Pharmacy Assistant Senior (Cancer Care)

Develop your career with Sunshine Coast Health in southeast Queensland which extends through the coastal and hinterland areas from Caloundra in the south and Gympie in the north.

We're excited to welcome a Pharmacy Assistant Senior – Cancer Care to our Pharmacy Department.

This role primarily provides high level clinical and operational pharmacy support to the Cancer Care Service, ensuring the safe, efficient and timely management of medicines across the patient care continuum. Working collaboratively with pharmacists, multidisciplinary teams, patients and community healthcare providers, the position undertakes medication reconciliation activities, preparation of medication orders and discharge supplies, dispensing, inventory management, and maintenance of clinical documentation and electronic medication systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform all duties of the Pharmacy Assistant.
• Assist with medication order and prescription preparation including ipharmacy dispensing and use of cancer care and other compounding electronic systems.
• Support the safe and effective operation of electronic medication management systems including automated dispensing systems.
• Conduct inventory management within hospital and health services facilities including ordering, receiving, storage, distribution and stocktake of medicines.

Remuneration value up to $37 410 p.a, comprising salary rates $38.36 - $41.35 p.h., employer contribution to superannuation (12.75%) and annual leave loading (17.5%) (CA4) (permanent part time position 30.4 hrs p.f.). Applications will remain current for 12 months. Please note: only applications from candidates will be accepted (applications that may result in an agency fee will not be considered).

Why work for us?

We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance. As a Queensland Health employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases. We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community. We encourage people of all genders, races, ages and abilities to apply for roles within our Health Service.
You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Sunshine Coast here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/sunshinecoast/careers

As a Sunshine Coast Health employee, you will receive competitive remuneration and have access to:

• A wellness program;
• Generous superannuation;
• Flexible work arrangements;
• Career training and development; and
• Salary packaging.

Check out the latest updates here:

https://www.sunshinecoast.health.qld.gov.au/