Job Description
Agency Department of Health Work unit Custodial Care
Job title Pharmacy Technician Designation Technician 2
Job type Full time Duration Ongoing
Salary $72,985 - $82,299 Location Darwin, Palmerston
Position number 51440 RTF 359778 Closing 08/11/2026
Contact Karl Staben at
[email protected]
About the agency http://www.health.nt.gov.au/
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=359778
APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR
TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS.
Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity
The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates
people with disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process or
job, please discuss this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the merit process, go
to the OCPE website.
Primary objective
Assists in the provision of comprehensive pharmacy services through the dispensing and distribution of medications. This may
include bulk distribution of pharmaceuticals, inventory management, purchasing, and technical training of staff and organisation of
daily workloads.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Assist pharmacists in dispensing prescriptions and dose administration aid preparation
2. Assist with the coordination of prescriptions, medication lists and medicines between the contracted pharmacies, prisons and
outside agencies under the direction of a pharmacist, including site visits when required.
3. Co-ordinate inventory management within the work unit, and purchase medicines in accordance with the Northern Territory
Procurement Act.
4. Undertake distribution of pharmaceuticals and answer non-clinical questions relating to medication supply, storage and
availability.
5. Conduct medicine related stock rotation, monitor expiry dates,
discard medications on approval, receive supplies under
supervision, and coordinate stocktakes.
6. Respond to and advise on routine non-clinical enquiries regarding the supply, storage, and availability of medicines, and other
product stocks.
7. Contribute to afterhours roster as required
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Certificate III in Hospital or Health Services Pharmacy Support or ability to obtain within 18 months, or relevant experience
2. Ability to perform stock distribution duties secure manual handling practices for items up to 12 kilograms.
3. Demonstrated ability to use office computer programs, databases and applications for stock management, record management
and electronic communication.
4. Demonstrated effective verbal, written and telephone communication skills with an ability to interact effectively with people
from diverse cultures and backgrounds.
5. Strong literacy and numeracy and understanding of the units of metric measurement with ability to apply these in the pharmacy
context.
6. Understanding of legislation, regulations and standards related to medicines, poisons and therapeutic goods
7. Knowledge of medicines storage standards and hospital stock control, ordering, inventory management and control systems
8. Experience in procurement, inventory management and stock storage and transport
9. A Northern Territory C Class Drivers Licence or equivalent.
Desirable
1. Experience working in a pharmacy environment including dispensing, compounding and medicines storage.
Further information
Positions may be subject to pre-employment checks such as immunisation requirements, working with children clearance notice
and criminal history checks. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant criminal history.
For immunisation requirements - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances) or Category B (indirect contact with
blood or body substances), check with contact person for requirements.
📌 Pharmacy Technician (Darwin)
🏢 Department Of Health
📍 Darwin