Job Description

Pharmacy Technician Team Leader

Fixed Term Full Time 12-month maternity leave cover

Cabrini Health | 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.

About the role

Cabrini Health is seeking an experienced and motivated Pharmacy Technician Team Leader to join our Pharmacy Department. Working under the direction of the Pharmacy Leadership Team, you will play a key role in leading daily operations, developing staff capability and ensuring the safe, efficient preparation and dispensing of medications in line with legislative requirements, professional standards and Cabrini's Mission, Vision and Values.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead, supervise and support the Pharmacy Technician team, fostering a positive, collaborative and high-performing culture.

• Coordinate technician rostering, workforce planning, training, education and professional development.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, implement new processes and contribute to quality and operational excellence.

• Oversee the safe and efficient preparation, dispensing and delivery of medications, including sterile, cytotoxic and extemporaneous products, under pharmacist supervision.

• Support the management of high-cost medicines, pharmacy inventory and key operational activities, including stock control, PBS processing and documentation.

• Coordinate microbiological testing and monitoring within the Aseptic Compounding Suite (ACS) and ensure compliance with legislative, quality and organisational standards.

What we’re looking for

• Certificate IV in Hospital/Health Services Pharmacy Support.

• Minimum two years' experience in a hospital pharmacy setting.

• Demonstrated leadership or supervisory experience.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

• Excellent organisational and time management skills.

• The ability to prioritise competing demands in a busy clinical environment.

• A strong customer service focus.

• Initiative, flexibility and a commitment to continuous improvement.

• A commitment to safe medication practices and quality patient care.

Why join Cabrini?

You’ll be part of a values-driven organisation committed to delivering exceptional patient care, where we offer:

• Salary Packaging up to $18,850 per year tax free to increase your take-home pay

• Attractive hourly rates plus 13% superannuation, 17.5% annual leave loading

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

• Opportunities for career growth and professional development

• Hospital located close to public transport with discounted Myki Commuter fares

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Enquiries to Shreejana Maharjan, Pharmacy Technician Team Leader on 03 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.