Hospital pharmacy interns
Kick-start your career with a hospital pharmacy internship
Gain the grounding and skills you need to enhance your practice. Get on-the-job training at metropolitan, rural or regional hospitals and learn how to:
- undertake medication history interviews and detailed medication management reviews
- provide medicines information at all points of contact with the healthcare system
- interpret clinical laboratory results and make medicines recommendations
- work in specialised units e.g. emergency, intensive/coronary care, aged care, medical/surgical, oncology, paediatrics
- work in multidisciplinary teams with doctors, nurses and other health professionals.
Apply for an internship
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- Attend an SHPA Intern Information Night
- Watch our intern information webinars
- Be supported on your career journey with SHPA's member benefits
State-based Internships
- ACT: Intern positions are advertised on hospital and health services websites, ACT Health Jobs, Seek or on SHPA's Jobs Board
- NSW: Start your journey with the SHPA NSW Branch Students' Guide to Hospital Pharmacy Internships in NSW. Intern positions are advertised in August/September for the following year’s on NSW Health Jobs, or on SHPA's Jobs Board
- NT: Intern positions are advertised on hospital or health services websites, NT Health Jobs, Seek or on SHPA's Jobs Board
- Qld: Start your journey with the SHPA Qld Branch Students' Guide to Hospital Pharmacy Internships in Queensland. Intern positions are advertised on hospital or health services websites, QLD Health Jobs, Seek or on SHPA's Jobs Board
- SA: Intern positions are advertised on hospital or health services websites, SA Health Jobs, Seek or on SHPA's Jobs Board
- Tas: For more information visit Tasmanian Government Careers, hospital or health service websites, Seek or SHPA’s Jobs Board
- Vic: See WILDFIRE's Rural Pharmacy Internship Guide for 2023, compiled by Parkville WILDFIRE, Monash University’s Rural and Indigenous Health Club. For hospital-funded internships visit Victorian hospital or health service websites, local government careers websites, Seek or SHPA’s Jobs Board
- WA: Start your journey with the SHPA WA Branch Students' Guide to Hospital Pharmacy Internships in WA, providing you with information about public and private hospitals internships, practical tips on applying for internships and preparing for an interview. Intern positions are advertised on hospital or health services websites, WA Health Jobs, Seek or on SHPA's Jobs Board