Interns with the Outback Pharmacy Group have the opportunity to learn from a range of specialist pharmacists in areas including pain management, home medication review services, pharmacy academia, health promotion, indigenous health, pharmacy management, commerce and finance.

The Group also works collaboratively with the Royal Flying Doctors Service, Maari Ma Indigenous Health Service, local aged care facilities and the Broken Hill Department of Rural Health, providing interns with a learning experience extending far beyond a typical dispensary role.

We are committed to providing competent and professional staff to service the community. With the number of pharmacists and range of experiences accessible within the group, potential interns can rest assured that they will be adequately prepared for the rigors of their intern year.

Intern Opportunities

Outback Pharmacies, in partnership with the Broken Hill University Department of Rural Health (UDRH), host pharmacy students from many universities across Australia and Overseas.

Activities students are involved in are diverse and include many programs that pharmacy students may not have exposure to elsewhere. These programs include visits to the Royal Flying Doctor Service, Nursing Homes, Hospital Services, remote outlying towns such as Wilcannia and Menindee, Health promotions and work experience within the Outback Pharmacies.

Time spent in the pharmacies is aimed to help develop student’s clinical and practical knowledge within community pharmacy. Students are actively encouraged to be involved in the daily workings of the pharmacy from dispensing, OTC consultations, medication counselling, extemporaneous dispensing and exposure to the many different pharmacy services that Outback Pharmacies provide.

More information can be found by contacting Outback Pharmacies, relevant universities or the UDRH directly.

Student Programs

Traineeships

The Outback Pharmacies Group helps to support a number of traineeships, student programs and internships at our pharmacies.

Outback Pharmacies currently employ more than 50 members of staff, many of which started with the group through traineeships.

We offer various traineeships for pharmacy assistants through the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) and The Pharmacy Guild of Australia. These traineeships introduce people to the pharmacy industry and aim to provide you with the knowledge and skills to progress in a challenging and rewarding career in community pharmacy.

Careers