Pharmacist Mentor

We’re looking for a Pharmacist Mentor who can live and volunteer for 12 months in Tonga. 

• This assignment seeks to contribute to strengthening Tonga’s national pharmaceutical system and improving patient outcomes. 
• As a volunteer, you will support capacity building for pharmacy staff in leadership, governance, clinical pharmacy practice, medication safety and drug information. 
• Providing mentorship with medication therapy evaluations, hospital clinical rounds, patient counselling, training on clinical pharmacy standards and inventory management will provide valuable capacity strengthening to the team. 

About the partner organisation 

The Ministry of Health (MOH), based in Nuku’alofa, is the central government agency responsible for delivering preventive and curative healthcare, safeguarding public health, and managing hospital and community health services in Tonga.

 The MOH aims to improve national health by providing quality, accessible and comprehensive care through disease prevention and curative services. 

Currently, there are no local clinical pharmacists, therefore a volunteer can provide direct clinical support in a number of ways. 

About the Australian Volunteers Program  

The Australian Volunteers Program is an Australian government-funded initiative. We support partner organisations across the Pacific, Asia, and Africa to achieve locally led change.  

Volunteers are supported throughout their volunteer journey. We actively support and encourage people of all backgrounds and abilities to volunteer and aim to make the program as accessible and inclusive as possible. If you have accessibility requirements, please contact us to discuss how we can support you to volunteer with us - [email protected]. Learn more about our commitment to inclusion.