Where you’ll be working: Pharmacy Services, Waikato Hospital The details: Permanent, full time – 40 hours per week
Salary details: Coverage by PSA Allied Public Health and Technical + Staff health & benefit society.


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.

• Take responsibility for supporting good cold chain practice across the District
• Senior role – flex your skill set
• Help to develop and implement new and improved cold chain systems
• Support training in cold chain practice
• Take a lead role for supporting improved service QA and compliance

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity
A new niche role to support our pharmacy service to align with required legislative and best practice standards, including, but not limited to, cold chain practise.

Key responsibilities of the role:

• Key role in supporting good cold chain practice across the organisation.
• Promoting and supporting compliance to best practice medicine related standards.
• Assisting with medication safety initiatives.

Click here to view the position description.
(Please note position descriptions can only be viewed on the 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 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.

Mōu | About you
Skills and experience you will need to be considered for the role:

• Experience in hospital pharmacy desirable

• New Zealand Certificate in Pharmacy (Technician), Level 5

• Good understanding of NZ health system, legislation and medication safety standards
• Enthusiasm + organised approach

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 16 December 2024. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Monique Wilson at monique.wilson@Te Whatu Ora.govt.nz