Hospital Pharmacy Intern – Full‑Time Training

SA Health; Townsville City; On-site; AUD 74,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Relocation support

Professional development

Annual leave

Health and fitness benefits

Employee assistance program

Regional incentive payment

Job summary

SA Health is offering the Statewide Intern Program at Berri Hospital for pharmacy graduates. You will work under supervision to prepare prescriptions, compound medications, counsel patients and gain registration experience with AHPRA.

You will rotate through SA Pharmacy services, engage in quality improvement, and may spend four weeks at another SA Pharmacy site during the 12-month internship. A rewarding start to your pharmacy career.

Qualifications

• Clear written and verbal communication skills; ability to work collaboratively with patients, pharmacy colleagues and other health professionals.
• Good organisational skills, initiative and adaptability, with the ability to dispense accurately and analyse drug therapy information under supervision.
• Knowledge of medicines, pharmacology, therapeutic use and adverse effects; awareness of medicines information resources and safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Assist with preparing prescriptions for inpatients, outpatients and patients leaving hospital.
• Compound pharmaceutical products and counsel patients; provide medicines information.
• Develop practice across pharmacy services under supervision and participate in intern training program; potential 4-week elective at another SA Pharmacy site.

Skills

Communication skills

Pharmacy knowledge

Team collaboration

Dispensing accuracy

Education

Pharmacy degree or diploma

APEC stage 1 / provisional registration with AHPRA

Job description

SA Health is offering the Statewide Intern Program at Berri Hospital for pharmacy graduates. You will work under supervision to prepare prescriptions, compound medications, counsel patients and gain registration experience with AHPRA.

You will rotate through SA Pharmacy services, engage in quality improvement, and may spend four weeks at another SA Pharmacy site during the 12-month internship. A rewarding start to your pharmacy career.