Role title: Pharmacy Assistant / Pharmacy Technician
Role type: Max term and casual contracts available, to start asap and to go until 30 Sept 2026
Role grade: Pharmacy Assistant Grade 1 or Grade 2, or Pharmacy Technician Grade 1 or 2
Department and location: Pharmacy, Parklea Correctional Centre
Salary: $64,364 - $81,969 + super
Better and fair care. Always.
We are St Vincent’s Health Australia, Australia’s largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care services.
Founded by The Sisters of Charity in 1857, our +30,000 healthcare superheroes operate public and private hospitals, residential aged care, community and virtual care, and outreach programs.
About the role
Join our onsite team at Parklea Prison. Please note these are max term and casual contracts through to 30 September 2026, ahead of the upcoming service transition from St Vincent’s to NSW Justice on 01 October 2026.
Assist with preparing, ordering, and accurately dispensing medications, including witnessing OTP administration.
Coordinate patient release medication supplies and manage incoming pharmacy deliveries.
Maintain pharmacy equipment and stores, including critical monitoring tasks like documenting fridge temperatures.
About you
Qualification in a relevant field recognised by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia or Certificate III or IV issued by a Registered Training Organisation in Hospital and Community Pharmacy or equivalent experience
Experience of dispensing of pharmaceuticals in a hospital or community pharmacy setting
Demonstrated knowledge of legislative requirements relating to pharmaceuticals
Why work at St Vincent’s?
Join us on our mission to provide care to all, including the most at-risk people in our community
Discounted access to many gyms for you and your family with Fitness Passport
Access to discounted private health insurance with Medibank
Access to a government salary sacrifice program. Make a proportion of your salary tax-free
Committed to financial support for educational development, scholarship programs, paid study leave
About Parklea
In this role you will be based at Parklea Correctional Centre.
A major Sydney prison with capacity for 1,800 male patients
Our team of clinical & non-clinical employees provide high quality & compassionate care to the inmates
A dynamic place where our people tend to learn a lot & diversify their skills & healthcare experience
Employees receive additional environmental allowances based on position
Onsite free parking, a café, gym, and changing room facilities
Sponsorship / work rights for Australia
Please note, visa sponsorship is not available for this position. For this role you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or have an Australia visa that grants you the work rights necessary for the role.
Pre-employment checks
Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role-required pre-employment checks, including relevant immunisations.
Equal opportunity
We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.
As part of our commitment to reconciliation we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply and join us in delivering care that heals body, mind, spirit and community.
How to apply
The closing date for applications is 12 July 2026.
Please submit your resume. A cover letter is welcome but not required.
Respectfully, this role is not open to recruitment agencies.
At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
For further information, visit https /www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au
View Reconciliation Action Plan
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
