Key Points
- Employment: Permanent, full-time.
- Location: Slade Pharmacy network across the Greater Brisbane area.
- Eligibility: Current driver’s licence, roadworthy vehicle and AHPRA registration as a Pharmacist.
- Additional Benefits: Travel allowances and accommodation provided where applicable.
- Who Should Apply: Intern Pharmacists awaiting registration next year, newly registered and Community Pharmacists.
The Opportunity
If you love variety, travel, and flexibility in your career, this could be the perfect role for you. As a Reliever Pharmacist, you’ll have the unique opportunity to visit and work in multiple locations within our network, gaining experience in diverse environments and specialties. This is a chance to combine your career with adventure, stepping into a role that offers something new every day.
This is an incredibly rewarding, exciting and career-enhancing opportunity to gain highly sought after hospital pharmacy experience. But don’t just take our word for it. Here’s just some of the wonderful things our current Travelling/Reliever pharmacist Jodie Wilson has to say about her experience in the role:
“One of the main things that I love about being a reliever pharmacist, is that it allows me to combine my love of travel, with my passion for pharmacy and truly making a meaningful difference in patients’ lives. I enjoy the variety of working with different teams in different locations, it keeps things fresh and exciting – no two days are the same. Working as a reliever pharmacist has exposed me to many different clinical areas in hospital pharmacy, where I’ve developed the type of knowledge and experience that I would not have gained otherwise.”
– Jodie Wilson, Reliever Pharmacist Brisbane
About the Role
You will regularly travel to various locations within Greater Brisbane and won’t be tied to one location. When not on assignment, your primary base will be at Slade Pharmacy in St. Vincent’s Northside. On occasion, you may be called on to provide coverage in regional Queensland, including stunning locations like Townsville and the Sunshine Coast.
Specific travel benefits and incentives:
- Incentive Allowance – This is a fixed allowance on top of the base salary
- Mileage Allowance – Be compensated for petrol costs and depreciation of when using your personal vehicle for work purposes. TOIL and additional mileage allowances are provided for further travel.
- Overnight Allowance – On occasions where work takes you away for more than a day.
This role also provides you with the opportunity to significantly diversify your career, as you will be exposed to a variety of multidisciplinary services, including oncology, clinical, and community. With the support of our collaborative teams, you will receive the right training and support to succeed.
Key responsibilities:
- Conduct medication chart reviews and medication reconciliation.
- Dispense and supply medication and pharmacy products.
- Coordinate patient medication requirements for inpatient stay, day infusions and discharge.
- Develop and maintain professional relationships with key stakeholders to ensure excellent customer service to clients and patients.
- Support patients, carers, hospital staff and associated employees.
- Educate and advise staff and customers on health promotion, disease prevention, drug selection and the proper use of medicines.
If you’re interested in the role but concerned about travel to Chermside, don't worry! Most of your assignments will be outside of North Brisbane.
About You
You are a versatile Pharmacist who thrives in new environments and enjoys travel. Your strong communication skills and ability to adapt make you a great fit for this unique and varied role. Intern Pharmacists awaiting registration next year, newly registered and Community Pharmacists are encouraged to apply as full training will be provided.
Essential requirements
- Current AHPRA registration with no restrictions on practice.
- Current drivers licence and roadworthy vehicle for regular travel.
- Permanent Australian working rights.
Bonus points for
- Experience in locum or reliever Pharmacist roles.
- Hospital pharmacy experience.
Hospital experience is beneficial but not required, as structured training provided for you to succeed in the role.
Amazing Benefits You Will Enjoy
- 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: Supporting you both personally and professionally
About Slade Pharmacy
Established as a family business in 1965, Slade Pharmacy is underpinned by 60 years’ of pharmacy experience. Slade delivers pharmacy services and best clinical practice through a hospital and oncology pharmacy governance framework.
As part of Icon Group, Slade Pharmacy employs more than 1,100 pharmacists, technicians and support staff. Slade has more than 70 pharmacies across Australia and is dedicated to quality patient care delivered by an experienced team alongside longstanding partnerships with large private hospital groups.
For more information visit https://sladepharmacy.com.au/
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.
To Apply
Please attach a resume and cover letter showing us why you’d love to join us, and what makes you a great fit for the role. 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.
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.