Welcome to St John of God Health Care
St John of God Health Care is one of the largest private providers of health care services in Australia, employing more than 16,000 employees (caregivers). We operate 26 hospitals and services comprising more than 3,300 hospital beds, including home nursing, disability services and social outreach programs.

St John of God Ballarat Hospital is one of Victoria's largest regional private hospitals and offers an extensive range of acute services for the community. While the hospital has existed since the early 19000s, the facility has continually been expanded to ensure modern services, and equipment are available to meet the needs of the community.

Your role at St John of God Ballarat Hospital
We are seeking applications for a Pharmacy Technician to join our Pharmacy team at Ballarat on a permanent full-time basis.

The Pharmacy Technician assists in the provision of pharmacy services to patients, external organisations, and other hospital caregivers by providing technical support to pharmacists.

The Position

• Under supervision of a pharmacist, aid with dispensing of medication, manufacture of extemporaneous items, collation of prescriptions and preparation of claim data.
• Pharmacy and Ward Inventory Management - ordering drugs from suppliers, preparation and maintenance of imprest lists, and management of the imprest ordering and delivery to wards.
• Preparation of drug pre-packs for use in the Emergency Department
• Maintenance and daily review of the After Hours Drug System
• Support for the Oncology Pharmacists with compilation of orders, receipt and unpacking of deliveries and supply to the ward, dispensing oncology prescriptions.
• Pharmacy Reception duties - interactions with Ward staff, Doctors and patients in person and by phone, receipt and unpacking of goods inwards.

Successful applicants will hold a Certificate 3 Hospital Community Pharmacy Assistant or equivalent, excellent computer and data entry skills and a strong attention to detail.

Above all, patient care will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.

We can offer you

• Salary: $55,261 to $56,925 plus 11.5% Superannuation
• Permanent full-time, working 38 hours per week
• Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:
• Novated leasing
• work related expenses
• self-education and
• additional superannuation
• A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programs
• Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance

For all enquiries contact Katherine John, Director of Pharmacy on 0426 218 642.

Applications close: June 24th

At St John of God Health Care, we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse, ensuring their safety and well-being.

Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community.