Clinical Pharmacist

**Clinical Pharmacist**:

- **Health New Zealand/Te Whatu Ora Lakes - Rotorua/Taupo Hospital**:

- **Permanent Fulltime + Rostered Oncall**

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**:
We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated New Zealand qualified clinical pharmacist to join our friendly and supportive Pharmacy team based at Rotorua and Taupo Hospital. This role offers a variety of clinical pharmacy experience across medical, surgical, older person health, mental health and paediatrics areas as well as dispensary services in our 233 bedded district hospital. You should be a great team player who is willing to share their learning experiences with the rest of the team while wanting to develop and grow their own skills.

**About you**
- You may be:_
- A recently qualified pharmacist (or due to complete assessment for registration in November) who wants to experience all facets of hospital pharmacy as a rotational pharmacist, or
- A more experienced pharmacist who is ready to take on clinical responsibility and perhaps start or continue their postgraduate clinical studies, or
- A pharmacist who wants to develop expertise in a hospital dispensary and medication logistics, or
- An experienced clinical pharmacist with or without postgraduate qualifications who is ready to take on more responsibility and work towards specialising in a specific area of interest.

**The Rotorua Pharmacy Team is looking for someone who**:

- with a diligent and professional approach to your work.
- will participate in the development of clinical services and implementation of eHealth initiatives.
- will have excellent communication and time management skills, be consistent, reliable and accurate in your work, and enjoy learning.
- will have a high standard of ethical and professional practice.
- will be customer service focussed.
- is able to demonstrate an understanding of clinical services relevant to transitions of care (admission and discharge).

**This is an excellent opportunity**:

- to work in a small collegial team with lots of variety in your daily work
- to provide cover at Taupo hospital
- to not be stuck in traffic while travelling to and from work.
- work in one the most scenic places - and one of the most affordable places - to live in New Zealand.
- to balance your working life with countless outdoor and social activities - adventure and water sports right at your doorstep, the beach or snowboarding/skiing as a day trip from Rotorua.

**Successful applicants must**:

- Be a NZ Registered Pharmacist or eligible to register soon
- Be willing to participate in rostered Oncall (about every 4 to 6 weeks).

**About the Team/Service/ Location**

Health New Zealand |Te Whatu Ora Lakes provides healthcare from its two modern and progressive general hospitals in Rotorua and Taupo, New Zealand. The Lakes district is becoming the lifestyle destination of choice and is well known for its many outdoor recreational activities, family friendly beaches, and a growing multi-cultural community. Working at Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora Lakes provides a great opportunity to balance an amazing lifestyle with a rewarding professional experience.

As well as a supportive, inclusive and diverse work environment, Health New Zealand |Te Whatu Ora Lakes offer competitive salary, free staff parking, fee flu vaccination, discounts (with local businesses), and access to Employee Assistance Program.

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**Salary range**

$82, 856 to $107,600 pro-rated to hours worked

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**Working for 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. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.

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.

**Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion**

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