Be Part of Advanced Pharmacy Services at Princess Alexandra Hospital

Join the Pharmacy Department at Princess Alexandra Hospital and play an important role in supporting the safe, efficient and effective delivery of medicines management services. Working alongside Pharmacists and multidisciplinary healthcare teams, you'll contribute to patient care through dispensing, inventory management, medication distribution and quality improvement activities in a technologically advanced hospital environment. This role is temporary full-time for 12 months.

Job details

Your new role:

As a Pharmacy Assistant, you will support Pharmacists in delivering high-quality medicines management services that contribute to safe and effective patient care. Working within a collaborative hospital environment, you will assist with dispensing, distribution, inventory management and medication supply activities while ensuring compliance with legislation, professional standards and workplace procedures. Key Responsibilities:

• Assist Pharmacists with the preparation, dispensing and supply of medicines.
• Support medication distribution, stock control and inventory management activities.
• Maintain accurate pharmacy records and utilise patient and medicines information systems.
• Assist with controlled drug management, stock counts and compliance requirements.

About you:

You are a motivated and detail-oriented pharmacy professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced healthcare environment. You are committed to delivering safe, high-quality services and thrive as part of a collaborative team focused on patient care. What You'll Bring:

• Strong knowledge of medicines, pharmacy terminology and dispensing processes.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Confidence using technology and pharmacy information systems.
• Effective communication and teamwork skills, with a commitment to providing respectful and inclusive service.

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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.

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

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.

• Application essentials - things you need to know (PDF)
  
  MS06684791 Role Description (PDF)
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF)