About the role

This is a fantastic opportunity for enthusiastic and qualified Pharmacy Technicians to join our Clinical Services team servicing the public and private Mater Hospitals.

We welcome those with previous hospital or community pharmacy experience as well as others with limited experience as on‑the‑job training will be provided to support your transition into hospital pharmacy.

Mater Health Services, South‑East Queensland comprises a unique collection of two public and four private hospitals at South Brisbane, Springfield and Redland caring for over 500,000 patients each year. This includes Mater Mothers’ Hospitals, Queensland’s largest maternity service with more than 10,000 births annually.

Mater Pharmacy services all inpatient and outpatient areas, so this represents a fantastic opportunity to make a positive contribution to the health and well‑being of this community and to contribute to a strong, unified, inter‑professional Clinical Services team at Mater.

You will work in a team with pharmacists, technicians, pharmacy students and other support staff to deliver safe, effective, and high‑quality pharmacy service to optimise outcomes for all patients and customers of Mater.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will be responsible for delivering a consistently high level of pharmacy service to all clinical areas, which will include:

Dispensary duties:

- Assembling and delivering dispensed medications
- Cold chain management of refrigerated and frozen medications
- Customer service and taking payments for discharging patients collecting medications
- Assisting to monitor and maintain appropriate stock levels in the pharmacy
- Answering phone calls from both internal and external customers and patients




- Support pharmacy team with operational and administrative tasks
- Providing responsive customer-focused service

Imprest Service:

- Scheduled restocking of imprest medication to expected levels in a variety of clinical and procedural areas across all our hospitals on a rotational basis
- Efficiently and accurately delivering medications required for patient care by receiving, picking, delivering and putting away stock in a timely and accurate manner
- Management of expiry dates, stock rotation and product availability
- Handling packages up to 12kg
- Providing responsive customer‑focused service
- Training fellow team members in all aspects of the imprest role
- Contributing to review of stock holding and schedules, checking expiry and auditing

Other rotational roles in this team include:

- PBS claim preparation and pharmacy billing
- Dispensing for chemotherapy, assembling pre‑meds, oral drugs and prescription management for Cancer Care areas
- Dispensing, scheduled supply and prescription management for outpatient services including the Mater Infusion Centre and Hospital in the Home

This role is primarily based at South Brisbane with the opportunity to also work at Mater Springfield or Redland from time to time.

About you

- A professional attitude, effective communication skills and a high level of attention to detail




- Passion for customer service and appreciation of the importance of delivering exceptional service every time
- Professional, hardworking attitude and willing to work cooperatively and effectively with all team members
- Completed or be willing to undertake relevant qualifications such as Certificate II or III in Hospital/Community Pharmacy (or equivalent)

Other highly desirable traits:

- Previous relevant work experience
- The flexibility to work additional shifts, including some weekends and public holidays
- The ability to work at all Mater Hospital locations including South Brisbane, Redland and Springfield

Benefits

- Increase your take‑home pay with generous salary packaging options, including meal and entertainment benefits
- Grow your career with access to industry‑leading training and professional development through Mater Education
- Wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Program and on‑site pastoral care teams
- Access a range of health and wellbeing services with a corporate discount on private health insurance
- Exclusive discounts across dining, retail, travel, accommodation (just to name a few)
- Stay active with unlimited access to discounted gyms via the Fitness Passport program
- Convenient, discounted on‑site parking
- Enjoy great food with reduced prices at our campus cafés and coffee spots
- Join Queensland’s Largest and Most Innovative Not‑for‑Profit Healthcare Team

Equal Opportunity Statement

Mater offers a safe, supportive, flexible and inclusive workplace where everyone is valued. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities.

Mater ensures all children have an environment suitable for their safety and wellbeing through proper supervision and safeguarding practices.

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📌 Pharmacy Technician (Brisbane)
🏢 Mater Health Services
📍 Brisbane