Pharmacist at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Waikato, Waikato

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Where you’ll be working: Waikato Hospital, Pharmacy Services

The details: Permanent, part-time or full time with flexibility of 24 – 40 hours per week

Salary details: $82,856 – $116,390+ Kiwisaver, covered by the Te Whatu Ora/PSA Allied, Public Health, Scientific & Technical Collective Agreement

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity 

Join our clinical pharmacy team in a rotational role that offers hands-on experience across a variety of services within a tertiary facility renowned for high-quality care in specialties such as medical, surgical, mental health, cardiology, renal, critical care, paediatrics, and more. You'll rotate through all areas of our pharmacy service, including clinical and ward work, the haematology, oncology, and compounding teams, as well as the quality and safe use of medicines team, and both inpatient and outpatient pharmacy settings, providing a comprehensive learning environment.

Whether you are an experienced pharmacist or just starting your career, we offer ongoing training and mentorship to support your professional growth, with access to various opportunities—including funding for further studies, courses, and conferences, as well as full funding for APC and professional membership fees. In addition, we offer competitive remuneration with automatic annual increases, and you’ll enjoy 5 weeks of annual leave after just 5 years of service at Te Whatu Ora sites, plus additional long service leave, ensuring a rewarding balance between your career and personal life.

Key responsibilities of the role:

• Provide inpatient care, including medicines reconciliation, medication review, patient counselling, and collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.
• Work in both the inpatient dispensary and possible back up for outpatient community pharmacy.
• Rotate through the oncology, haematology, and compounding unit.
• Involvement with the safe use of medicines team undertaking medicines information, medicines safety initiatives and clinical trials.
• Engage in your professional and clinical development with mentors and supervisors in a supportive and interactive environment.
• Involvement with occasional weekend shifts compensated at overtime rates, plus opportunities to participate in the on-call roster as needed.

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(Please note position descriptions can only be viewed on the Te Whatu Ora, Waikato website.)

Mō tātou Ratonga | About our Service

The Te Whatu Ora Waikato Pharmacy Service provides essential pharmacy services to Waikato Hospital and rural hospitals, as well as tertiary advisory and support services to the Te Manawa Taki region. Our team is vital to the effective operation of healthcare, upholding the highest standards in pharmaceutical supply, medicines safety, and clinical services. With an outpatient pharmacy, a robust clinical trials service, and a compounding suite, we offer a diverse range of services that truly set us apart.

Mōu | About you

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

Essential

• Registration with the Pharmacy Council of New Zealand.
• A current annual practising certificate with the Pharmacy Council of New Zealand.
• New graduates and community pharmacists welcome to apply!

Desirable

• 3 to 7 years’ experience as a pharmacist.
• Hospital level experience.
• Post-graduate qualification in clinical pharmacy.
• Current New Zealand driver’s license.

Ko ngaa hua o te noho ki roto o Waikato, te mahi hoki ki Te Whatu Ora, Waikato | The Benefits of living in Waikato and working for Te Whatu Ora, Waikato

Located in the heart of the mighty Waikato, Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora, Waikato operates over a number of sites, Hamilton City our main campus and smaller community-based hospitals across our region. Hamilton City has easy access to beaches and mountains, so if your interests range from a host of water sports, mountain biking to vineyard lunches, the area has something for you right on your doorstep. To discover more about our stunning area, please click here.

• As part of our Health NZ, Waikato family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities alongside our Health NZ, Waikato benefits and staff discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Tō mātou whakahaere ki te tika, te rerekētanga, me te whai wāhi mai | 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 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.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

Please apply online as applications are unable to be accepted via email. If you have any questions about the role please contact the Recruitment Team –

Monique.wilson@tewhatuora.health.nz

Nau mai haere mai - Come join the team!