Pharmacy Technician

Central Adelaide Local Health Network

Statewide – SA Pharmacy

• Salary: AHA3- $72,753 – $77,536 p.a. (pro-rata) + Superannuation & Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Location:  Noarlunga Centre, SA Pharmacy SALHN
• Part time (15 hours per week), temporary until 02 January 2029

About the role

The Southern Adelaide Local Health Network (SALHN) has recently launched a new, purpose-built Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit (MHRU) at Noarlunga Hospital (NH). This is a unique opportunity to be part of a new service and team, helping to shape the future of mental health care in the community. MHRU is a state-of-the-art facility designed to provide a supportive and recovery-oriented environment for consumers with high and complex needs. This role also provides an exciting opportunity to coordinate the management of clozapine across all SALHN sites, forming an integral part of the Pharmacy and multidisciplinary teams.

As a Senior Pharmacy Technician, you’ll bring advanced technical expertise to support a comprehensive, safe and efficient pharmacy service. Working with limited direction, you’ll contribute across clinical support, dispensing and distribution, pharmaceutical packaging, inventory management and the preparation or manufacture of pharmaceuticals. You’ll also help organise daily workloads, monitor quality and support the delivery of cost-effective medication services that achieve the best outcomes for patients.

You’ll play an important role in supporting and developing others, assisting with the supervision and orientation of pharmacy assistants, students and other staff. Working closely with Pharmacists, Pharmacy Assistants, medical and nursing staff and other health professionals, you’ll share your knowledge, provide training and help maintain high standards across daily pharmacy activities. This is an opportunity to use your experience, initiative and leadership skills to make a meaningful contribution to patient care.

About You

Bring your extensive hospital pharmacy experience, technical expertise and leadership skills to a role where your knowledge can support safe, accurate and high-quality pharmacy services.

• Relevant Certificate IV or above, with extensive hospital pharmacy experience
• Demonstrated competence across two or more pharmacy practice areas
• Strong leadership, teaching, coaching and team supervision skills
• Excellent accuracy, organisation and communication skills, with sound knowledge of pharmacy practice, production and dispensing

About us

Statewide Clinical Support Services (SCSS) is a unique public healthcare organisation that serves health consumers and provides specialist clinical services to the health system in South Australia. SCSS encompasses BreastScreen SA, SA Dental, SA Medical Imaging, SA Pathology, and SA Pharmacy. Come and work with us to improve the health and well-being of South Australians, across all age groups and at any time of their life or health need.

What we offer

• Salary Benefits: Enjoy flexible salary packaging options, including up to $9,010 each FBT year for living expenses (such as mortgage, rent, utilities and groceries) plus an additional $2,650 for meal and entertainment expenses.
• Annual Leave: Enjoy paid recreation leave for essential rejuvenation, with leave loading applied.
• Health and Fitness Benefits: Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program for you and your family, plus an annual voluntary flu vaccination to support your wellbeing.
• Employee Assistance Program: Confidential counselling and support services for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program.

Diversity and inclusion:

Statewide supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. 

Application Information:

• Please refer to the role description for essential educational/vocational qualifications that may be required.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and compliant Immunisation screening as indicated in the role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Please note that unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies or third parties will not be accepted for this position. 

Job ref: 948313

Enquiries to:

Samantha Higham

Telephone: 08 •••• •980

Email: Samantha.higham@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

11:55 pm Tuesday, 8th September 2026

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