Clinical Pharmacist Facilitator

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Te Matau a Māui Hawke's Bay; Hastings; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare team in Hawke's Bay as a Clinical Pharmacist, where you'll provide key services in medication management. Enjoy a supportive work environment and a region renowned for its work-life balance, outdoor adventures, and stunning scenery. This role requires autonomy and specialized pharmaceutical knowledge, welcoming diverse applicants.

Qualifications

• Registered with Pharmacy Council of New Zealand holding a valid APC.
• Experience in medicine review services like Medicines Therapy Assessment.
• Current Driver’s License required.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical pharmacist facilitation services.
• Focus on appropriate prescribing and utilization of medicines.
• Work autonomously within a close-knit team of pharmacists.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Research

Interpretation of medicine information

Education

Registered Pharmacist with valid APC

Relevant clinical post-graduate qualification

Job description

• Hawke’s Bay Fallen Soldier’s Hospital, Primary care based
• Permanent, Full-time 80 hour’s per fortnight (1 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

A rare chance to get your foot in the door of this team which is ‘long standing’ and continuously achieves great outcomes.

Your main responsibility is to provide direct clinical pharmacist facilitation services, focusing on the appropriate prescribing and utilization of medicines to Primary Care.

About the Team/Service/ Location

With its own Team Leader to directly report to this close-knit team of Clinical Pharmacists offers a supportive environment in a role that does require you to be extremely autonomous.

Hawke’s Bay offers excellent work-life balance, sun, beaches, exceptional outdoor adventures, great schools, mountains and skiing close by, wonderful food and stunning wineries, vibrant cities and plenty more to boast about. For more information on living and working in Hawke’s Bay click HERE

About you

To apply for the role you must have the following:

• Registered as a Pharmacist with the Pharmacy Council of New Zealand holding a valid Annual Practicing Certificate (APC) with no restrictions.
• Hold a relevant clinical post-graduate qualification, is working towards this, or has work experience sufficient to demonstrate general pharmaceutical knowledge in core areas and/or specialist pharmaceutical knowledge in management of long-term conditions.
• Current Driver’s License.
• Medicine review services, e.g. Medicines Therapy Assessment, Comprehensive Medicines Management or similar.
• Great communication and interpersonal skills
• Research, interpretation and provision of medicine information.

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 review the position profile, click HERE To apply please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Vanessa Brown via email on [e-mail]

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