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Positions for pharmacists in rural pharmacy
The positions listed are not all inclusive and the information for the job positions listed is a guide only and varies location to location.
Academic pharmacist
• Regional university
• University Centre for Rural Health
• University Department of Rural Health
Community pharmacist Consultant pharmacist
• Area health services
• Medicare locals / Primary Health Networks (PHN)
• Medicines review
• QUM services in aged care facilities
• Remote pharmacist
Hospital pharmacist
Pharmacists working in Aboriginal Health Services
Requirements and expectations
• Aware of the social and health issues experienced by rural Australians and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
• Able to provide culturally appropriate and culturally safe pharmaceutical services
• Able to work effectively in interprofessional teams
• Up‐to‐date with all new developments
• May have no direct contact with the patient
‐ Provide medications to Aboriginal Medical Service
‐ Train staff such as nurses and Aboriginal Health Workers
‐ Ensure quality use of medicine in remote sites
Incentives to work in rural pharmacy
Rural Pharmacy Workforce Program
• Rural Pharmacy Scholarship Scheme (RPSS)
‐ Offers financial assistance to encourage
and allow students from rural and remote communities to complete an undergraduate or graduate studies in pharmacy at university
‐ A minimum of 30 scholarships are offered per year valued at $10,000 per annum per student
• Rural Intern Training Allowance (RITA)
‐ Offers financial support to help intern
pharmacists from rural and remote areas access compulsory intern training program activities
‐ Interns can claim up to $1,500 per financial year to allow them to cover travel and accommodation costs from undertaking compulsory intern training workshops, training days and examinations
‐ Applicants must be Australian citizens or permanent residents who live and work in a rural or remote area of Australia
• Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Allowance
‐ Provides financial support to help pharmacists from rural and remote areas to access CPE and other Professional Development (PD) activities
‐ Applicants must be Australian citizens or permanent residents who are practising pharmacists (including intern pharmacists and pharmacists planning to re‐enter the workforce)
‐ Must live and work in a rural or remote area of Australia
‐ Eligible pharmacists can claim up to $2,000 in allowance for travel and accommodation expenses related to CPE and PD
Nursing and Allied Health Rural locum Scheme (NAHRlS)
• Allows rural and remote health professionals to take leave by helping them find suitable locums to temporarily fill positions
• Offers rural locum placements anywhere across rural and remote Australia
• Provides an opportunity to travel, meet new people, for career progression and the development of new skills
FoR MoRE INFoRMATIoN
Australian Pharmacy Council – Remote Rural Pharmacists Project pharmacycouncil.org.au
5th Community Pharmacy Agreement (5CPA)
5cpa.com.au
• Continuing Professional Education
Allowance
• Rural Intern Training Allowance
• Rural Pharmacy Scholarship Scheme
Nursing and Allied Health Rural Locum Scheme
www.nahrls.com.au
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