Key Points:

• Permanent part-time position at one of Melbourne’s largest pharmacies
• Unique retail pharmacy located within Epworth Private Hospital
• Provide extensive patient care including IVF, health checks and discharge counselling
• Expanding company with endless opportunities to support your pharmacy career
• Work for a growing company with career opportunities and great company benefits

The Opportunity:
We have permanent part-time opportunity available at our large pharmacy in Richmond. We are seeking pharmacists who are eager to get out from behind the counter and truly engage with patients. You will gain the opportunity to support several reputable and major IVF clinics.

This is a truly unique retail pharmacy role based at the entrance to Victoria’s largest private hospital. This pharmacy is at the front end of our hospital pharmacy process delivering professional pharmacy services to both discharged patients and the public.

You will be trained in the fertility realm and in turn, provide the best support for our patients and our clinics. There are always opportunities to expand your knowledge and skill set as we have satellite pharmacies within the clinics which are operated by our diversified team of pharmacists.

What makes this role unique is that, in addition to our large retail footprint and our IVF and fertility services, we are embedded in the Epworth Hospital where our pharmacists can deeply engage with patients to provide discharge medication counselling.

The Hours:
This is a permanent part-time position working Saturdays from 8:00am to 4:00pm, and Sundays from 8:00am to 5:00pm.

Key responsibilities:

• Dispense and supply medication and pharmacy products
• Provide education and training to our fertility patients
• Prepare and counsel patients on their discharge medications
• Actively participate in communicating with stakeholders (IVF clinics, Doctors, Nurses)
• Monitor the accuracy of prescriptions dispensed by pharmacy technicians
• Provide various professional services
• Counsel patients, carers and associated employees

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  

Here’s why our people choose us:  

• 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.

Who are we looking for?
You’ll:

• Be a current AHPRA registered pharmacist with previous dispensing experience in an Australian based pharmacy.
• Have availability to work the specified hours on one or both weekend days.
• Have strong knowledge of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).
• Have time management, communication and teamwork skills.
• Be flexible and adaptable working with a diverse team.
• Embrace change and commit to learning.
• Value attention to detail and able to work autonomously.

Excited to join us?  
At Icon Group, we are so proud of our passionate, dedicated people and the amazing work they do. Apply Now to join us and help change lives. Because you belong with a team that genuinely cares.  

Visit https://icongroup.global/en/careers/our-people/stories/ to read the stories of our incredible people. 

Here are just a few of the benefits available at Icon Group:  

• Career-enhancing training to assist you in furthering your pharmacy career in a hospital setting.
• Competitive remuneration and structured professional development through our National Career Pathway.
• Valued rewards and recognition program.
• Incredible discounts and cashback on hundreds of brands through our internal Ignite! Application.
• Access to novated lease options via our partner RemServ
• Access to paid parental leave for permanent employees
• Exciting internal opportunities as part of Icon’s expansion 

Icon Group celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace for all employees. We encourage applications from all diverse backgrounds.  

Pre-employment 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.