Senior Clinical Pharmacist

• Senior Clinical Pharmacist (Tier 2; Designated Grade B)
• Permanent, part time (32 hours/week over 5 days)
• Based at Waitākere Hospital

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

In this role, you’ll provide clinical pharmacy services to support safe, effective, and cost-efficient use of medicines across Hospital and Specialist Services, Waitematā. You’ll work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team, offering expert advice on medication management, safety, and quality improvement. The position also involves contributing to research, mentoring and developing staff, and supporting the ongoing delivery of pharmacy services, including weekday, on-call and weekend operations. This role is 32 hours/week, over 5 days. You will mostly be based at Waitakere Hospital, but at times, may be required to work from North Shore Hospital.

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About Us

Health New Zealand Waitematā provides health services to approximately 650,000 residents of the North Shore, Waitakere, and Rodney areas. It has the largest population of any district health area.

For more information on living and working in Waitematā District, click here.

About you

To be successful in this role, you’ll have:

• Registration as a Pharmacist in New Zealand with a current annual practicing certificate
• A minimum of 5 years of clinical pharmacy experience
• Strong interest in providing services that improve patient outcomes and address inequity of care
• Experience in training, mentoring and coaching
• A commitment to maintaining and developing clinical and technical expertise

Additionally, you’ll understand quality issues surrounding the provision of clinical and operational pharmacy services, have the ability to think strategically, and be motivated to lead service development and research within our service.

If this sounds like you, we look forward to receiving your application!

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 submit your application through our online careers’ portal https://careers.tewhatuora.govt.nz/ (enter reference number WDHB21736). If you have any questions about the role, please contact Sarah Kneller – Recruitment Consultant via sarah.kneller@tewhatuora.govt.nz.

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

Job reference: WDHB21736