Job Opportunities in New Zealand

Where you’ll be working: Pharmacy Services, Waikato Hospital The details: Permanent Full time- 40 hours per week
Salary details: APEX Pharmacy Collective Agreement- Designated A

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity
Are you an experienced pharmacist looking to move into a role where you can focus on medication safety? Join our Pharmacy Services team at Waikato Hospital, Health New Zealand - Waikato, where you can make an impact on patient care while advancing your career.
As a successful Senior Pharmacist in the Quality and Safe Use of Medicines (QSUM) team, you will play a key role in developing our service approach to medicine safety. You will also be involved with a range of QSUM team activities, projects and medicine management support. These may include medication safety software, guidelines or other initiatives across the organisation. There is also opportunity to use or develop your interest in informatics and information technology in supporting our service to respond to pharmaceutical use analysis and audit requests; explore how data can be used to improve the rational and safe use of medicines.
Use your clinical, leadership and communication skills to foster a culture of excellence in medication safety and quality patient care. Whether you are already working in a medicine safety role or looking to move into such a position, we welcome your application. Take the opportunity to develop your skills and career in large tertiary hospital while working in a supportive, collaborative environment.
Key responsibilities of the role:

• Lead relevant projects and be a key pharmacy representative
• Coordinate and/or provide support for QSUM team activities and services
• Incorporate data utilisation into the medicines safety and information service
• Further develop relationships with pharmacists and other health professionals locally and nationally
• Teaching and advising other health professionals
• Potential involvement in e-medicine management work

Click here to view the position description.
(Please note position descriptions can only be viewed on the Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora - Waikato website.)

Mō tātou Ratonga | About our Service
Providing pharmacy services to Waikato hospital, rural hospitals and tertiary advisory and support services to the Te Manawa Taki region, the Pharmacy Service is key to the effective operation of the district health service. From pharmaceutical supply, medicines safety and clinical services to provision of an outpatient pharmacy, comprehensive clinical trials service and a compounding suite, the pharmacy does it all. Pharmacy services that are consistently of a high standard are important to our team.

Mōu | About you
Skills and experience you’ll need to be considered for the role:

• Registration with the Pharmacy Council of New Zealand.
• A current annual practising certificate with the Pharmacy Council of New Zealand.
• At least 5 years previous experience in a hospital pharmacy or at least 3 years if coupled with relevant other pharmacy experience.
• Previous experience with development and support of medicines safety initiatives desirable.
• Post-graduate qualification in clinical pharmacy advantageous.

Working for Health New Zealand
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

• We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.
• We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to Apply
To apply for the role please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59pm on 30 November 2024. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Monique Wilson at Monique.Wilson@Te Whatu Ora.govt.nz.