Information relating to hospital pharmacy job vacancies in Queensland Health can be found on The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia website.
Information relating to Recruitment - QUEENSLAND HEALTH.
- Application Information available now
- Role Description and Referee Form available now
Please do not use the expression of interest form attached to this site - express your interest by emailing careers@health.qld.gov.au
Pharmacy
Queensland Health offers employment opportunities for hospital pharmacists in clinical or management roles in a range of settings from major hospitals in large cities to smaller hospitals in rural areas.
The role of a hospital pharmacist may include:
- Working with doctors and other hospital staff to ensure quality use of medicines throughout the hospital
- Working in specialist areas such as oncology, cardiology, mental health
- Dispensing medicines and formulating special medicines
- Educating patients in relation to medicines and their use
- Liaison with community-based health professionals to achieve continuity in medication management between hospital and home
- Involvement in clinical trials and research of new medicines
- Involvement in patient safety initiatives including drug use evaluation
- Hospital in the Home initiatives
- Managing pharmacy services
Requirements to practice
Individuals wishing to practice as a pharmacist in Queensland are required to be registered with the Pharmacists Board of Queensland.
To be eligible for registration as a pharmacist you need to complete a pharmacist qualification and undertake a year of supervised practical training.
Pharmacists registered in another Australian state or territory or in New Zealand are eligible to apply for registration to practice under mutual recognition legislation.
For further information on registration, please visit: www.pharmacyboard.qld.gov.au
Pharmacists Board of Queensland
Level 8 Forestry House
160 Mary Street
Brisbane QLD 4001
AUSTRALIA
Overseas Trained Pharmacists
The Australian Pharmacy Examining Committee (APEC) assists overseas trained pharmacists in obtaining registration as a pharmacist in Australia.
All overseas trained pharmacists are required to complete either of the following two processes:
Stream A – the process will remain the same as the current process for holders of the qualifications from countries whose pharmacy courses and standards of practice have not yet been recognised by the Council of Pharmacy Registering Authorities (COPRA)
Stream B – the process will apply to holders of qualifications from certain countries, whose accredited pharmacy courses and standards of practice have been recognised by COPRA
Currently, those countries whose pharmacy courses and standards of practice have been recognised by COPRA are:
- United Kingdom
- Ireland
- USA
- Canada
For further information please visit www.apec.asn.au or contact APEC on: +61-2-62475088
APEC, c/o COPRA Inc. PO Box, 269, Civic Square, ACT 2608. Australia. apec@apec.asn.au
Pre-Registration Pharmacy 2008/2009
Information relating to Recruitment – QUEENSLAND HEALTH
Application Information – available now
Role Description and
Referee Form – available now
Job Vacancies
Information relating to hospital pharmacy job vacancies in Queensland Health can be found on The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia website.
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