Air Force Pharmacists are employed as both logisticians and clinicians. It is a unique role comprising health logistics, planning and administration, along with more traditional elements of community (and occasionally hospital) pharmacy practice.
Air Force Pharmacists are integral members of the Defence health continuum. During your service you can expect a wide-range of employments opportunities both within Australia and overseas in support of ADF operations.
Duties may include a mix of both health logistics and clinical duties.
Clinical Duties: Working within a Defence Health Facility your role as the clinical pharmacist will include dispensing medications and management of pharmaceutical accounts.
Health Logistics Duties: Ordering and stock control, policy management, health equipment management, transport of medical equipment and pharmaceutical accounts.
You will be expected to take on a leadership role managing and leading a health logistics team and providing advice to commanders and higher command.
Pharmacists are also an integral element of the Royal Australian Air Force Specialist Reserve (RAAFSR) which is designed to provide a broad range of health services to complement and supplement those maintained in the Permanent Air Force (PAF).