Pharmacy Technician Lead - Grade 4

Pharmacy Technician Lead - Grade 4
Senior role opportunity - Open to Grade 3 Pharmacy Technicians
Permanent full-time position
Cabrini Malvern & Brighton


Cabrini offers:

• Attractive salary + 12.5% superannuation
• Tax savings - Salary packaging up to $15,900 tax-free each year, plus $2,650 meal & entertainment card benefits​
• 17.5% annual leave loading
• Discounted Myki passes for staff
• Discounts to hospital services and retail offers
• Professional development opportunities
• Excellent workplace culture in a mission based, values driven organisation

Cabrini’s Pharmacy Department
Cabrini Health Pharmacy Departments are located at Malvern and Brighton and provide a range of patient-centred pharmacy services to Cabrini patients, 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.


Cabrini’s Pharmacy Technician
Cabrini Hospital in Malvern is seeking a experienced Pharmacy Technician Team Leader to join our collaborative pharmacy team. In this leadership position, you will be responsible for overseeing the daily operations of pharmacy technician services across dispensary, distribution, and aseptic compounding. This role plays a key part in ensuring the safe, efficient, and high-quality management and timely delivery of medication services.

The Cabrini values form the base of our mission and are built around what we believe and drive how we act. No day is the same as it offers variety and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact to our patients and the wider community.

What you will bring to the role
Along with enthusiasm to learn, the successful candidate will be highly motivated and have the following key responsibilities:

• Working cooperatively and communicating regularly within the Pharmacy team and broader hospital teams.
• Lead and support a team of Pharmacy Technicians.
• Developing and structuring the training program as well as coordinating education for the Pharmacy Technicians.
• Ensuring the ongoing review and updates of Pharmacy Technicians procedure manual as required.
• Assisting with the manufacture and delivery of sterile, cytotoxic and extemporaneous preparations.

You will have:

• Certificate 4 in Hospital/Health Services Pharmacy Support.
• Minimum 3 years experience in hospital pharmacy.
• Demonstrated leadership ability and willingness to learn.
• Demonstrated team and customer focus.
• Effective communication skills both verbal and written.
• Sound computer skills.
• Well-developed prioritising and organisational skills.
• Ability to be proactive and work well within a team

To view the position description click here

Enquiries to: Director of Pharmacy Amanda Footit on 9508 1880.

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 and COVID-19 (recommended), plus a Working with Children Check (WWCC) may also be requested.