Pharmacist Student

Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service; Toowoomba Regional; On-site; AUD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Flexible work arrangements

Professional development funding

Career pathways

EAP & health benefits

Job summary

Darling Downs Health in Toowoomba is seeking a Pharmacy Student to gain hands-on experience in a hospital pharmacy environment and build clinical skills alongside experienced professionals. You will contribute to safe, effective medication management and patient care across the region.

As a Pharmacy Student, you’ll work with pharmacists and multidisciplinary teams, develop practical skills, maintain records, and participate in learning opportunities with supervision and feedback to support your

Qualifications

• Current enrolment in a recognised Pharmacy degree leading to pharmacist qualification.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with patients and healthcare teams.
• Commitment to learning, professional development and delivering high-quality service.

Responsibilities

• Support safe medication supply and management to help patients receive timely, appropriate treatment.
• Build trusted relationships with patients, carers and healthcare teams through clear and professional communication.
• Develop clinical capability through supervised practice, learning opportunities and constructive feedback.
• Maintain accurate records and contribute to efficient pharmacy services that support quality patient care.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Curiosity

Education

Pharmacy degree (enrolled)

Job description

Launch your pharmacy career with Darling Downs Health in Toowoomba. As a Pharmacist Student, you'll gain hand-on experience in a hospital pharmacy environment, build your clinical skills alongside experienced professionals, and contribute to safe, effective medication management that supports better outcomes for patients across the region.

What Your Day Could Look Like

As a Pharmacist Student, you'll help deliver safe and effective pharmacy services that support patients throughout their healthcare journey. Working alongside experienced pharmacists and multidisciplinary teams, you'll build practical skills, strengthen your clinical knowledge, and contribute to high-quality care across a busy hospital environment.

Every Day, You'll Contribute By

• Supporting safe medication supply and management to help patients receive timely, appropriate treatment.
• Building trusted relationships with patients, carers and healthcare teams through clear and professional communication.
• Developing your clinical capability through supervised practice, learning opportunities and constructive feedback.
• Maintaining accurate records and contributing to efficient pharmacy services that support quality patient care.

Let’s talk about you!

You’re someone who combines curiosity with care and is excited to grow your pharmacy career in a supportive health service. You bring compassion in your interactions, integrity in your work, and the confidence to learn from new experiences. You'll take pride in helping ensure medicines are used safely and effectively while contributing to better outcomes for patients and the broader community.

Here’s What Will Help You Thrive In This Role

• Current enrolment in a recognised Pharmacy degree leading to pharmacist qualification.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with patients and healthcare teams.
• A commitment to learning, professional development and delivering high-quality service.
• Well-developed organisation skills, attention to detail and the ability to work collaboratively.

You’ll stand out from the crowd if you have previous healthcare experience and/or exposure to a hospital pharmacy environment.

Most importantly, we’re looking for someone who is passionate about patient care, eager to learn, and ready to make a positive impact through Compassion, Integrity, Dignity, Innovation and Courage.

Why Join Darling Downs Health?

At Darling Downs Health, we care for over 300,000 people across our expansive region. No matter where you live in our region, from Taroom in the north to Texas in the south, our purpose is to ensure accessible and sustainable care. It’s complex, challenging work that makes a real difference – and the career possibilities are endless.

Whether you’re a doctor, nurse, allied health professional, facilities team member, or administrator, you’ll see your impact firsthand. Here, you’ll find opportunities that simply don’t exist elsewhere: the chance to lead initiatives, develop specialties, and embrace responsibilities that would take years to access in larger health services.

Darling Downs Health is where you can step up sooner, grow faster, and help shape the future of care across our region.

Your career at Darling Downs Health also comes with meaningful rewards:

• Maximise your take-home pay with salary packaging and generous leave entitlements
• Enjoy flexible work arrangements that support balance and variety
• Access professional development funding, study leave and clear career pathways
• Be part of a diverse and inclusive culture that values learning and collaboration.
• Take care of your wellbeing with EAP access, private health insurance discounts and the Fitness Passport.

For a full list of benefits, visit: Darling Downs Health Benefits

Your future is here. Where are you?

If you’re ready to make a meaningful impact and grow your career in a place that values people and purpose, we’d love to hear from you.

Find out more about us!

Visit our careers site to learn more about working with Darling Downs Health:

www.health.qld.gov.au/darlingdowns

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Occupational group

Health - Allied Health/Clinical Support