Senior Clinical Pharmacist

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Waitematā; Auckland; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Waitematā is seeking a Senior Clinical Pharmacist for a fixed-term role from November 2026 to January 2028, 40 hours per week, based across North Shore Hospital, Waitākere Hospital and Wilson Centre in Takapuna. Internal applicants only; role involves paediatric and adult critical care, with multidisciplinary collaboration and opportunities for service development.

Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacist with NZ APC.
• Minimum 5 years clinical pharmacy experience.
• Experience in general surgery, orthopaedics, paediatrics, neonates, obstetrics and gynaecology, and critical care preferred.
• Post Graduate Clinical Pharmacy Certificate or Diploma preferred.
• Ability to train, mentor and coach.
• Commitment to improving patient outcomes and equity.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical pharmacy services to support safe, effective, and cost-efficient use of medicines across services.
• Offer expert advice on medication management, safety and quality improvement.
• Work across paediatric and surgical services with multidisciplinary teams.
• Lead service development and research within the department.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy

Medication safety

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Mentoring

Education

NZ Pharmacist registration

APC holder (NZ)

Job description

Senior Clinical Pharmacist (Tier 2; Designated Grade B) Fixed Term November 2026 - January 2028 Full time (40 hours/week) Based at North Shore and Waitākere Hospital and Wilson Centre, Takapuna

PLEASE NOTE, THIS ROLE IS ONLY OPEN TO CURRENT EMPLOYEES OF HEALTH NEW ZEALAND TE WHATU ORA. WE'RE UNABLE TO ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF OUR ORGANISATION.

About the Role

In this role, you’ll provide clinical pharmacy services to support safe, effective, and cost-efficient use of medicines across paediatric and surgical services, Health NZ, Waitematā.

You’ll work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team, offering expert advice on medication management, safety, and quality improvement.

The position involves working across adult critical care, general surgery, orthopaedics, special care baby unit (SCBU), and Wilson Centre, a care and respite facility for paediatric patients.

This role covers 3 geographical sites, including North Shore Hospital, Waitakere Hospital and Wilson Centre, Takapuna.

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.

About you

• Registration as a Pharmacist in New Zealand with a current annual practising certificate
• A minimum of 5 years of clinical pharmacy experience with relevant experience preferred in general surgery, orthopaedics, paediatrics, neonates, obstetrics and gynaecology, and critical care
• Preference for Post Graduate Clinical Pharmacy Certificate or Diploma
• 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.

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.