Clinical Pharmacist - Quality Use of Medicines

• Clinical Pharmacist - Quality Use of Medicines । Hawke’s Bay Fallen Soldier’s Hospital
• Fixed Term, Part-Time । 40 hours per fortnight (0.5 FTE)
• You’ll have the opportunity to make a meaningful, system‑wide impact on patient safety and medicines optimisation.

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

As a Quality Use of Medicines Pharmacist, you will play a pivotal role in strengthening medication safety and improving medicines management across Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Hawke’s Bay. This is a system‑level role focused on medication governance, quality improvement and promoting safe, effective and equitable use of medicines across the hospital and wider health system.

You will lead and support key medication safety initiatives, analyse medication incident trends, coordinate drug‑usage reviews, contribute to pharmacy and organisational policies, and develop clinical communications for staff. You’ll also maintain medicine libraries for infusion devices, contribute to guideline development, and support hospital services to implement evidence‑based, cost‑effective medicine practices.

Although this role is primarily focused on quality use of medicines, you may also support ward‑based clinical pharmacy activities and dispensary operations when required.

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About the Team/Service/ Location

You will be part of the Hospital Pharmacy team, a collaborative, skilled and supportive group of pharmacists, technicians, assistants and pharmacy leaders who work together to ensure safe and high‑quality medicines management.

The Pharmacy Department works closely with clinical teams, quality and patient‑safety groups, Medicines Management committees, and system‑level governance teams. You’ll also engage with community pharmacists, primary care partners, national bodies and regional networks to help strengthen medication safety practices across the continuum of care.

This is an environment that values innovation, continuous improvement, equity, and inter‑professional collaboration.

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About you

You are a clinically confident, forward‑thinking pharmacist with a passion for improving medication safety, systems and outcomes. You bring strong analytical skills, excellent communication and a proactive approach to quality improvement.

You will have:

• A recognised pharmacy qualification and current NZ Annual Practising Certificate
• A postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy (or equivalent)
• Significant hospital pharmacy experience
• Up‑to‑date and advanced knowledge of pharmacotherapy, therapeutics and pathophysiology
• Experience in audits, quality improvement, medication safety or practice research
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to analyse data, interpret clinical information and make sound decisions
• Competence in MS Office applications and confidence using online clinical resources
• A commitment to safe practice, equity and continuous learning

Desired:

• Further postgraduate study or specialist training
• Experience leading audit or project work
• Familiarity with ePharmacy or other pharmacy information systems
• Strong skills in Excel, Word and PowerPoint

You’ll also bring a positive, solutions‑focused attitude and a collaborative approach to working with both clinical and non‑clinical teams.

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 2nd March 2026. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Brittany Marshall । Brittany.Marshall@hbdhb.govt.nz

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

Whilst Health New Zealand is undergoing change, affected employees will be given preference and priority for this position.