Verified Job
Lab Technician / Pharmacist
SCHN - SCH - Lead Pharmacy Technician - Pharmacy Operations
Lab Technician / Pharmacist
#44213
Remote / WFH
NSW Health
Job Description
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Pharmacy Tech Gde 3
Remuneration: 87343.8 - 90247.53 full time equivalent base salary range (+12% super + 17.5% leave loading and salary packaging)
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ671186
Location: Randwick
Applications Close: Midnight on 25 June 2026
For role related queries or questions contact Long Nguyen on [email protected]
At the Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, every role helps children and young people live their healthiest lives.
As the largest paediatric health service in Australia, we care for thousands of children each year, in hospital and at home. Our people are united by compassion, collaboration and excellence in care.
SCH Pharmacy relocated into a purpose-built, state-of-the-art facility at the end of 2025. The department incorporates automation and robotics across the dispensary, and has on site aseptic, cytotoxic and gene therapy clean rooms. This position is a key final piece in our staffing model that will ensure the department is appropriately resourced to deliver safe, efficient and high-quality pharmacy services across our new facility.
What you'll be doing
The Lead Pharmacy Technician – Pharmacy Operations is responsible for performing an advanced technical role, within the Pharmacy team, providing leadership and oversight of e t dispensary operations to ensure the safe, accurate, and efficient delivery of medicines management services. The position also leads quality improvement initiatives that support optimal patient care and service delivery across the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network (SCHN).
Acting in a supervisory capacity within the Dispensary team and as the second-in-charge to the SCHN Chief Pharmacy Technician, this role contributes to the development of the Pharmacy Technician workforce, promotes full scope of practice, and supports the ongoing enhancement of operational and clinical pharmacy services.
Additional Benefits (where applicable): Flexible work opportunities, Salary packaging and meal entertainment benefits, accrued days off (ADOs), fitness passport, employee assistance program (EAP)
How to Apply:
Click ‘Apply Online’ and submit your application including:
A resume (maximum 5 pages) outlining your experience
Responses to the questions below:
Outline a time you led an operational change initiative in a hospital pharmacy setting. What was the problem you identified, what steps did you take, and what was the outcome for service delivery or patient care?
Outline your approach to leading and developing a pharmacy technician team. How have you balanced staff capability building with the demands of day-to-day dispensary operations?
Child Safe Standards:
SCHN is committed to maintaining a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, in line with NSW Health’s commitment to the Child Safe Standards. We aim to ensure that children and young people feel safe, supported, and included in their care. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and well-being of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse.
Additional Information:
SCHN is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity, recognising that a diverse workforce strengthens our culture and enhances the care we provide to children, young people and their families.
Permanent NSW Health roles require Australian citizenship or permanent residency. Temporary visa holders may be considered where no suitable Australian citizen or permanent resident is identified.
NSW Health vaccination and screening requirements must be met prior to commencement.
This position requires a Working with Children Check (WWCC) issued by the Office of the Children’s Guardian.
Where required, overseas qualifications must be formally assessed by the Department of Education or relevant authority for recognition in Australia.
An Eligibility List may be created for future permanent and temporary full or part time vacancie
Position Classification: Pharmacy Tech Gde 3
Remuneration: 87343.8 - 90247.53 full time equivalent base salary range (+12% super + 17.5% leave loading and salary packaging)
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ671186
Location: Randwick
Applications Close: Midnight on 25 June 2026
For role related queries or questions contact Long Nguyen on [email protected]
At the Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, every role helps children and young people live their healthiest lives.
As the largest paediatric health service in Australia, we care for thousands of children each year, in hospital and at home. Our people are united by compassion, collaboration and excellence in care.
SCH Pharmacy relocated into a purpose-built, state-of-the-art facility at the end of 2025. The department incorporates automation and robotics across the dispensary, and has on site aseptic, cytotoxic and gene therapy clean rooms. This position is a key final piece in our staffing model that will ensure the department is appropriately resourced to deliver safe, efficient and high-quality pharmacy services across our new facility.
What you'll be doing
The Lead Pharmacy Technician – Pharmacy Operations is responsible for performing an advanced technical role, within the Pharmacy team, providing leadership and oversight of e t dispensary operations to ensure the safe, accurate, and efficient delivery of medicines management services. The position also leads quality improvement initiatives that support optimal patient care and service delivery across the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network (SCHN).
Acting in a supervisory capacity within the Dispensary team and as the second-in-charge to the SCHN Chief Pharmacy Technician, this role contributes to the development of the Pharmacy Technician workforce, promotes full scope of practice, and supports the ongoing enhancement of operational and clinical pharmacy services.
Additional Benefits (where applicable): Flexible work opportunities, Salary packaging and meal entertainment benefits, accrued days off (ADOs), fitness passport, employee assistance program (EAP)
How to Apply:
Click ‘Apply Online’ and submit your application including:
A resume (maximum 5 pages) outlining your experience
Responses to the questions below:
Outline a time you led an operational change initiative in a hospital pharmacy setting. What was the problem you identified, what steps did you take, and what was the outcome for service delivery or patient care?
Outline your approach to leading and developing a pharmacy technician team. How have you balanced staff capability building with the demands of day-to-day dispensary operations?
Child Safe Standards:
SCHN is committed to maintaining a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, in line with NSW Health’s commitment to the Child Safe Standards. We aim to ensure that children and young people feel safe, supported, and included in their care. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and well-being of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse.
Additional Information:
SCHN is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity, recognising that a diverse workforce strengthens our culture and enhances the care we provide to children, young people and their families.
Permanent NSW Health roles require Australian citizenship or permanent residency. Temporary visa holders may be considered where no suitable Australian citizen or permanent resident is identified.
NSW Health vaccination and screening requirements must be met prior to commencement.
This position requires a Working with Children Check (WWCC) issued by the Office of the Children’s Guardian.
Where required, overseas qualifications must be formally assessed by the Department of Education or relevant authority for recognition in Australia.
An Eligibility List may be created for future permanent and temporary full or part time vacancie
