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You may be posted to a number of Defence establishments around Australia, including (but not limited to) Amberley (QLD), Williamtown (NSW), Canberra (ACT), Richmond (NSW), Tindal (NT) or Edinburgh (SA). 
 
Opportunities also exist for postings to Army and Navy Bases within Australia however these postings are limited and dependent on experience.

You will be paid while you train, and on completion of your Initial Military Training and Employment Training, you’ll earn at least:

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Your salary on appointment

In the Air Force you'll get paid a good salary from day one regardless of your age, experience or qualifications; and your pay increases as you progress through training. In addition to your salary you'll receive a variety of allowances, extra pay for relevant qualifications – plus 16.4% superannuation, a far higher rate than you're likely to find in the civilian world.

Officer Entry: Graduate

This entry method is currently not recruiting.

You may be posted to a number of Defence establishments around Australia, including (but not limited to) Amberley (QLD), Williamtown (NSW), Canberra (ACT), Richmond (NSW), Tindal (NT) or Edinburgh (SA).&nbsp; 
 
Opportunities also exist for postings to Army and Navy Bases within Australia however these postings are limited and dependent on experience. 
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Officer Entry: Undergraduate

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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.&nbsp; 
 
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.&nbsp; 
 
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.&nbsp; 
 
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).

Provide clinical duties similar to a hospital pharmacist, with the fulfilling extra dimension of planning and deploying temporary facilities for exercises and operations.

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Pharmacist

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Benefits you won't see anywhere else

You’ll enjoy the following:

Great salary from day one, which increases with experience

Generous superannuation of 16.4% – a huge 5.4% over the Australian standard

Help to buy a home, a subsidised home loan or rent allowance

Free medical and dental for you, and subsidised healthcare for you and your family

Fully paid training

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