Job Description

Senior Pharmacy Technician - Grade 3

Permanent Full Time position

Cabrini Malvern

We’re building for the better!

By 2036, more than 150,000 patients will look to us for healthcare every year.

At Cabrini Health we champion community, compassion and career fulfilment. Our teams are united by the shared purpose of making a meaningful contribution to exceptional, patient-centred care in well- resourced, world class facilities that inspire you to perform at your best and continuously grow professionally.

Cabrini’s Pharmacy Department

Cabrini Health Pharmacy Departments provide a range of patient-centred pharmacy services including clinical pharmacy, dispensing, procurement, aseptic and cytotoxic compounding, and clinical trial management. We advocate the Quality Use of Medications which involved the safe, appropriate, effective, and cost-effective use of medications across the continuum of care.

How you will make an impact

The Senior Pharmacy Technician (Grade 3) supports our pharmacists by assisting with the preparation and dispensing of medications and contributing to the day-to-day delivery of pharmacy services. The role is Monday to Friday with occasional weekend shifts, working between Cabrini Malvern and Cabrini Brighton.

Key responsibilities

• Manage pharmacy inventory and stock control, including receipting, invoicing, stock rotation, expiry checking, drug returns, high-cost medication applications, and ensuring safe storage of medicines.

• Maintain quality, safety and compliance by participating in audits, quality improvement initiatives, policy and procedure development, documentation, microbiological testing, and adherence to privacy and regulatory requirements.

• Oversee specialised pharmacy services, including PBS management, sterile and cytotoxic compounding support, clean room monitoring, Schedule 8 and 11 documentation, and maintenance of equipment and environmental standards.

• Foster effective communication and teamwork by collaborating with pharmacists and multidisciplinary staff, maintaining professional standards, attending meetings, and ensuring compliance with Cabrini Health policies, procedures, and values.

• Assisting in the supervision, training/mentoring of other Pharmacy Technicians

What we’re looking for

Seeking a skilled Senior Pharmacist Technician with a minimum of three years’ experience, and in a hospital setting is desirable.

You will have

• Certificate IV in Hospital/Health Services Pharmacy Support.

• Competency in either PBS management / manufacturing / clinician trials or drug utilisation.

• Aseptic and Cytotoxic manufacturing experience (an advantage)

• Well-developed computer and communication skills

• The ability to work well within a team environment with sound prioritising and organisational skills.

• Ability to maintain excellent levels of customer service.

Cabrini Offers

• Tax savings - increase your take-home pay with Salary Packaging up to $18,850 per annum

• Attractive remuneration with guaranteed annual increases + 13% superannuation & 17.5% annual leave loading

• Access to a range of staff benefits including retail offers, discounted hospital services and savings on eligible private health fund services

• Located close to public transport with discounted Myki Commuter Club

• Excellent workplace culture in a mission-based, values driven healthcare organisation

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Enquiries to: Shreejana Maharjan, Pharmacy Technician Team Leader - 9508 1471

Does this sound like your new role? Bring your skills and enthusiasm to Cabrini Health and help optimise the patient experience and health outcomes for our community.

Cabrini Health acknowledges the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is core to our mission.

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.

Working for Cabrini

Cabrini Health is a Catholic, private, for-purpose health service located in Melbourne’s southeast. Inspired by the mission and ethic of care of the Cabrini Sisters, providing quality, compassionate care to our community for more than 75 years.

There is something special about Cabrini Health. Our highly skilled staff and specialists incorporate clinical research, innovative models of care and state-of-the-art technology to deliver the best possible care and outcomes for our patients. We demonstrate our mission to serve our community through outreach programs that support asylum seekers, provide healthcare in rural communities and in underdeveloped countries.

Our size, reputation and growth strategy ensure genuine opportunities for our people to learn, grow and realise potential.

Our values: Compassion - Integrity - Courage - Respect

MANDATORY FOR ALL NEW STAFF TO CABRINI

Employment with Cabrini Health will be based on satisfactory background checks such as professional references, National Police Check, vaccinations for annual Influenza plus a Working with Children Check (WWCC) may also be requested. Vaccination for COVID-19 is highly recommended.