Qualified Pharmacy Technician

New Zealand Government; Lower Hutt; Hybrid; NZD 56,000 - 76,000; Part time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora in Wellington's Hutt Hospital is seeking a part-time Level 5 NZ Qualified Pharmacy Technician to provide dispensing, compounding and repacking services in a hospital setting.

The role offers opportunity to participate in ward-based teams, medicines reconciliation, discharge counselling, and may require work across district hospitals.

Qualifications

• NZ Qualified, Level 5 Pharmacy Technician
• 1+ year pharmacy experience, hospital preferred
• Highly self-motivated, keen to learn
• Excellent team player
• Great oral and written communication
• Willingness to work across Hutt Hospital and district facilities

Responsibilities

• Provide dispensing, compounding and repacking services in a hospital environment
• Assist pharmacists with medicines reconciliation and patient assessments
• Support discharge counselling and ward-based multidisciplinary teams
• May work at other hospitals within the District as required

Skills

Dispensing

Compounding

Repacking

Ward-based teamwork

Medicines reconciliation

Discharge counselling

Education

NZ Qualified Level 5 Pharmacy Technician

Job description

Location

• Location: Hutt Hospital
• Contract: Permanent, part-time (0.95FTE / 38 hours per week)

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we're building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

About the Role

This is a 38 hours per week, permanent Level 5 NZ Qualified Pharmacy Technician position. Your primary role as a Pharmacy Technician will be to provide dispensing, compounding, and repacking services in a hospital environment. There are potential opportunities to participate in ward-based multidisciplinary teams, assisting the pharmacists with medicines reconciliation, assessment of patients' own medicines, and discharge counselling. This role will primarily be based at the Hutt Hospital campus, but may require you to work at the other hospitals within the District.

About the Team/Service Location

The pharmacy team is well respected by clinicians, nursing staff, and senior management across the organisation, and is constantly looking at ways to improve the service and care it delivers. As a pharmacy department, we have a strong clinical presence across all areas of the hospital and linkages into our local community. We provide a comprehensive range of pharmaceutical care and extended roles to a variety of clinical areas. Our team values professional growth and development and is focused on safe and effective medicines management for our patients.

About you

• NZ Qualified, Level 5 Pharmacy Technician
• 1+ year pharmacy experience, hospital preferred
• Highly self-motivated, keen to learn
• Excellent team player
• Great oral and written communication
• Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is 'the weaving of wellness'

We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community