The Team:

The Launceston General Hospital is Tasmania’s second largest hospital providing inpatient and ambulatory services to Launceston and surrounding areas. The hospital is a clinical teaching and research centre. As part of the pharmacy team, you will work closely with other healthcare professionals to focus on delivering excellence in healthcare to achieve improved outcomes for our consumers, our workforce, and the Tasmanian community.

The Role:

Pharmacy Technicians in Statewide Hospital Pharmacy work in a rotational capacity and participate in activities such as medication dispensing, ward-based medication supply, medication compounding, PBS claiming, inventory management and drug distribution.

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.

You will need to:

Dispense medications:

• Prepare medication orders for authorisation by a pharmacist.
• Dispense the full range of medications to inpatients and outpatients of the hospital, in accordance with all legislative and policy requirements, and where applicable the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) requirements.
• Enter and maintain patient information in computer systems, for example allergies.

Compound a range of pharmacy products:

• Work in accordance with applicable standards for good compounding practice.
• Coordinate the ordering and receipt of products from external suppliers.
• Undertake batch manufacturing and prepacking.

Compile the PBS claim:

• Compile prescriptions into the required format for claiming.
• Check prescriptions for compliance with PBS requirements and rectify where possible non-compliant prescriptions.
• Review rejected prescriptions and take steps to rectify the problem.

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

Details of appointment: General Stream, Band 3

Multiple positions available. Fixed term full time and part time, day worker positions, working up to 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible until 22 November 2025.

*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: $73,811 to $79,779 per annum (Pro rata). Our Employer 11.5% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.

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

Benefits available to eligible candidates (Delete if not applicable):

• Professional development and accelerated pathways.
• A range of leave entitlements, including study leave and Professional Development Support.
• Fitness Passport – You, and your family can access 40+ fitness facilities across Tasmania for just $13.95 per week per person, or $25.95 for a family.

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 Associated Diploma from a recognised educational institution, or an equivalent qualification, that is relevant to the work of a Pharmacy Technician.

Note: - Please refer to the Application Guide for more information of pre-employment check.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

We encourage you to review the Statement of Duties, Applicant Guide, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and application guidance.

Statement of Duties:

• Generic Pharmacy Technician (Statewide) Band 3 (Oct 2023) CSU.docx

Application Guide:

• Department of Health - Applicant Guide Sep 2024.docx

How to apply:

Apply Online. Please click the "Apply" button on this screen to ensure that important questions about you are answered.

You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application detailing your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties. A separate statement addressing the selection criteria in the Statement of Duties is not required.

For more information:

Applicants who require further information are encouraged to contact the Contact person for detailed information about the vacancy.

Name: Fiona Lockwood
Position: Pharmacy Support Officer
Phone number: (03) 6777 6733
Email address: [email protected]

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