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SalaryAn exciting opportunity exists for a Senior Pharmacy Assistant/Technician to join the Allied Health Services team in Cairns. This is your opportunity to join the dedicated team of professionals at Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service and be part of a world-class, dynamic, and growing health service that embraces technology, excellence in health care, teaching, research and empowering our people to be the best in serving our community.
About us:
We're committed to improving the health and wellbeing of people in Far North Queensland by providing high quality acute health care services. Our values were developed by our staff, patients, and community. They guide our work and actions every day. Our staff are part of the community we serve. We believe that we can improve health outcomes by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of their local Health Services.
About you:
You have knowledge of, or the ability to acquire knowledge of, practices relevant to receipt, handling, storage, picking, packing, dispatch and dispensing of pharmaceutical products. You possess basic mental arithmetic ability and knowledge of, or the ability to acquire, computerised stock control and distribution information systems and can respond to enquiries in a timely manner and establish work priorities and meet deadlines when work priorities conflict.
Your opportunity:
Assist in the provision of safe and effective pharmacy services under the supervision of pharmacists and pharmacy, which support the delivery of an efficient and effective pharmaceutical service to Cairns Hospital and associated facilities.
Your role:
- Perform functions associated with the receipt, handling, storage, picking, packing, dispatch and delivery of stores, in accordance with departmental procedures.
- Perform warehouse functions including replenishing stock on shelves including unpacking original outer onto shelves, ensuring practices of stock rotation to enable shortest "use by" dates are used first.
- Assist with cyclical stock takes for all inventory product groups.
- Ensure stock and storage areas are well maintained and organised, to meet safe working practices.
- Replenish imprest drugs to the wards and clinics according to departmental procedures using iPharmacy and common office application systems including handheld scanning devices.
- Assist with manufacturing of pre-packed medications.
- Input data required for pharmaceutical systems.
As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive competitive remuneration, you will also have access to:
- Generous superannuation
- Salary packaging
- Annual incremental increases
- Career training and development
- Flexible work arrangements
- Wellness programs
Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.
For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.
Why choose Cairns?
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You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Cairns and Hinterland here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland ( https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland )
