Senior Pharmacy Technician - clinical services at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Waikato, Waikato

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

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

The details: Full time – 40 hours per week

•  Be part of the national transformation in Health

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

A fantastic and exciting opportunity for an experienced pharmacy technician keen for a step in their career or a move to a large tertiary hospital, who loves the thought of working predominantly within the clinical areas and helping to train and educate other pharmacy technicians.

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Mō tātou Ratonga | About our Service

Ideally seeking an experienced pharmacy technician (level 5 or 6) to join our Pharmacy Service for this senior role. This new position has been put in place to coordinate our increasing clinical pharmacy technician service and to expand the horizons of pharmacy technicians working within our service.

Responsibility and accountability for coordinating the clinical pharmacy technician service as well as supporting the education of others and involvement in Pharmacy education processes are key to the role. The successful applicant will be a well-organised, enthusiastic technician with great communication and leadership skills. Previous experience in hospital pharmacy and in clinical activity is desirable.

Waikato Pharmacy Services provides services to all of Waikato district hospitals, is based in a tertiary level teaching hospital servicing approximately 700 beds, in one of the most diverse and geographically widespread regions in the country. It’s a great place to work – lots of variety, interesting and valuable services, with passionate people.

This 1 FTE permanent position will be spread over a Monday to Friday roster with occasional rostered Saturdays and Public Holiday involvement.

Training and further learning is encouraged and supported.

Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation

Te iwi Ngakaunui – People at Heart

• Whakamana – Give and earn respect

• Whakaronga – Listen to me; Talk to me

• Mauri Pai – Fair play

• Whakapakari – Growing the good

• Kotahitanga – Stronger together

It is not very often something happens that is big; like, really big. Big to the point that it will touch the lives of every single person in the country. That is what we are talking about here. The provision of Health in Aotearoa New Zealand, and how its run is about to change in a big way.

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand and Te Aka Whai Ora - Māori Health Authority will together shape the delivery of Health services in Aotearoa New Zealand for generations to come, and will form the core of a modern and integrated service looking after the needs of all our Whānau.

We are dedicated to achieving health equity for Māori and other priority populations. We are a Crown entity and an active partner in Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand is guided by Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to upholding the articles.

Here at Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, Waikato we have a team of 8,000 working across the Waikato where everyone plays a vital role in the care of our patients – directly or non-directly. Our vision is Healthy People. Excellent Care.

We are a values-based and inclusive organisation that is committed to deliver the best health outcomes for our total population. Reflecting the population we serve is an important part of the care we deliver to the community. We strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds with the necessary capability and who share our values to apply. We proactively develop pathways that maximise opportunity for Māori and encourage Māori to apply.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

Please apply directly online, applications are not able to be accepted via email.

For any queries about the role please contact For any further information, please call Jan Goddard, Operations Manager on 021 359581.

Closing date: 30th January 2023

COVID-19:

A national Vaccination Policy which includes COVID19 is under development. In the interim, a Health and Safety Risk Assessment against the requirements of the role will apply to unvaccinated candidates and employees and appropriate risk mitigation (e.g. extra PPE, RAT testing) may be taken as a result. Please note that when a Vaccination Policy is introduced it will apply to this role and need to be supported.