Intern Pharmacist

• 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

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.

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.

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.

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. 

• 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. 

Rebecca Burns, Regional Lead Pharmacist

 956237 - RD for SA Pharmacy AHP1 Intern Pharmacist .pdf

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Advertised: 06 Nov 2026 Cen. Australia Daylight Time
Applications close: 20 Nov 2026 Cen. Australia Daylight Time

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