Bass Coast Health
Campus where pharmacy intern will work: Bass Coast Health (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 is the major public healthcare provider within the Bass Coast Shire in South Gippsland. It is an integrated health service providing a range of acute, sub-acute, Haematology and Oncology, ancillary medical, aged and ambulatory care services.
BCH is equipped to offer a broad range of specialist medical, surgical and obstetric services including orthopaedics, ophthalmology, gynaecology, cardiology, urology, rehabilitation, geriatrics and palliative care.
The Hospital is located at the Wonthaggi campus and 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 Bass Coast Health please go to our website address https://www.basscoasthealth.org.au/
About the pharmacy intern training program:
Bass Coast Health Pharmacy will have 2 pharmacy intern position available in 2026 (1 government funded, 1 hospital funded).
The Pharmacy Department has a staff base of 10 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 Bass Coast Health’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 DHHS funded and 1 hospital funded position