Key Highlights:
- Permanent full-time Pharmacist at Slade Health, Mt Waverley
- Develop skills in both Quality and Oncology; build your career in Compounding and Cancer Care
- This role is centred around product assessment; where the products are specific to the patients themselves, quality assurance and release of product to the market
- Ideal for community pharmacists wishing to diversify their pharmacy career; Newly registered pharmacists are also invited to apply
- Work Monday to Thursday 1:54pm to 10:00pm, Friday 12:54pm to 9:00pm with competitive rates and penalties applying
This is a unique opportunity for a registered pharmacist to take the next step in their career by joining our dedicated Quality team at Slade Health’s compounding facility in Mount Waverley. As a Quality Pharmacist, you’ll play a critical role in ensuring the safety, efficacy, and integrity of aseptically compounded medicines, including life-saving oncology treatments and clinical trial products.
Working closely with our experienced Quality Pharmacist Supervisor and the wider Operations team, you’ll be responsible for performing quality reviews, approving final product release, and supporting continuous quality improvement initiatives. This role is ideal for pharmacists looking to transition away from a traditional community setting and contribute to patient outcomes from a behind-the-scenes environment. You’ll be trained and supported as you develop a deep understanding of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), sterile compounding standards, and the quality assurance processes that underpin the manufacture of critical medicines.
This full-time position is offered on an evening shift basis, working Monday to Thursday from 1:54pm–10:00pm, and Friday from 12:54pm–9:00pm, totalling 76 hours per fortnight. Competitive rates and penalty loadings apply.
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform product release for a wide range of sterile compounded medications, including chemotherapy and antibiotics
- Ensure all products meet strict quality standards and align with product specifications and GMP documentation
- Support the development, review, and update of Pharmaceutical Quality System (PQS) documentation
- Investigate and report deviations, incidents, complaints, and non-conformances
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to uphold and enhance quality assurance standards
- Maintain accurate and timely records within electronic PQS systems
About You
We are seeking a self-motivated pharmacist who is keen to contribute to patient care in a back of house environment. With previous experience working in an Australian based pharmacy, you will have high attention to detail and the ability to manage a high-volume workload and competing priorities.
Key Requirements:
- Relevant Tertiary qualification in Pharmacy
- Current AHPRA registration as Pharmacist in Australia
- Team orientated attitude, a focus on delivering exceptional service and care to patients
- High attention to detail and a passion for building on your clinical skills and knowledge
- Strong problem solving and decision-making skills
- Ability to manage your own workload with good communication skills to effectively liaise with a wide range of health professionals
- Hospital or oncology experience is not required as training will be provided
About Us
Slade Health is an innovative and diverse provider of pharmacy and sterile compounding services. For over 50 years, Slade has delivered specialised pharmacy support, including the preparation of sterile compounded medications for hospital patients.
As a national sterile compounding service provider, Slade Health operates TGA-licensed manufacturing facilities across Queensland, Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia, and Auckland (NZ). Our facilities produce aseptically compounded pharmaceutical products, including chemotherapy drugs, total parenteral nutrition, and analgesics.
Slade Health is a proud part of Icon Group, Australia’s largest integrated provider of cancer care, with a growing presence in New Zealand, Asia, and the United Kingdom. This connection strengthens our commitment to delivering high-quality, patient-focused care across an expanding international network.
Incredible benefits available at Icon Group
- Dedicated hands-on training to elevate your career and ensure a smooth transition into quality pharmacy
- Access to Novated Lease Options: Pay for your car, rego, insurance, fuel, and servicing with pre-tax earnings – potentially saving you thousands!
- Rewards Portal: Discounts and cash-back on experiences, travel, dining & shopping.
- Fitness Passport Program: Gain unlimited access and great value across an extensive choice of fitness facilities.
- Employee Assistance Program: Access confidential external counselling and support services. Talk about work, money, family and everything in between with extensively trained professionals.
- Development Pathways: We love hearing how we can help you thrive in your career! Set individual goals with leaders across the business and we’ll help you grow with us.
- Online Courses: Free access to an abundance of online courses in both clinical and non-clinical categories.
- Paid Parental Leave and Purchasable Annual Leave (for permanent employees): Supporting you both personally and professionally.
Ready to make a difference?
At Icon Group, we celebrate the dedication of our people and the positive difference they make. Join us and discover a workplace where you belong, and where your work truly matters. Apply now and be part of something meaningful.
Icon Group celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace for all employees. We encourage applications from all diverse backgrounds.
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.