Antimicrobial Pharmacist

**Antimicrobial Pharmacist**

**Vacancy No**:TAR05788**

**Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora Taranaki**

**Taranaki Whanui He Rohe Oranga - Taranaki Together, A Healthy Community**

**Kōrero mō te tūranga | About the role**
- Fixed Term Contract for approximately 1 year
- Located at Taranaki Hospital
- 6 FTE ( 48 hours per fortnight)
- Must be NZ Registered Pharmacist with 3 years’ experience

We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated NZ Registered Pharmacist wishing to join our pharmacy team as an Antimicrobial Pharmacist. This position will work closely both with the recently developed Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) team and also within the pharmacy team, advocating for and implementing activities that aim to improve the prescribing and quality use of antimicrobials at Taranaki DHB. This is an opportunity to join a highly engaged pharmacy team with a strong emphasis on clinical service provision and quality whilst also collaborating with a wide range of teams within our DHB and the wider NZ healthcare team. This position involves rostered on call duties.

**The Antimicrobial Pharmacist role includes**:

- Taking a leading role in the AMS program in Taranaki.
- Advocating for and implementing activities that aim to improve the prescribing and quality use of antimicrobials.
- Ensuring that appropriate training/education material is available to all healthcare professionals involved in the use of antimicrobials, so that practice is current, rational and cost effective
- Ensuring consistent, high-quality processes and ongoing improvements in the AMS realm at Taranaki DHB with an emphasis on quality improvement.
- Medicine information.
- In-service training/education.
- Medicine and AMS related guideline/protocol development and reviews.
- Medicine supply related activities including sterile/non-sterile manufacturing.
- Potential for delivery of clinical ward services to a defined area including Electronic Medicines Reconciliation on admission. This position involves rostered on call duties.

This position would suit a NZ Registered Pharmacist with at least 3 years experience in hospital pharmacist, who already has a relevant post graduate qualification (or is working towards one).

Taranaki District Health Board is a leader in NZ Hospital pharmacy initiatives. It has a well-resourced department with a team of committed professionals. It is committed to continuing professional development and the provision of opportunities for extra study.

The department uses the e-Pharmacy Dispensing system. This is interfaced with the Pyxis automated ward dispensing and inventory system (including the CII automated controlled drug system) and the MedChart electronic prescribing system which is used on the majority of wards in the hospital. “In addition, Taranaki District Health Board uses Orion SMT Medicines Reconciliation software. “

We also have a dedicated eMedication management team within the pharmacy department which means that this position may be required to support staff involved in that area of work.

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**Te Kaupapa | Mission**

Improving, promoting, protecting and caring for the health and wellbeing of the people of Taranaki.

We are looking for people that share our vision by providing the best care for our people and our community. We have a responsibility to see the whole picture, the whole community, in terms of health and to support everyone working in Taranaki to do the best job they can in a world of constant change.

**E pā ana ki a tatou | About us**

At Te Whatu Ora Taranaki we are committed to recognising the value our people bring to our organisation within a supportive team of healthcare professionals that provide comprehensive care to our patients.

We believe having workforce that is diverse and inclusive, we are a pro-equity Health Organisation and this means that we will be better positioned to understand and serve our community.
- When you choose to work with us, we will offer you:_
- A comprehensive orientation and induction to our organisation and your department
- Access to clinical training and education
- Up to date facilities - Project Maunga, our New Facilities currently under construction check this out on our website **tdhb.org/maunga.shtml**:

- Opportunities to participate on local project and regional collaboration teams
- Professional development

**Taranaki | A place like no other**

Taranaki boasts some of New Zealand’s most iconic natural landscapes like Mt Taranaki and many adventure activities. The rugged and wild coastline is home to more than 12 world-class surf breaks. Taranaki is a place where you can ski and surf in the same day. For a more relaxing experience, there are many walks (bush, coastal or mountain) as well as art trails, festivals and award-winning museums and galleries and a thriving café culture. **Click here** to read more information about Taranaki.

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