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Your new role:

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Pharmacy Assistant Senior to join our Cancer Services Pharmacy team at the Princess Alexandra Hospital. In this pivotal role, you will provide senior assistant support to pharmacists, contributing to the safe, efficient, and effective delivery of medicines management services for cancer patients.

• Perform senior pharmacy assistant duties, including medicine supply, stock control, and quality improvement activities.
• Support pharmacists with clinical trial management, PBS/Efficient Funding of Chemotherapy (EFC) processes, and cancer therapy compounding.
• Operate and maintain advanced electronic medication management and automated dispensing systems.
• Provide training, mentoring, and supervision to pharmacy staff, ensuring high-quality service delivery.

About you:

You will be an organised, proactive, and collaborative professional with advanced knowledge of pharmacy operations, particularly in cancer services. You will demonstrate a commitment to patient care, continuous learning, and service excellence.

• Hold a Certificate IV in Hospital/Health Services Pharmacy Support (HLT47115) or equivalent, including the Maintain Pharmaceutical Imprest Stock module.
• Possess strong technical knowledge of medicine dispensing, inventory management, and compounding procedures in line with professional standards.
• Demonstrate advanced organisational, communication, and teamwork skills to operate effectively in a multidisciplinary environment.
• Have a customer-focused approach with a proven ability to deliver accurate, high-quality work in a fast-paced healthcare setting.

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What we can offer you:

• We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
• We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
• We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

About us:

The Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) is a tertiary health care centre providing care in most major adult specialties. We provide world class health care to Brisbane City's southern suburbs across emergency, medical, mental health and surgical services, including liver and kidney transplant.

We are nationally recognised for our expertise in trauma management and organ transplants and are one of Australia's leading academic and research health centres. The PAH as a major medical research precinct hosts Australia's most advanced medical research facility, the Translational Research Institute (TRI) as well as a new Clinical Research Facility for the discoveries made at TRI to be trialed in a safe clinical environment.

We're expanding our hospital to make sure everyone gets the care they need. We're adding more beds, modernising our buildings, and improving our spaces to treat kidney and cancer patients with all new services and facilities planned to open by 2027.

Princess Alexandra Hospital, a place of countless opportunities to learn and grow your career!

We are Metro South Health:

We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands, and the Scenic Rim operating five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty, and state-wide healthcare services.

We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring. We save lives, change lives, and make the world a better place. We are part of and proud of the community we serve.

We are better together.

Further information

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

Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.

Documents

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

• MS08654083 Role Description (PDF, 576KB)
  Role Description
  
  Application essentials - things you need to know (PDF, 691KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF, 978KB)
  Information Package for Applicants