Key Details
- Employment type: permanent, full-time
- Location: Home base at Slade Pharmacy Northside, located within St. Vincent’s Private Hospital Northside.
- Travel: Frequent travel throughout Queensland, including overnight assignments, is an expected part of this role.
- Who we’re looking for: Pharmacy Technicians with at least 1 year of experience in dispensary. Valid driver’s licence and roadworthy vehicle required.
The Opportunity
If you love variety, travel, and flexibility in your career, this could be the perfect role for you. 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.
At Slade Pharmacy, what we do matters to more people every day. Every role here holds a strong contribution to the care provided and when you choose a career with Icon Oncology Group, you help change lives for the better.
To read the stories of our incredible people, visit: https://icongroup.global/en/careers/our-people/stories/
About the Role
As a Reliever Pharmacy Technician, you won’t be tied to one location. Your primary base will be at Slade Pharmacy Northside, but you’ll regularly travel to various locations in Brisbane and beyond, with opportunities to provide coverage in stunning locations like Townsville, Hervey Bay, Lismore, and the Sunshine Coast.
Your duties may vary depending on the site that you are covering, however, some of the key responsibilities will include:
- Rotational coverage: This is a frequent travel role, where you will work at different pharmacy sites to cover sick leave, planned leave, and peak periods, with rotational benefits for extended travel.
- Support in multiple environments: From retail/community pharmacy to inpatient wards, outpatient care and oncology units. You will provide crucial support in dispensing, medication reconciliation, and patient medication management, ensuring continuity of care across diverse patient populations.
Specific travel benefits and incentives include:
- Incentive allowance: This is a fixed allowance on top of the base salary
- Mileage allowance: Be compensated for petrol costs and depreciation 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.
About You
You are a flexible, experienced Pharmacy Technician 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.
Essential requirements:
- Australian working rights, valid for at least 12-months from date of employment.
- A minimum of 1 year of dispensing experience in an Australian based hospital or community pharmacy.
- A current driver’s licence and access to a roadworthy car for regular travel.
Benefits You’ll Enjoy
- Access to Novated Lease Options: Pay for your car, rego, insurance, fuel, and servicing with pre-tax earnings,
- 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.
- Paid Parental Leave and Purchasable Annual Leave: Supporting you both personally and professionally.
About Us
Icon Oncology Group provides a complete suite of services to support the operation of more than 75 pharmacies across Australia. The 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
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.
Pre-Employment Health Requirement
Icon Oncology Group 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.