Job Description

Tasmanian Health Service

2026 Hospital Pharmacist Internships - $77,737 per annum

Permanent Full Time – Multiple Positions

Be Tasmanian:

To be Tasmanian is to value quality over quantity. We create, preserve, and protect the unusual. With quiet confidence, with passion and perseverance, we pursue the extraordinary. Could you be Tasmanian?

You could start your Pharmacy career anywhere. What’s different about Tasmania is our culture and our lifestyle. You will be encouraged to be yourself, to learn, to grow and to develop meaning in your work. You will have a powerful connection to your patients and your colleagues, and the community will encourage your success. Our isolation helps drive a culture of creation and human connection, which feels both old fashioned and… like the only future worth pursuing.

This is an opportunity to secure yourself a permanent position in a highly respected hospital pharmacy service, where your successful completion of the internship, and registration as a pharmacist, will see you continue your career journey with us. There will be no need to apply for another position.

Here you’ll be spoilt for choice when it comes to breath-taking coastlines, National Parks, and incredible fresh produce crafted by locals. After a hard day at work, you don’t have to sit in traffic for an hour. You decompress with a wander through your beautiful home city, a relaxed drive through stunning natural scenery, on you put on your boots and tell it to a mountain

We offer an exciting and rewarding place to work, featuring contemporary, evidence-informed practise that sees our Pharmacists closely linked to the broader multidisciplinary team. Across the state, we provide clinical pharmacy services within our four major hospitals, as well as the manufacturing of products, chemotherapy preparation, clinical trials, outpatient dispensing and therapeutic drug monitoring. Our research program is highly-developed, with many of the team presenting each year at the Medicines Management Conference.

You’ll begin your career journey amongst a mix of passionate locals and new Tasmanian adventurers who will welcome your energy and experiences into the group dynamic. We actively promote improved medication safety and equity of access to pharmacy services, both of which are so crucial to improving the lives of the people in the diverse and inclusive communities where we live and work.

We’ll look after you from the very beginning, ensuring you are fully welcomed into our culture. As a group, we are dedicated to the development of our people and will work to help you to achieve your goals. Upon completion of your internship you will have access to our 2 year ANZCAP Pharmacist Residency Program.

When you apply, we will ask you to rank your preferences for which of our three beautiful regions you would like to work in. Discover more here:

Burnie & Devonport // Launceston // Hobart

For more information about becoming a Pharmacy Intern is Tasmania, please email or phone Fiona Lockwood, our Pharmacy Support Officer: shp.statewidesupport@ths.tas.gov.au or (03) 6777 6733

Details of Appointment: Permanent, full-time, shift worker positions, commencing in 2027. Working 76 hours per fortnight (part-time negotiable with successful applicants),

• Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time and part time vacancies.

Salary: $77,737 per annum + 12% superannuation

• Salary range is in accordance with Allied Health Public Sector Agreement No.2 of 2022 – (new agreement currently under negotiation)

Salary Packaging: Access to a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year

Relocation Assistance: Support for travel, relocation and initial accommodation costs may be negotiated

Professional Development: $1,000 per annum entitlement for professional development course fees (daily wage, flights, accommodation, daily allowance paid in addition to this), this is available after completion of internship

Eligibility:

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:

1. Tertiary qualification/program of study approved by the Pharmacy Board of Australia or completion of an overseas qualification eligible for skills assessment through the Australian Pharmacy Council.
2. Registered with the Pharmacy Board of Australia. For pre-registration (intern) pharmacists: Eligible for provisional registration with the Pharmacy Board of Australia.
3. Have, or be able to obtain, a valid Australian Working Visa that entitles you to work at least 38 hours per week. - Note: We are unable to offer sponsorship.

The Head of the State Service has determined that the person nominated for this job is to satisfy a pre‑employment check before taking up the appointment, on promotion or transfer. The following checks are to be conducted:

1. Conviction checks in the following areas:

1. crimes of violence
2. sex related offences
3. serious drug offences
4. crimes involving dishonesty

2. Identification check
3. Disciplinary action in previous employment check.

How to Apply

Apply Online. Please click the "Apply" button on this screen. This ensures important questions about you are answered.

You will be prompted to address the selection criteria, outlining your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties.

Please note:

• All attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
• Referee details are submitted as part of the online application so make sure you have the contact details of two referees before applying.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

We encourage you to review the Applicant Guide, Statement of Duties, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and selection criteria.

Statement of Duties

• Generic Intern Pharmacist (Statewide)HP1-2 (July 2023) CSU.pdf
• Generic Intern Pharmacist (Statewide)HP1-2 (July 2023) CSU.docx

Applicant Guide

• Department of Health - Applicant Guide June 22.pdf
• Department of Health - Applicant Guide June 22.docx

For more information (Contact Officer)

Fiona Lockwood

Position: Pharmacy Support Officer
Phone: (03) 6777 6733
E-mail: shp.statewidesupport@ths.tas.gov.au

Important information

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The Department of Health values workforce diversity and recognises the value each person offers which is shaped by their unique characteristics, background, experiences, knowledge, skills, values and perspectives.