Pharmacy Assistant Senior - Clinical Unit

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 - Clinical Unit Based Pharmacy Assistant (CUBPA) to our Pharmacy Department.

This role will primarily provide high level support to pharmacists on the clinical units that use Clinical Unit Based Pharmacy Assistant services, preparing inpatient medication orders, admission histories, discharge medication records and enter allergy documentation across relevant platforms within scope of practice. The role also contributes to a range of technical and operational pharmacy support activities, including medicine dispensing and distribution, inventory management, maintenance of medicines information systems, and quality improvement activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• 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.
• Provide a defined range of clinical support tasks for patient relating to components of the medicines management cycle, in line with professional standards with appropriate training, supervision and competency assessment.

Remuneration value up to $93,527 p.a., comprising salary between $76,076 - $81,972 p.a., employer contribution to superannuation (12.75%) and annual leave loading (17.5%) (CA4) (Fixed Term Temporary position available for 12 months). 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/