| Occupation Title | HOSPITAL PHARMACIST |
| ANZSCO Code | 251511 |
| Occupations in this Group | 251511 Hospital Pharmacist 251512 Industrial Pharmacist 251513 Retail Pharmacist |
| Description | Prepares and dispenses pharmaceuticals, drugs and medicines in a hospital pharmacy. Registration or licensing is required. |
| Skill Level | 1 |
| Specialisations | Pharmaceutical Officer (Army) |
| Occupation List | Short-term Skilled Occupation List (STSOL) |
| Combined list of eligible skilled occupations for subclasses 457 and 186 | |
| Tasks | -receiving prescriptions, checking patients’ medicine histories, and ensuring optimal dosage and methods of administration and drug compatibility before dispensing |
| -preparing or supervising the preparation and labelling of liquid medicines, ointments, powders, tablets and other medications to fill prescriptions | |
| -advising prescribers on drug incompatibility and contra-indications | |
| -reviewing and monitoring the medicine therapy of individual patients, and assessing the effectiveness of the total medicine therapy | |
| -maintaining prescription files and recording issue of narcotics, poisons and habit-forming drugs | |
| -storing and preserving vaccines, serums and other drugs subject to deterioration | |
| -supplying non-prescription medicines, and diagnostic and therapeutic aids | |
| -supervising and coordinating the work of Pharmacy Technicians, pharmacy interns and Pharmacy Sales Assistants | |
| -conducting research to develop and improve pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and related chemical products | |
| -conferring with Chemists, Engineering Professionals and other professionals about manufacturing techniques and ingredients | |
| -testing and analysing drugs to determine their identity, purity and strength in relation to specified standards | |
| -developing standards for drugs used in pharmaceuticals | |
| Skills Assessment Authority | Australian Pharmacy Council |
| Related Occupations | 251512 Industrial Pharmacist 251513 Retail Pharmacist |
| State Sponsorship Options | Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) Sponsorship |
| Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) Sponsorship | |
| English Requirements | Competent English (e.g. IELTS: at least 6 in each skill) |