Intern Pharmacist

SA Health; Berri; Hybrid; AUD 74,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Annual leave

Relocation support

Health and fitness benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Regional incentive payment

Job summary

Statewide Clinical Support Services, based at Berri Hospital, is offering the SA Pharmacy Statewide Intern Program 2027 for an Intern Pharmacist. You will work under supervision with registered pharmacists to deliver safe pharmaceutical care and progress towards AHPRA registration.

The program runs January to December 2027, 1.0 FTE (37.5 hours/week), with a salary band of AHP1 $73,710 to $89,981 p.a., plus superannuation and salary packaging.

Qualifications

• Pharmacy degree or diploma from an accredited school, or completion of stage 1 of the APEC registration with provisional eligibility under AHPRA.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills; ability to work with patients and health professionals.
• Good organisational skills, initiative and adaptability; ability to dispense accurately and interpret drug information under supervision.
• Knowledge of medicines, pharmacology, therapeutic use, adverse effects, and relevant legislation.

Responsibilities

• Prepare prescriptions for inpatients, outpatients and discharge; assist with compounding.
• Counsel patients and provide medicines information; support safe pharmaceutical care.
• Work with a preceptor to develop practice and participate in intern training activities.
• Potentially spend time at another SA Pharmacy site for a 4-week elective during the 12 months.

Skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Education

Pharmacy degree or diploma; provisional AHPRA eligibility

Job description

Statewide Clinical Support Services, CALHN

Intern Pharmacist, SA Pharmacy Statewide Intern Program 2027

• SA Pharmacy
• Location: Berri Hospital, Berri SA 5343
• Salary: AHP1 – $73,710 to $89,981 p.a. + superannuation and salary packaging
• Full-time term contract, 1.0 FTE, 37.5 hours per week
• January 2027 to December 2027

About the role

Begin your pharmacy career as part of the SA Pharmacy Statewide Intern Program, based at Berri Hospital, where you will put your university learning into practice through a comprehensive, supervised intern training program. Working alongside registered pharmacists and other health professionals, you will build the skills and confidence to deliver safe, effective pharmaceutical care while working towards the registration requirements of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

You will assist with preparing prescriptions for inpatients, outpatients and patients leaving hospital, compounding pharmaceutical products, counselling patients and providing medicines information. With regular guidance and feedback from your preceptor and supervisors, you will develop your practice across pharmacy services, contribute to quality improvement and connect with other SA Pharmacy interns through an accredited Intern Training Program. This includes opportunity to spend time at another SA Pharmacy site for a 4 week elective during this 12 months.

About You

You are ready to learn, welcome feedback and bring a careful, patient-focused approach to your work. You will have:

• A pharmacy degree or diploma from an accredited School of Pharmacy, or completion of stage 1 of the APEC registration process in Australia, and provisional registration or eligibility for provisional registration with AHPRA.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with patients, pharmacy colleagues and other health professionals.
• Good organisational skills, initiative and adaptability, with the ability to dispense accurately, analyse drug therapy information and present it clearly under supervision.
• Knowledge of medicines, including their pharmacology, therapeutic use and adverse effects, relevant pharmacy and controlled substances legislation, medicines information resources and workplace health and safety requirements.

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.
• Relocation Support: Up to $10,000 reimbursement of approved relocation expenses for transitioning to SCSS, for eligible applicants. Further information can be found here.
• Professional Development: Opportunity to apply for reimbursement of eligible professional development activities, and access to dedicated leave for ongoing learning.
• 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.
• Regional Incentive Payment: Up to $3,530 extra per year for this MMM5 location, subject to eligibility under the Allied Health Professionals, Assistants and Psychologists Enterprise Agreement 2025, for up to five years.

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

• 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.

Job ref: 956237

Enquiries to

Rebecca Burns, Regional Lead Pharmacist

Telephone: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Application Closing Date

11:55 pm 20th of November 2026

Attachments

956237 - RD for SA Pharmacy AHP1 Intern Pharmacist .pdf

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