Pharmacy Student - Slade Pharmacy, Mater Private Hospital Townsville

Pharmacy QLD - Other Contract or Temp Slade Pharmacy

Key Points

• Casual position available at Slade Pharmacy, located in Mater Private Hospital Townsville, Pimlico Campus.
• Kick-start your pharmacy career with Australia’s largest integrated cancer care provider.
• Gain valuable clinical pharmacy experience in a hospital setting.
• Join a growing organisation with great benefits, dedicated training courses, structured career progression under our National Careers Pathway initiative, and endless opportunities to grow and progress your career.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Pharmacy Student to join our team at Slade Pharmacy, Mater Private Hospital Townsville in Pimlico. This is an exciting opportunity to partner with healthcare professionals, gain invaluable hospital experience, and deliver optimum patient-centred care and pharmacy operations.

• Build Your Future in Clinical Pharmacy - This is your chance to gain valuable hospital pharmacy experience and develop essential clinical skills, positioning you for a rewarding career in clinical pharmacy.
• Fast-Track Your Career with Us - Position yourself for future Internship Pharmacist opportunities within our expansive hospital pharmacy network across Australia. Build a strong foundation for your pharmacy career and open doors to exciting possibilities in clinical and hospital pharmacy.

About The Role

Key Responsibilities

• Dispensing medications
• Counselling patients on over-the-counter medicines
• Learn to mix cancer therapies in a drug safety cabinet or using a closed-system safety device
• Assist with customer and clinic queries
• Provide administrative duties and support
• Process orders and manage inventory

Shift Information

Approximately a 3-hour shift 03:00pm – 06:00pm shift once a week, with the aim of transitioning into a weekend casual role once fully trained.

Site Information

Mater Private Hospital, Townsville (Pimlico) is a 200-bed leading contemporary medical facility, including a dedicated Women’s and Children’s Units, an Emergency Department, and the largest private cardiac presence north of Brisbane.

About You

Essential Requirements

• Current enrolment in pharmacy studies at a recognised Australian University
• Be able to address client needs with confidentiality, sensitivity and professionalism
• The ability to work autonomously and in a team environment
• Australian working rights

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Dispensing experience in an Australian based hospital or community pharmacy

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 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 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.

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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.