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Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Waikato

Senior Pharmacist (Medicine Information)

Hamilton

FULL TIME

October 24, 2024

Senior Pharmacist (Medicine Information)
Job Number: WAI28075

Where you’ll be working
: Pharmacy Services, Waikato Hospital
The details: Permanent Full time- 40 hours per week
Salary details: APEX Pharmacy Collective Agreement

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity
Are you an experienced pharmacist with a passion for medicines information? Join our Pharmacy Services team at Waikato Hospital, Health New Zealand - Waikato, where you can make an impact on patient care while advancing your career.
As a Senior Pharmacist – Medicines Information, you will lead the development and delivery of our medicines information service. Day to day you will be working within the Quality and Safe Use of Medicines (QSUM) team in the pharmacy department, with a focus on the provision of medicine information, overseeing medicines information and safety resources, and being a key contact for our information service. Using your clinical, research skills and communication skills, you will also contribute to medicine safety initiatives and other QSUM work.
Whether you are currently in a dedicated medicines information role or looking to specialise in this area, we welcome your application. We can help support your development in this field, ensuring you thrive in a supportive, collaborative environment. If you are ready to take your career to the next level, we invite you to apply and be part of our mission to provide exceptional medicines information!

Key responsibilities of the role:
  • Research and respond to medicine information queries from a wide range of health professionals.
  • Lead the development of our medicines information services and safety initiatives.
  • Build relationships with other medicines information pharmacists across the country.
  • Collaboration with other health professionals
  • Explore the integration of innovative technologies and data management into the medicines information service.
  • Mentor and train pharmacists, interns and students.

Click here to view the position description.
(Please note position descriptions can only be viewed on the Health New Zealand | 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.
Highly Desirable
  • At least 5 years of post-registration pharmacy experience, with at least 3 years in a hospital or clinical setting, or equivalent.
  • Experience in the provision of medicines information and medicine safety initiatives
  • Post-graduate qualification in clinical pharmacy.

Working for Health New Zealand
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.

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 our 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.

How to Apply
To apply for the role please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59pm on 30 November 2024. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Monique Wilson at Monique.wilson@Te Whatu Ora.govt.nz.
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