Pharmacy Assistant | Slade Pharmacy Geelong, Epworth Hospital

The Opportunity
We are seeking a Pharmacy Assistant to join our supportive and friendly Slade Pharmacy team at Epworth Private Hospital in Geelong. You will be a friendly face as the first point of call for pharmacy customers. This position is a permanent part-time role, working approximately 2-3 weekdays per week, with flexibility around days and hours to suit the successful candidate.

This is a great opportunity to further develop your retail skills in a hospital pharmacy setting. While dispensary experience is highly regarded, it is not essential. For the right candidate, there may be opportunities to gain exposure to dispensary duties in the future.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in the sale of S2 and S3 medicines while displaying an appropriate level of knowledge
• Assist customers with general queries, including liaising with hospital staff
• Replenish stock and assist in maintaining inventory levels both in pharmacy and in the hospital
• Process orders
• Deliver medications to the ward
• Assist the pharmacy teams with other ad hoc pharmaceutical duties

Working Hours
This position is a permanent part-time role, working approximately 2-3 weekdays per week. Days and hours are negotiable and flexibility is available for the successful candidate. Be sure to include your availability when submitting your application.

About You
Previous pharmacy or dispensary experience will be highly regarded. However, we are also keen to hear from applicants who can demonstrate previous experience delivering GREAT customer service, a strong work ethic and a willingness to learn.

Key Requirements:

• Previous experience working in an Australian pharmacy (Highly regarded but not essential)
• Strong customer service skills and a positive attitude (Essential)
• Be committed to providing patient-centred care
• Have experience in retail sales and POS
• Be able to address patient needs with confidentiality, sensitivity and professionalism
• Have a high attention to detail
• The ability to work in a team environment
• Permanent Australian working rights

About Us
Icon Group provides a complete suite of services to support the operation of more than 75 pharmacies across Australia. Icon Group supports Slade and Epic pharmacies specialising in hospital and oncology pharmacy services. This includes regional and metropolitan sites in both public and private hospitals that range from 31 to 900 beds.

The national pharmacy network offers partner hospitals best-practice medication supply and clinical pharmacy services, combined with extensive experience and knowledge of pharmacy governance and quality management practices.

For more information visit https://icongroup.global/en/our-services/pharmacy-services

Our Values

• Purpose, at Pace: We remain focused on continually expanding our cancer treatment services and making them accessible to more people across Australia and internationally.
• Impact, at Scale: We’re Australia’s largest dedicated provider of cancer care, with our global reach growing every day. Here you’ll know your work is making a difference.
• Connection, at Heart: Our work isn’t easy but it’s extremely important. Our secret ingredient is our incredible, connected, and talented people. And their secret ingredient is each other.
• Opportunity, at Hand: We’re continually innovating. We deliver over 2.5 million patient interactions, in over 120 places, across 5 countries. Every week brings changes, growth and new opportunities.

Here are just a few of the benefits available at Icon Group:

• Career-enhancing on-the-job training to assist you in furthering your pharmacy career in a hospital setting.
• Competitive remuneration and structured professional development through our National Career Pathway.
• Valued rewards and recognition program.
• Incredible discounts and cashback on hundreds of brands through our internal Ignite! Application.
• Access to novated lease options via our partner RemServ
• Access to paid parental leave for permanent employees
• Exciting internal opportunities as part of Icon’s expansion

To Apply
Please attach a resume and cover letter showing us why you’d love to join us, and what makes you a great fit for the role.

Icon Group celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace for all employees. We encourage applications from all diverse backgrounds.

Visit https://icongroup.global/en/careers/our-people/stories/ to read the stories of our incredible people.

Pre-employment Health Requirement
Icon is committed to managing the risk of transmission of specified vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs). Certain roles may require the successful candidate to show evidence that they have been vaccinated against or are not susceptible to specified VPDs.