Senior Pharmacy Technician - Medicines Supply (508339L1)

The Team:

The Medicines Supply Team at the Royal Hobart Hospital plays a vital role in ensuring the safe, timely, and efficient distribution of medications throughout Tasmania’s largest public hospital.

We pride ourselves on fostering a collaborative, respectful, and inclusive team environment where every member is valued for their contribution. Our pharmacy team collaborate closely with medical, nursing and allied health teams to deliver exceptional, patient-centred, medicine-related care. With patient safety and professional development at the heart of our ethos, we are committed to fostering a culture of excellence and continuous learning.

We are committed to the ongoing development of our pharmacy technician workforce and have been working to establish long term career pathways for everyone in our organisation.  We strive to make the pharmacy workplace a positive environment for colleagues, and we want to bring people into our team who demonstrate care, compassion and respect.

The Role:

The Senior Pharmacy Technician - Medicines Supply supports the Manager – Medicines Supply and is responsible for ensuring an efficient and high-quality medicines supply service and providing leadership to Pharmacy Technicians and Stores Officers working in the Medicines Supply area. This includes:

• Coordinating and rostering pharmacy technicians and stores officers.

• Train and assess staff to ensure performance is at an appropriate standard.
• Undertaking purchasing and inventory management duties.
• Working with other Senior Pharmacy Technicians across the State to ensure a consistent performance management approach is taken
• Undertaking the operational duties of the Medicines Supply Manager in their absence.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.

Why Tasmania:

The Department of Health Tasmania oversees various hospitals across the state, including the Royal Hobart Hospital, Launceston General Hospital, Northwest Regional Hospital, and Mersey Community Hospital, as well as district hospitals and ambulance services. Additionally, it provides community health, mental health, and primary healthcare services to the Tasmanian community through more than 300 sites.

Tasmania, Australia's only island state, offers unparalleled natural beauty and a luxurious lifestyle. Pursuing your health career in Tasmania’s public health system means building strong connections with colleagues and patients. It also means embracing a lifestyle where you can enjoy extraordinary experiences outside of work while making a significant impact on the community during work.

Details of appointment:

Permanent full time, day worker position, working 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible.

*notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant.

Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time, part time, and casual vacancies.

Salary: $81,915 to $94,263 per annum. Our Employer 11.5% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.

• Salary range is in accordance with Public Sector Unions Wages Agreement 2022

Salary Packaging:

You’ll have access to salary package a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other benefits if eligible.

More information about our Employee Benefits can be found here

Eligibility:

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria.

• Possess or be actively enrolled in Certificate III or IV in Health Services Assistance (Hospital and Community Health Pharmacy Assistance) from a recognised education institution; or

• Possess or be actively enrolled in Certificate III or IV in Hospital/Health Services Pharmacy Support from a recognised educational institution; or

• An Associate Diploma from a recognised educational institution, or an equivalent qualification, that is relevant to the work of a pharmacy technician.

*Registration/licences that are essential requirements of this role must remain current and valid at all times whilst employed in this role and the status of these may be checked at any time during employment. It is the employee’s responsibility to ensure that registration/licences remain current and to advise the Employer if their circumstances change. This includes notifying the Emp