Senior Critical Care Pharmacist — 0.8 FTE, 2-Year

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau; Auckland; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 100,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Learning opportunities

In-house education programme

Supportive team environment

Career progression opportunities

Service development focus

Postgraduate education funding

Modern eMedicine systems

Job summary

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau is seeking a clinical pharmacist with Critical Care expertise to join the Critical Care Complex at Middlemore Hospital. The role involves participating in daily rounds, reviewing medicines, and leading safe, evidence-based pharmaceutical care across ICU and HDU within a multidisciplinary team.

We value hospital experience, postgrad qualifications, and leadership, with on-call and weekend rosters.

Qualifications

• New Zealand registered pharmacist with current APC or eligibility to obtain one.
• Minimum 5 years hospital experience overall, plus substantial Critical Care exposure.
• Postgraduate qualifications in clinical pharmacy or equivalent; prescriber credentials preferred.
• Demonstrates calm under pressure, resilience and patient-centred leadership.
• Strong communication and teaching skills; able to mentor students and staff.
• Willingness to work extended hours, on-call and weekend rosters.

Responsibilities

• Participate in daily medical rounds in CCC to provide timely therapeutic recommendations.
• Conduct clinical review and optimisation of pharmaceutical care for ICU and HDU patients.
• Lead safety and continuity of care during transfers and transitions.
• Contribute to incident investigations, risk management and drug use evaluation.
• Support quality improvement, service development and staff education.
• Teach and train clinical pharmacy staff and students; foster a collaborative team culture.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Teaching / Training

Teamwork

Resilience

Education

NZ Registered Pharmacist (APC)

Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy

Pharmacist Prescriber

Tools

MedChart

Pyxis

eVitals

eNotes

Job description

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau is seeking a clinical pharmacist with Critical Care expertise to join the Critical Care Complex at Middlemore Hospital. The role involves participating in daily rounds, reviewing medicines, and leading safe, evidence-based pharmaceutical care across ICU and HDU within a multidisciplinary team.

We value hospital experience, postgrad qualifications, and leadership, with on-call and weekend rosters.