Clinical Pharmacist - Community Services at Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Southern, Canterbury

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Clinical Pharmacist, Community Services

• Timaru Hospital
• 0.8 FTE (64 hours a fortnight)
• Permanent, Part Time

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

• Provide expert clinical pharmacy support within community health services,
• Work closely with primary care and multidisciplinary teams to optimise the safe and effective use of medicines.
• Focus on delivering patient-centred medication reviews, improving health outcomes, supporting evidence-based prescribing,
• Lead quality improvement initiatives, education, and best-practice guidance across community services.
• Deliver expert medicines management and clinical reviews that directly improve patient outcomes
• Work autonomously across primary care and community teams while leading quality improvement initiatives and influencing best practice

About us

Timaru is a special coastal port city in South Canterbury, famous for Caroline Bay's stunning beach, striking Edwardian bluestone architecture, and unique rolling hills formed by an ancient volcano. It blends a warm, family-friendly seaside vibe with rich heritage and easy access to the Southern Alps. 

Timaru Hospital is a vital regional facility in South Canterbury known for combining a community-focused, provincial scale with comprehensive secondary-level care, a 24-hour district trauma service, local oncology and critical care units, and a unique supportive lifestyle environment for its medical staff. The hospital provides secondary services to the district population of approximately 50,000 people, has 130 beds.

About You

• Registered as a Pharmacist with the Pharmacy Council of New Zealand holding a valid Annual Practising Certificate (APC) with no restrictions.
• Holds a relevant clinical post-graduate qualification or is working towards this, or has work experience sufficient to demonstrate general pharmaceutical knowledge in core areas and/or specialist pharmaceutical knowledge in management of long-term conditions.
• Experience in implementing Te Tiriti o Waitangi in action.
• NZ driver licence
• Promotion of the quality and safe use of medicines.
• Critical appraisal skills and provision of medicine information.
• Experience and ability to build, develop, and maintain professional relationships within the health sector.

Working for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.   

Salary

This role is covered by the terms and conditions of the APEX Collective Agreement, and the Pay Scale, determined on relevant experience.

How to Apply

Please apply for this vacancy online via the Health NZ Careers. website

If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Becky Allen at becky.allen2@tewhatuora.govt.nz.