Mater Pharmacy is now seeking Intern Pharmacists for 2025 to develop skills across multiple disciplines of clinical hospital pharmacy practice as well as retail pharmacy.

Mater Health, South East Queensland comprises a unique collection of two public and four private hospitals at South Brisbane, Redland and Springfield caring for over 700,000 patients each year including the Mater Mothers Hospital, a premier women’s health facility and Queensland’s largest maternity care provider having over 10,000 births per year.

Mater Pharmacy is dedicated to the exceptional care and service of all our patients and customers. We provide a comprehensive pharmacy service and strive to maintain the highest level of professionalism in all our services. In addition to clinical pharmacy services for patients of Mater Health, we provide traditional community pharmacy medicines and retail products to patients, visitors and staff.

About the role:

This role will enable you to deliver a consistent base level of clinical pharmacy service under the supervision of registered Pharmacists, to provide patients, carers and other health professionals with support and information relating to medication. You will work as a member of one or more multidisciplinary teams to ensure the safe, effective and quality use of medicines and optimise patient outcomes while developing the knowledge and skills to complete requirements for registration with the Pharmacy Board of Australia.

You will have the opportunity to gain broad experience in community pharmacy and clinical services including:

• general adult surgical & medical wards
• neurosciences
• obstetrics & gynaecology
• neonatal critical care
• intensive care
• cardiology
• haematology & oncology
• paediatrics & adolescent health
• mental health services
• sterile production and compounding
• medicines information services

What you will be doing:

• Develop clinical practice knowledge and expertise through active learning within the pharmacy team and by engaging in professional development activities to advance competency and skill level.
• Participate in quality and service improvement activities including the development of clinical practices, procedures and protocols within the Pharmacy service with the view to improving service delivery to all pharmacy customers.
• Work cooperatively and effectively within the pharmacy team and during participation in multidisciplinary ward rounds to assist the supervising Registered Pharmacist to provide clinical care, medicines information and advice to assist in patient medication management.

Future career opportunities at Mater Pharmacy can range from outpatient services including vaccination and extended scope of practice services to clinical pharmacy services to inpatients across our wide variety of specialty areas. Our team provide a supportive work environment focused on safety, job satisfaction and the flexibility to have a healthy work-life balance.

Salary range: $39.86 - $58.59 (HP3) per hour plus 12% superannuation and access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900 + access to many staff benefits!

To be successful in this role you must:

Progress to completion of a Bachelor or Master of Pharmacy Degree in 2025 from a recognised tertiary institute and be eligible for registration as a Pharmacist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) after 48 weeks supervised practice.

The successful candidate will

• demonstrate a professional attitude
• have excellent written and verbal communication skills
• demonstrate a high level of attention to detail
• have good organisational and time management skills
• Prior work experience in pharmacy will be highly regarded.

Why join us?

Mater is Queensland’s largest not-for-profit healthcare provider, delivering exceptional care to nearly 700,000 patients each year across 11 (soon to be 12) hospitals. We’re leaders in healthcare, education, fundraising & philanthropy and research — and it’s our people who make the difference.

We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our team and help shape the future of care. At Mater, you’ll be part of a purpose-driven organisation that values innovation, compassion, and excellence.

• Increase your take-home pay with generous salary packaging options, including meal and entertainment benefits
• Grow your career with access to industry-leading training and professional development through Mater Education
• Wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
• Access a range of health and wellbeing services with a corporate discount on private health insurance
• Exclusive discounts across dining, retail, travel, accommodation (just to name a few!)
• Stay active with unlimited access to discounted gyms via the Fitness Passport program
• Convenient, discounted on-site parking
• Enjoy great food with reduced prices at our campus cafés and coffee spots
• Join Queensland’s Largest and Most Innovative Not-for-Profit Healthcare Team.

Be part of something bigger. Make your move with Mater. #MAKEYOURMATERMOVE

How to apply

Please include a short explanation of your relevant experience, abilities and skills in your cover letter. In addition, in the beginning of your resume or cover letter, please state the American generic name for paracetamol.

For further information specific to the role, please contact Pharmacy Administration on 07 3163 8220.

Applications close on Sunday 27th July 2025.
Please note, we may contact applications prior to the closing date, please do not hesitate to APPLY NOW!

Mater is committed to the wellbeing of their staff, and it is underpinned by our flexible and remote working policies.

Please Note: We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies at this time and kindly request no contact is made. Only direct applications will be considered.

Mater Group is dedicated to creating a workplace that values diversity and inclusion. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and abilities. We believe in providing equal opportunities for all qualified candidates.

For more information regarding Reconciliation at Mater, please visit our Reconciliation webpage.