Key Points:

• Join the team at Slade Pharmacy’s flagship Richmond site, servicing the largest private hospital in Australia.
• Gain hands-on experience in diverse pharmacy settings, including retail, clinical, and oncology pharmacy services.
• Get your foot in the door at Australia’s leading hospital and community pharmacy chain!

The Opportunity:
Are you ready to kickstart your pharmacy career? Join the dynamic team at Slade Pharmacy's flagship store, located at the front of Epworth Richmond Hospital; Australia's largest private hospital. Our state-of-the-art pharmacy offers both hospital and community pharmacy services, including a cutting-edge compounding site.

As a pharmacy student, you will have the chance to bridge the gap between theory and practice. This is a perfect opportunity for you to develop a great foundation of knowledge regarding general pharmacy medications, whilst experiencing the full spectrum of pharmacy services, all at one site. We can offer you the best of both worlds, from retail to multidisciplinary hospital care, you’ll have the chance to specialise in clinical pharmacy, oncology pharmacy, and compounding.

We have hours available throughout the entire week, from weekdays to weekends, with a variety of shifts during the day, as well as afternoons/evenings. We are happy to offer flexibility for the right applicant, so please be sure to outline your availability when submitting your application.

In this role, you’ll:

• Deliver high-level pharmacy services to hospital staff, patients, and customers.
• Work alongside our pharmacists, gaining hands-on experience as you transition from a pharmacy assistant to a pharmacy technician / student pharmacist.
• Dispense and supply medications for hospital, oncology, and IVF patients.
• Assist with inventory management, including imprest tasks and medication delivery in hospital wards.
• Provide health-related guidance, including product recommendations such as vitamins, pain medications, and general health advice, addressing patients' day-to-day needs.
• Support customers during their IVF journey by providing knowledge and assistance with IVF medications.
• Learn from our in-store beauty advisor to expand your knowledge of health and wellness products.
• Complete data entry of patient-specific information and assist with patient account enquiries.
• Liaise with hospital staff and assist the pharmacy team with administrative and record-keeping duties.

Who are we looking for?

• Passionate about making a positive impact on patients' lives.
• Strong time management, communication, and teamwork skills.
• Proficient in using FRED dispense and familiar with the PBS.
• Customer-focused with a solid understanding of Point-of-Sale Systems.

Essential Criteria:

• Be currently enrolled as a 1st or 2nd year university pharmacy student.
• Experience in an Australian pharmacy setting is required.
• Be sure to include a video cover letter in which you address the following question: "Why did you choose to study pharmacy, and what experiences do you hope to gain by working with our team?"

About Us:
Icon Group provides a complete suite of services to support the operation of more than 75 pharmacies across Australia. Icon Group supports Slade and Epic pharmacies specialising in hospital and oncology pharmacy services. This includes regional and metropolitan sites in both public and private hospitals that range from 31 to 900 beds.

The national pharmacy network offers partner hospitals best-practice medication supply and clinical pharmacy services, combined with extensive experience and knowledge of pharmacy governance and quality management practices.

For more information visit https://icongroup.global/en/our-services/pharmacy-services

Our Values:

• Purpose, at Pace: We remain focused on continually expanding our cancer treatment services and making them accessible to more people across Australia and internationally.
• Impact, at Scale: We’re Australia’s largest dedicated provider of cancer care, with our global reach growing every day. Here you’ll know your work is making a difference.
• Connection, at Heart: Our work isn’t easy but it’s extremely important. Our secret ingredient is our incredible, connected, and talented people. And their secret ingredient is each other.
• Opportunity, at Hand: We’re continually innovating. We deliver over 2.5 million patient interactions, in over 120 places, across 5 countries. Every week brings changes, growth and new opportunities.

Put simply, At Icon. You Can

To Apply:
Kindly submit your application by directly responding to the advertisement. Be sure to include your resume and a video cover letter in which you address the following question: "Why did you choose to study pharmacy, and what experiences do you hope to gain by working with our team?"

Icon Group celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace for all employees. We encourage applications from all diverse backgrounds. Visit https://icongroup.global/en/careers/our-people/stories/ to read the stories of our incredible people.

Health Requirement
Icon is committed to managing the risk of transmission of specified vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs). Certain roles may require the successful candidate to show evidence that they have been vaccinated against or are not susceptible to specified VPDs.