Pharmacy Technician/kairahurahu Pūtahi Rongoā

Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora - Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District

**Location**: Hutt Valley (primary/home site)

**Service**: Pharmacy Services

**Contract**: Permanent, Part-time

**Salary**: Depends on experience, as per MECA
Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role
This role is part-time (20 hours per week) for a Pharmacy Technician. We are open to both trainee and qualified pharmacy technicians. Your primary role as a pharmacy technician will be to provide dispensing, manufacturing, 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.
Mō tō mātou rōpū - About our team
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.
Moū - About you
You are an enthusiastic, organized, and keen learner who is enrolled with the Open Polytechnic of NZ Pharmacy Technician programme, or are already Qualified Pharmacy Technician (Level 5). You are highly self-motivated, can demonstrate effective teamwork, and have good oral and written communication. You want to develop your professional growth with the support of a Lead Pharmacy Technician, a friendly pharmacy team, and other healthcare professionals.
E pā ana ki a tatou - About us
Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

**To find out more about us click on the following links**:
Capital and Coast DHB
Hutt Valley DHB
Mental Health, Addiction and Intellectual Disability Service
Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to apply
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