Clinical Pharmacist

·         Clinical Pharmacist – Rotational role (ideally would work predominately in Critical Care)

·         Permanent, part-time – 56 hours per fortnight (0.7 FTE)

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

This is part-time (up to 56 hours per week), permanent clinical pharmacist position, with the preference to predominately work within the critical care unit.  This role would suit a pharmacist with ideally at least three years of clinical hospital experience.  The role includes participation in ward rounds, medicines reconciliation, discharge counselling, dispensary services, and promoting the safe and quality use of medicines.  You would be expected to provide high-quality, effective clinical pharmacy services with a focus on improving patient outcomes and ensuring optimal medicines utilisation.

This role includes the opportunity to participate in the on-call roster as needed, which includes working weekend shifts compensated at overtime rates.

The salary for this position will be based on experience and in line with the Allied, Public Health, Scientific & Technical Collective Agreement.

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About the Team/Service

Health New Zealand – Taranaki’s Pharmacy Service is a collaborative and supportive department who provide safe and effective medication management across both Taranaki Base and Hawera hospitals. We uphold the highest standards in pharmaceutical supply, medicines safety, and clinical services, whilst constantly looking at ways to improve the service and care we deliver.  Our staff work collaboratively in many multi-disciplinary teams across medical, nursing and allied health directorates with a shared focused on ensuring optimal patient-centred care.

Health New Zealand – Taranaki is also fortunate to have its dedicated eMedication management team who work closely alongside our Pharmacy department to lead medication management in the various data and digital platforms across the hospital.   

About you

We are looking for a Pharmacist who has the ability to work and contribute as part of a multidisciplinary team, has excellent time management skills, is a great communicator in verbal and in written language, and holds high standards of ethical and professional practice. You will be able to contribute to the improvement and development of medicines services to the hospital, and work with our colleagues in a multidisciplinary approach to deliver great patient-centred care.

Our ideal candidate will have the following:

·         Applicants must hold or be eligible to hold a current annual practising certificate from the Pharmacy Council of New Zealand,  under the provisions of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (if you are applying from outside New Zealand, please tell us the registration route that applies, and what stage of that process you are currently at).

·         Previous Critical Care Pharmacist experience and/or extensive hospital pharmacy experience (ideally at least 3 years) and looking to develop skills within Critical Care.

·         Whilst not essential, a post-graduate qualification in a relevant clinical area is highly desirable.

Applicants must submit a minimum of a cover letter and an up-to-date CV with your application.

About Taranaki

New Plymouth was named the most liveable city, for a population between 75,000-150,000, by the International Awards for Liveable Communities.

Taranaki boasts some of New Zealand’s most iconic natural landscapes, like Mt Taranaki, and many adventure activities. The rugged and wild coastline is home to more than 12 world-class surf breaks. Taranaki is a place where you can ski and surf on the same day. For a more relaxing experience, there are many walks (bush, coastal or mountain) as well as art trails, festivals and award-winning museums and galleries and a thriving café culture. Click here to read more information about Taranaki.

Te Whatu Ora Taranaki is a large organisation (2,400 staff) operating in the exciting, changing Health sector to a population of 116,600 people. To hear more about our culture, view the video on our careers page.

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to Apply

To apply, please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal by 26 June 2025. For further information, please contact Kasey Wheatley at kasey.wheatley@tdhb.org.nz.

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process before the closing date of this advert.

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