Are you passionate about pharmacy and making a difference in patient care? Darling Downs Health is looking for a Pharmacy Assistant to join our team at Toowoomba Hospital. In this varied and rewarding role, you'll support pharmacists in providing clinical services, assist with medication management, and help ensure patient safety. You'll gain experience across specialties, collaborate with a supportive team, and have the opportunity to grow in a role that directly impacts the health and wellbeing of our community.

Job details

What your day will look like….

In this role, you'll be at the heart of a busy and diverse pharmacy team, assisting with the preparation and dispensing of medications, while ensuring stock levels and inventory are maintained across hospital departments. You'll support the pharmacists in clinical tasks and provide a critical role in medication management and distribution. Whether you're preparing sterile products, assisting in the repackaging of pharmaceuticals, or coordinating inventory, your work will be vital to patient care. You'll also have opportunities to engage in training and mentoring of other pharmacy support staff and contribute to the continuous improvement of our services. No two days will be the same, and you'll enjoy the variety and challenge that comes with working in a hospital setting, where your contributions directly support patient safety and health outcomes.

Let's talk about you!

Our ideal candidate will be someone who can inspire the following:

• Compassion – you will engage with others and demonstrate empathy, care, kindness, support and understanding.
• Integrity – you are open, honest, approachable, equitable and consistent in everything we do.
• Dignity – you treat others with respect, display reasonableness and take pride in what you do.
• Innovation – you embrace change and strive to know more, learn more and do better.
• Courage – you respectfully question for clarity and have the strength and confidence to Speak Up.

Why Us?

Darling Downs Health's (DDH) region is a large geographic area covering approximately 90,000 square kilometres across Southeast Queensland. We are one of the largest employers in the region, with a diverse team of more than 6,000 staff. We deliver frontline health services across our 30 facilities and care for nearly 300,000 people, support the birth of almost 3,000 babies and perform more than 15,000 breastscreens.

We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas throughout our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work culture that values and respects diversity in the workplace. We also believe that all our employees should be treated fairly, with dignity and with respect.  DDH is committed to providing a safe, secure, supportive, and inclusive workplace.

Benefits!

• Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements
• A diverse work culture
• Career development
• Professional development opportunities
• Education opportunities, Study and Research
• Paid parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Discounted Private Health Insurance                     
• Fitness Passport
• Work-Life Balance, Variety and Flexibility
• Generous Salary Sacrificing

Next step….

Applicants are to apply online and supply the requested documentation.

Find out more about us!

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Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

For more information about Darling Downs Health, please go to www.health.qld.gov.au/darlingdowns

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• DD2411605034 Role Description (PDF, 319KB)
  Role Description
  
  Candidate Application Guide (PDF, 198KB)
  Information Package for Applicants