Pharmacist - Dispensary, Supply and Procurement at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Waikato, Waikato

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Where you’ll be working: Waikato Hospital

The details: Permanent Full time

Salary details: APEX Pharmacy + KiwiSaver’

 

 

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

Join our dispensary supply and procurement team and have variety, fun and lots of learning in your pharmacy career. A role with a wide variety of pharmacist tasks and a key person in our base service, not only working alongside pharmacists but a very large pharmacy technician and pharmacy assistant team, based in our main hospital pharmacy at Waikato hospital.

This role provides an excellent opportunity to learn all sorts of facets of hospital pharmacy practice and is the type of role that could set a pharmacist up for a wide range of future careers.

Day to day you will be working within our hospital pharmacy dispensary, but will also spend time in the procurement area, learning procurement and supply chain process and having input into organisational medication safety. Mentoring, coaching and supervision of technician and assistant positions will also be a key part of the role. Potential to provide back up to our on-site community pharmacy and clinical trial service.

This is a full time permanent position where you will ideally work Tuesday to Saturday, with some flexibility of shifts between 0730 – 1730, with a shorter day if preferred on Saturday. On call duties included, if trained and required.

 

Key responsibilities of the role:

• Dispensary pharmacist roles such as clinical checking of medication charts, final checking of medicines and medicine supply processes
• Involvement in procurement activities, providing pharmacist oversight and advice
• Mentoring, coaching and supervision of pharmacy technicians and assistants
• Key dispensary team liaison role with other pharmacists across the service.

 

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(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:

• Full registration with Pharmacy Council of NZ, with a current Pharmacist Annual Practising Certificate (or to be gained within 3 months of supervised practise).
• 1+ years’ experience as a pharmacist, working as a pharmacist in a community or hospital pharmacy setting, preferably in a NZ environment.
• Very good communication skills.
• Ability to teach, mentor and supervise others.

 

 

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@waikatodhb.health.nz

 

 

Closing date: 29 September 2024

 

 

Nau mai haere mai - Come join the team!