Intern Pharmacist

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

Statewide Clinical Support Services, CALHN

• 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

• 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:

• 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: 956237

Enquiries to:

Telephone: [phone]***

Email:

Application Closing Date

11:55 pm 20th of November 2026

Attachments

956237 - RD for SA Pharmacy AHP1 Intern Pharmacist .pdf

Be careful - Don’t provide your bank or credit card details when applying for jobs. Don't transfer any money or complete suspicious online surveys. If you see something suspicious, report this job ad .