Bass Coast Health
Campus where pharmacy intern will work: Bayside Health – Regional Care Group (Wonthaggi Hospital)
Bass Coast, located 130km south-east of Melbourne, is one of Victoria's most popular regions to live and visit with over 180kms of spectacular coastline, beautiful wilderness areas, scenic hinterland and a laid-back lifestyle. This region boasts isolated beaches, lush farmlands, nature parks, historical landmarks and much more making it one of Australia's most diverse and unique areas. The region is 86,414 hectares in size (864 km2), with an official population of 41,000 in 2025. This number increases to over 60,000 people during the peak holiday periods.
Bass Coast Health (includes Wonthaggi Hospital and Phillip Island Community Hospital) is now part of the new Bayside Health - a public healthcare service covering over 1.2 million Victorians. Our Regional Care Group also includes the former South Gippsland Health Service and Kooweerup Regional Health service.
Wonthaggi Hospital currently has Acute, Subacute and Surgical inpatient units. The hospital has a busy emergency department and also offers Hospital in the Home, GEM at Home, Oncology, Haematology and Medical Day Unit services. The hospital has recently undergone a significant expansion, with a new Emergency Department, Operating Suite and Inpatient Ward completed.
For further information about Wonthaggi Hospital please visit: Bass Coast Health
For further information about the Bayside Health group visit: Bayside Health | Delivering high-quality, compassionate care across south-east Victoria
About the pharmacy intern training program:
Wonthaggi Hospital Pharmacy will have 2 pharmacy intern position available in 2027 (1 government funded, 1 hospital funded).
The Pharmacy Department has a team of 12 pharmacists and 5 pharmacy technicians, offering a range of services including:
- Clinical Pharmacy services to Acute medical & surgical, Emergency Department, Sub-acute GEM, Rehabilitation, Palliative care, Hospital in the Home, Dialysis
- Oncology/Haematology chemotherapy day unit
- Provision of consumer medicines information & education activities to patients and patient groups, including falls prevention and pulmonary rehabilitation groups.
- Provision of medicines education sessions to other health professionals
- Outpatient dispensing
The interns will have the support of a Clinical Development Pharmacist throughout the intern year and are encouraged to also undertake an Intern Foundation Program to support their learning.
The interns will be rotated through the acute and sub-acute clinical areas to allow integration into the clinical pharmacy service, development of skills, as well as regular dispensary duties.
Interns are encouraged to participate in multidisciplinary education events throughout the year to build rapport and partnerships with other professionals e.g. Doctors, Nurses, Allied Health. In addition, out Intern can participate in our new graduate support program which is facilitated by Wonthaggi Hospital’s Learning and Development team.
Contacts
Kym Bowring
Director of Pharmacy and Intern Preceptor
Bass Coast Health
(03) 5671 3227
kym.bowring@basscoasthealth.org.au
Intern positions
- 1 DH funded and 1 hospital funded position