Hospital Pharmacist at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Hauora a Toi Bay of Plenty, Bay of Plenty

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Mō Tātou – About Us

Situated in the sunny eastern coast of New Zealand's North Island, the Bay of Plenty really is just that, offering vast golden sand beaches, mountains, native bush and more. The Bay of Plenty includes both Tauranga Hospital, situated in NZ's fifth largest city, a 2 ½ hour drive from Auckland, as well as Whakatāne Hospital, a smaller hospital with a big heart serving a diverse regional population. The Bay of Plenty is a favourite spot for holiday makers, and the work-life balance here can help you feel like you are always on holiday. 

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, Hauora a Toi Bay of Plenty serves a population of approximately 259,000. It is one of the Bay of Plenty's largest employers with over 4000 staff. 

He Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the Role

Are you looking for change? We have two roles available for capable pharmacists to provide a clinical pharmacy service to our patients. You could be based at either of our two hospitals and could negotiate full time or part time hours to ensure that the position works for you.

Our experienced clinical team are managing a growing service. We could support your development into a generalist role. Alternatively, we could accommodate a specialist pharmacist or pharmacist prescriber if you have the right experience. Cultural competency training would be supported to ensure that the successful applicant feels comfortable and is able to work with our patient population. 

All pharmacists at Hauora a Toi Bay of Plenty work with multi-disciplinary teams as part of their medicines management roles. 

He Korero mōu - About You

The successful applicant will be patient focused, a team player, have a passion for clinical pharmacy, have excellent communication skills and be willing to share their knowledge. Participation in on-call and weekend roster is an expectation. 

Ko o tatou painga – Our Benefits

• Highly rewarding role and opportunity to make a difference!
• Become part of an experienced progressive Pharmacist Service
• In-house professional development
• Free onsite staff parking
• Flexibility in work site, work hours and role to ensure work-life balance for our staff.
• Subsidised onsite hospital gym membership 

Ngā uarātanga ō ā mātou mahi – Our Values

At Te Whatu Ora Hauora a Toi Bay of Plenty we recruit for our Manaakitanga CARE values. Why do we do this? Because values-based teams deliver better care. 

Our manaakitanga CARE values (Compassion, All-one-team, Responsive and Excellence) support each of us to make a difference every day in the things we do and say. Therefore, it's important that when recruiting, we recruit new colleagues who live by our CARE values. 

New Zealand is striving to achieve better health outcomes for our Māori population, and we have plenty of work to do. Te Whatu Ora Hauora a Toi Bay of Plenty is committed to improving Māori health outcomes and achieving health equity for Māori through Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations. It is essential you demonstrate an awareness of Māori indigenous rights and current issues in relation to health and health equity or be willing to learn this important aspect of work in a New Zealand setting. 

Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to Apply

You can view the position description below and to apply for the role please click “APPLY NOW.” 

For tracking and reporting purposes, all applications must be submitted through our online career's portal. For additional information or to arrange a confidential chat, contact Lauren Assink, Pharmacy Manager via email lauren.assink@bopdhb.govt.nz 

It is desirable that new employees of Te Whatu Ora are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, which includes two doses of an approved vaccine. If you are unable to receive a COVID-19 vaccine or booster for any reason, please indicate this in your application so we can discuss this with you further. 

Salary range for this position is $73,037 to $108,457