Intern Pharmacist

Advanced Pharmacy Australia; Sale; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

Job summary

Central Gippsland Health in regional Victoria offers a hospital pharmacy intern program with rotations across clinical wards, dispensary, and manufacturing of extemporaneous preparations.

You will gain exposure to stock control, after-hours pharmacy, community placement, and weekly tutorials with a pharmacist; eligibility includes a registrable pharmacy degree and Victorian intern program rounds.

Qualifications

• Registrable pharmacy degree completed or due in 2026.
• Eligibility for Victorian Hospital Pharmacy Intern Program Round 2 (Group 1 or Group 2).

Responsibilities

• Clinical pharmacy rotations including general medical, general surgical, rehabilitation, maternity and paediatrics, critical care and day oncology.
• Dispensary rotation including inpatient, outpatient and discharge prescriptions.
• Manufacturing of extemporaneous preparations.
• Experience in stock control with responsibility for the After-Hours Pharmacy cupboard including daily checks, stock supply, expiry checks and stock rotation.
• Community pharmacy placement.
• Weekly 1:1 tutorials with a pharmacist.

Education

Pharmacy degree (registrable)

Job description

Central Gippsland Health (CGH) is a multi-campus health facility located in regional Victoria that provides acute inpatient, community and residential aged care services. Between the Sale and Maffra campuses, there are approximately 100 beds including critical care, surgical, obstetric, paediatric, general medical and rehabilitation and 80 residential aged care beds. Sale Hospital also provides day oncology and renal dialysis services.

The pharmacy department is based at the Sale campus, from where it provides services to Sale Hospital (the primary place of intern practice), Maffra Hospital and Heyfield Hospital. We have 14 staff consisting of ten pharmacists, four technicians and one intern pharmacist. Providing a broad range of services from a small department requires a flexible structure and strong commitment to working as a team, both within the department and in the multidisciplinary environment.

Sale is close to the Gippsland Lakes, alpine regions and 20 minutes to the beach. The hospital is close to schools, sporting facilities, the town centre and has a thriving Social Club … not to mention free parking!

Details about the Central Gippsland Health and pharmacy department are available here.

Intern program information

At CGH, We Encourage Our Intern To Drive Their Own Learning With The Assistance Of Their Preceptor And All Members Of The Department. Our Intern Has The Sensational Opportunity To Learn From a Close-knit Team Of Pharmacists And Technicians With a Broad Range Of Experience. You Will Gain Exposure To

• Clinical pharmacy rotations including general medical, general surgical, rehabilitation, maternity and paediatrics, critical care and day oncology
• Dispensary rotation including inpatient, outpatient and discharge prescriptions
• Manufacturing of extemporaneous preparations
• Experience in stock control with responsibility for the After-Hours Pharmacy cupboard including daily checks, supply of stock, expiry checks and stock rotation
• Community pharmacy placement
• Weekly 1:1 tutorial with a pharmacist

Further details of the intern program are available here.

Positions available

1 Department of Health funded position is available in Round 2 of the Victorian Hospital Pharmacy Intern Program 2026 (placements in 2027).

Group 1 and group 2 applicants are eligible for Department of Health funded positions in Round 2.

• Group 1: Australian and New Zealand citizens and Australian permanent residents who have completed, or will complete in 2026 a registrable pharmacy degree at a Victorian university
• Group 2: Australian and New Zealand citizens and Australian permanent residents who have completed or will complete in 2026 a registrable pharmacy degree outside Victoria.

Further details about eligibility are available on the AdPha Victorian Hospital Pharmacy Intern Program 2026 website.

Contact

Aleks Florian, Director of Pharmacy

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