$78,255.32 per year incl 10% Seniors Allowance

Northern Health is a major public health service in Melbourne’s rapidly growing outer north, delivering acute, maternity, sub-acute, mental health, specialist, community and home-based care across six main campuses. Our values are Safe, Kind and Together.

About the Role

Join the Pharmacy Department as Team Leader for a recent state of the art compounding suite opening in early 2027. Partner with the Senior Pharmacist – Compounding Services to build workflows, lead technicians and deliver safe, compliant aseptic production across Northern Health.

Duties

Lead day-to-day compounding suite operations and technician workflow.

Develop SOPs, local guidelines and quality controls.

Supervise, train and assess pharmacy staff competency.

Monitor cleanroom environments, PPE and aseptic practice.

Drive audits, KPIs and continuous service improvement.

Skills & Experience

Certificate IV in Health (Hospital Pharmacy Technician) or equivalent.

Qualified technician with 5+ years’ experience, including 3+ years aseptic production.

Experience supervising, training and developing pharmacy technicians.

Knowledge of PIC/S GMP, USP compounding and cleanroom testing.

Flexible for after-hours, on-call and multi-campus work.

Culture

People enjoy working at Northern Health because they are part of a safe, kind and collaborative public health service. Shape a new service, improve patient care and mentor the next generation of pharmacy technicians.

Permanent full-time role, 80 hours per fortnight

Monthly accrued day off (ADO)

Five weeks annual leave





TH14 Pharmacy Technician Grade 4 + 10% Seniors Allowance

Salary packaging upto $12,000 tax saving on your annual pay

Help build a new compounding service from the ground up

Lead workflow, training and quality improvements

Work alongside the Senior Pharmacist – Compounding Services

Northern Health is one of Victoria’s largest public health services, providing acute, maternity, sub-acute, mental health, specialist, community and home-based care across Melbourne’s rapidly growing northern region. Serving a diverse population of over 728,000 people across multiple hospital and community sites, it employs more than 8,000 staff and has annual revenue exceeding $900 million. Guided by its Strategic Plan 2025–29, Northern Health is committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred, recovery-focused care while meeting the increasing health needs of one of Victoria’s fastest-growing and most culturally diverse communities.

Northern Health is one of Victoria’s largest public health services, providing acute, maternity, sub-acute, mental health, specialist, community and home-based care across Melbourne’s rapidly growing northern region. Serving a diverse population of over 728,000 people across multiple hospital and community sites, it employs more than 8,000 staff and has annual revenue exceeding $900 million. Guided by its Strategic Plan 2025–29, Northern Health is committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred, recovery-focused care while meeting the increasing health needs of one of Victoria’s fastest-growing and most culturally diverse communities.

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📌 Senior Pharmacy Technician Team Leader – Compounding (Melbourne)
🏢 Northern Health
📍 Melbourne