Senior Pharmacy Technician Oncology, Haematology

5 months ago


Waikato, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

**Where you'll be working**: Pharmacy Services, Waikato Hospital

**The details**: Permanent - 40 Hours per week (1 FTE)

Want a step in your career or a move to a bigger tertiary hospital? Come work with us at Waikato Hospital to help build our compounding service, provide oversight of dispensing of compounded products obtained from external contractors and oversight and training of other pharmacy technicians.

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced pharmacy technician (level 5 or 6) to join our Pharmacy Service in a senior role. Responsibility and accountability for keeping the technician team motivated and supported are key to the role so this position will be well suited to an organised, balanced technician with well-developed aseptic compounding skills. Previous experience in hospital pharmacy and or a compounding facility is desirable.

You will be working as part of a larger pharmacy team also, in particularly supporting your other Senior Pharmacy technician colleagues, so will get to know and contribute to other parts of the pharmacy service also. A great role for someone keen to develop their leadership capabilities and have variety in their role. Remuneration will sit on the pharmacy technician 'designated position' scale to reflect these additional responsibilities.

This 1 FTE permanent position will be spread over a Monday to Friday roster with occasional rostered Saturdays and Public Holiday involvement.

Training and further learning is encouraged and supported.

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(Please note position descriptions can only be viewed on the Te Whatu Ora - Waikato website.)

Mōu | About you
Required skills & experience you will need to be considered for this role:

- Qualified Pharmacy technician (NZ certificate in Pharmacy Technician level 5 or 6)

**Desired**:

- Desirable to have experience and or qualification in aseptic compounding.
- Leadership experience and or qualification (Senior pharmacy technician)

Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation
Te iwi Ngakaunui - People at Heart
- Whakamana - Give and earn respect
- Whakaronga - Listen to me; Talk to me
- Mauri Pai - Fair play
- Whakapakari - Growing the good
- Kotahitanga - Stronger together

It is not very often something happens that is big; like, really big. Big to the point that it will touch the lives of every single person in the country. That is what we are talking about here. The provision of Health in Aotearoa New Zealand, and how its run is about to change in a big way.

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand and Te Aka Whai Ora - Māori Health Authority will together shape the delivery of Health services in Aotearoa New Zealand for generations to come, and will form the core of a modern and integrated service looking after the needs of all our Whānau.

We are dedicated to achieving health equity for Māori and other priority populations. We are a Crown entity and an active partner in Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand is guided by Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to upholding the articles.

Here at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, Waikato we have a team of 8,000 working across the Waikato where everyone plays a vital role in the care of our patients - directly or non-directly. Our vision is Healthy People. Excellent Care.

Te Whatu Ora, Waikato serves the largest Māori population and third largest Pacific population in Aotearoa New Zealand. Waikato Hospital in Hamilton is one of New Zealand's largest tertiary, teaching hospitals with over 600 inpatient beds and 22 operating theatres. Clinical specialities include Women's and Children Services, Cardiology / Cardiothoracic Surgery, Oncology and Haematology, Surgical services, and Mental Health and Addiction. Waikato Hospital is the Midland regional referral centre for multiple specialties including trauma surgery, oncology, and neurology.

We are a values-based and inclusive organisation that is committed to deliver the best health outcomes for our total population. Reflecting the population we serve is an important part of the care we deliver to the community. We strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds with the necessary capability and who share our values to apply. We proactively develop pathways that maximise opportunity for Māori and encourage Māori to apply.

He aha Waikato
Waikato is the fourth largest region in Aotearoa New Zealand and located just south of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. It features a wide range of world-class outdoor and cultural experiences. You can surf the world-famous beaches of Whāingaroa Raglan, swim at the beautiful beaches of the Kapanga Coromandel, hike our majestic mountain ranges, tour the Hobbiton shire, experience the magic of the Waitomo glow worm caves, and encounter a vast array of flora and fauna at the remarkable Maungatautari Ecological Reserve.

Waikato is the home of the Kiingitanga and rich in Māori culture. Waikato Hospital sits on whenua gifted by



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