Victorian Hospital Pharmacy Intern Program
Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) coordinates applications and efficiently, transparently and fairly matches candidates for Victorian Government subsidised internships as well as a number of Victorian public hospital funded internships.
100 Department of Health and Human Services and some Victorian hospital-funded pharmacy internships will be available in 2025 through the matching process.
Public and private hospital pharmacies fund additional internships from time to time and advertise positions on hospital or health service websites, local government careers websites, through Seek .
2025 Intern Program (placements in 2026)
2025 Key Dates (AEST):
| Thursday 15 May – 12.00pm – 12.30pm | Victorian Hospital Pharmacy Internships: Program updates and hospital question session on zoom (only hospitals attend). |
| Tuesday 3 June - 7.00 to 7.30pm |
Victorian Hospital Pharmacy Internships: Information / question sessions for students on zoom (only students attend). |
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Tuesday 10 June – 7.00pm to 9.00pm Thursday 12 June – 7.00pm to 9.00pm |
Zoom session – 2 x Hospital info sessions for students (hospitals will be spread across the two days). |
| Monday 30 June - 9.00am | Open - Intern applications |
| Tuesday 8 July -12.00pm | Close - Intern applications |
| Thursday 17 July - 5.00pm | Students sent Vidcruiter link to record pre-interview questions and upload CVs, cover letter, etc. (links will be sent by 5.00pm) |
| Monday 21 July - 4.00pm | Students must have completed pre-interview questions and CV upload. |
| Tuesday 22 July – Tuesday 19 August | Hospital’s review Vidcruiter submissions, interview and select candidates. |
| Monday 11 August to 12.00pm, Monday 18 August | Online submission period for students to rank their final preference list of hospitals. |
| Thursday 4 September - 4.00pm | Students notified of the outcome of their application. |
Victorian Hospital Pharmacy Internship Program Guidelines for Students.
Victorian Hospital Pharmacy Intern Program Guide for Hospitals.
How to apply and eligibility
- Australian and New Zealand citizens and Australian permanent residents who have completed, or will complete in 2025 a registrable pharmacy degree at a Victorian university, are eligible to apply for all positions – i.e. positions funded by the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and positions funded by hospitals (non-DHHS). Those applicants who fit this criteria are Group 1.
- Australian and New Zealand citizens and Australian permanent residents who have completed, or will complete in 2025 a registrable pharmacy degree outside Victoria, are eligible to apply for non-DHHS funded positions, but will only be considered for DHHS-funded positions if still available in Round 3. Those applicants who fit this criteria are Group 2.
- Applicants who are NOT an Australian or New Zealand citizen or Australian permanent resident can apply for non-DHHS-funded positions; they are not eligible to apply for DHHS-funded positions. Those applicants who fit this criteria are Group 3.
- Please note: International applicants must have proof of the necessary working visas to apply for the intern program. The program does not offer visa sponsorship.
- Students will be required to supply a cover letter and CV for their two equal first preference hospitals.
- Students must have a current Adpha student member account, or create a Adpha non-member account.
- Students should add vicintern@adpha.au to their email safe sender list, as all emails will be sent from this address.
To contact AdPha about the Victorian Hospital Pharmacy Intern Program, email vicintern@adpha.au.
AdPha Victorian Hospital Pharmacy Intern Information session
Interested in being a hospital pharmacy intern?
Eligibility
Australian and New Zealand citizens and Australian permanent residents who have completed, or will complete in 2025 a registrable pharmacy degree at a Victorian university, are eligible to apply for all positions, i.e. positions funded by the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and positions funded by hospitals (non-DHHS).
Applicants who fall into either of the two eligibility categories below may need to provide a Skills Assessment letter from the Australian Pharmacy Council to confirm their eligibility to work in Australia.
Required
The Skills Assessment letter is required if you completed your pharmacy qualification in any country other than Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the UK or the USA. Your Skills Assessment letter will be required as part of your application when applying to the Victorian Intern program.
You will be required to sit a KAPS exam as part of the Skills Assessment process, further details can be found here. Please get in touch with the Australian Pharmacy Council here to discuss your Skills Assessment requirements.
Funding
Australian and New Zealand citizens and Australian permanent residents who have completed, or will complete in 2024 a registrable pharmacy degree outside Victoria, are eligible to apply for DHHS positions (only after two rounds of matching) and non-funded positions.
Applicants who are NOT an Australian or New Zealand citizen or Australian permanent resident are not eligible to apply for the remaining DHHS-funded positions.
Participating hospitals - Round 1
| Hospital |
DHHS funded positions |
Hospital funded positions |
Total positions available |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albury Wodonga Health Service | 2 | 2 | |
| Alfred Health | 7 | 7 | |
| Austin Health | 7 | 7 | |
| Bairnsdale Regional Health Service | 1 | 1 | |
| Barwon Health | 6 | 6 | |
| Bass Coast Health | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Bendigo Health | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Cabrini Health | 2 | 2 | |
| Central Gippsland Health Service | 1 | 1 | |
| Eastern Health | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Echuca Regional Health | 2 | 2 | |
| Goulburn Valley Health | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Grampians Health | 5 | 5 | |
| Latrobe Regional Hospital | 3 | 3 | |
| Mercy Hospitals Victoria | 2 | 2 | |
| Mildura Base Hospital | 1 | 1 | |
| Monash Health | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| Northeast Health Wangaratta | 3 | 3 | |
| Northern Health | 5 | 5 | |
| Peninsula Health | 4 | 4 | |
| Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| South West Healthcare, Warrnambool | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| St Vincent's Hospital | 7 | 7 | |
| Slade Pharmacy | |||
| The Royal Children's Hospital | 4 | 4 | |
| The Royal Melbourne Hospital | 8 | 8 | |
| The Royal Women's Hospital | 3 | 3 | |
| Western Health | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Western Districts Health Service | 1 | 1 |
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