Advance Your Pharmacy Career While Making a Real Difference
An exciting opportunity exists for an Advanced Scope Pharmacy Assistant – Education and Training to join the Pharmacy Department at Logan–Beaudesert Hospitals, working temporary part-time (25.5 hours per fortnight) to support advanced clinical pharmacy services and workforce education under pharmacist supervision.
Your new role:
In this role, you will contribute to high-quality patient care by providing advanced pharmacy assistant services and supporting education and training initiatives across the pharmacy team, with responsibilities including:
* Delivering a defined range of advanced pharmacy services for patients with complex conditions under pharmacist delegation
* Providing education to patients on medication use and medication aids
* Supporting, mentoring and supervising less experienced and new pharmacy assistants
* Coordinating and contributing to pharmacy education and training activities in collaboration with clinical educators
* Participating in quality improvement activities and promoting patient safety and service excellence
* Working as part of a multidisciplinary team and liaising with internal and external healthcare providers
* Supporting medication supply and repeat medication services for long-term patients as appropriate
About you:
You will be a motivated and experienced pharmacy assistant who brings advanced knowledge, strong communication skills and a commitment to quality care, with:
* Demonstrated advanced pharmacy knowledge, including medical terminology, medication use and healthcare systems
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to supervise, mentor and work effectively within a team
* Experience contributing to education, training or quality improvement activities under pharmacist guidance
* A patient-focused approach and ability to support people with varying levels of health literacy
* Certificate IV in Hospital/Health Services Pharmacy Support (or equivalent), including the HLTPA001 module
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What we can offer you:
* Exposure to advanced scope pharmacy assistant practice in a complex clinical environment
* Ongoing learning, development and mentoring opportunities
* Flexible working arrangements to support work–life balance
* You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.
About us:
Logan Hospital:
Logan Hospital is the major health centre for one of the fastest growing areas in Queensland. We offer a range of services, including medical, rehabilitation, maternity, surgical and paediatric care.
We offer our staff and students extensive support and training in most medical specialties. As a teaching hospital, we help train future health care professionals and participate in research through strong partnerships with Queensland's leading medical schools, universities, and TAFE Queensland.
Our services will continue to grow as we build bigger and better facilities to support the community. By 2027, we'll have more beds and 5 more birthing suites as part of the Logan Hospital expansion.
INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE
Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.
We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.
We are better together.