Pharmacy Technician

Description

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 

We have a permanent full-time role available for a capable pharmacy technician. In this role, you'll provide pharmacy services to patients, working in a collaborative and supportive Pharmacy team.

Reporting to the Pharmacy Technician Team leader, you will be responsible for a wide range of duties including: 

Our experienced pharmacy team is overseeing a growing service and is ready to support your development in various areas of hospital pharmacy practice. Specialty areas include oncology, working as a PACT Technician, and ward-based technician/pharmacist teams duties such as patient medication-history taking.

This position would be suitable for a trained pharmacy technician (NZ National Certificate in Pharmacy (Technician)), or a person who is currently training towards becoming a fully qualified Pharmacy Technician. 

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 

The successful applicant will be a team player, have excellent time management skills, hold a commitment to accuracy and continuous quality improvement, an ability to communicate effectively, and hold high standards of ethical and professional practice. 

Ideally you will have experience working within a Hospital environment, and have an interest in continuing to develop your Pharmacy Technician skill-set.

 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 Friday 5 September 2025. For further information, please contact Cara Mitchell at  cara.mitchell@tdhb.org.nz 

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