Pharmacy Technician - Pharmacy Services

at  Monash Health

Job Requisition ID: 3481
Legal Entity: Monash Health
Location:Clayton, VIC, AU, 3168
Employment Type: Full Time and / or Part Time
Posting Date: 20 Jan 2025

ABOUT US

More than 500 of us work in our Pharmacy Team, providing Clinical, Operational and Quality pharmacy services to patients in our hospitals and community settings. We are a diverse group of professionals, focused on achieving the best outcomes and experiences for our community.

ABOUT YOU

Hospital pharmacy technicians have a range of backgrounds and experiences. You might be:

• an experienced community Pharmacy Technician looking for a new career path
• an experienced hospital Pharmacy Technician excited to join our team
• a recent Science or Biomedical Graduate keen to get some experience in a hospital setting

We are unable to consider current pharmacy students for these roles as the workload of your course limits the availability that we require.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We’re seeking motivated Pharmacy Technicians to join our high performing clinical and operational teams in a supportive environment. As a Pharmacy Technician, you will work as part of our Pharmacy Team to provide Pharmacy services across our network.
Working in Victoria’s largest Hospital Pharmacy Department, you will have the opportunity enhance your knowledge and skills through a broad range of rotations in different practice areas and locations including the Victorian Heart Hospital. We invite our staff to express their preferences for which sites and roles they would like to be rostered to (we are able to accommodate most staff preferences).

As a Pharmacy Technician your responsibilities may include:

• Inpatient medication supply – work closely with the clinical Pharmacy teams to manage and distribute medicines from the Pharmacy department to wards/clinical areas for inpatient use
• Dispensary – assist with dispensing prescriptions, maintaining stock levels within the dispensary, interacting with patients and processing patient payments
• Procurement – coordinate ordering, receipt, storage and quality management of medicines and supplies within the Pharmacy department
• Aseptic preparation and compounding – assist with compounding of products and quality assurance activities (after successful completion of appropriate training and credentialing)
• Other specialised areas – PBS management, clinical trials, clinical support
• During your first few months you may be required to deliver IV fluids when require