


• Certificate III or IV in Hospital Pharmacy Support (or equivalent), or currently undertaking a recognised Pharmacy Technician qualification.


• Highly developed attention to detail and accuracy.


• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams.


• Excellent time management, computer literacy and problem-solving skills.

About the Department

The Pharmacy Department sits within Access and Clinical Operations and provides specialist paediatric pharmacy services to inpatients and outpatients across the hospital. The Children's Cancer Centre Pharmacy Team delivers dedicated oncology pharmacy services, supporting children and young people receiving cancer treatment through safe, effective and innovative medication management delivered in partnership with patients, families and healthcare teams.

What we offer:

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take-home pay!


• Professional development and special events


• Parkville location and close to public transport


• Culture of continuous improvement

Other requirements:

• Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain


• Valid Working with Children Check


• Compliance with RCHs “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedure

The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.

It is a requirement of your employment that you be vaccinated against Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children’s Hospital. Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.

It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children’s Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption,and offers of employment are conditional on successful completion of background checks including reference checks.