Senior Pharmacist, Mental Health, Auckland Hospital

4 weeks ago


Auckland City, New Zealand Te Whatu Ora -Health New Zealand Te Toka Tumai Auckland Full time

**New Zealand’s leading hospital**:

- **Mental Health Specialist Pharmacist**:

- **1.0 FTE permanent position (part-time and job share considered)**

**Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity**

The department of Pharmacy at Te Toka Tumai Auckland is looking for a highly motivated pharmacist to provide a quality pharmacy service to our various Mental Health centres. This is an outstanding opportunity to take your practice to the next level in a world-class clinical environment.

Te Toka Tumai’s Mental Health directorate has approximately 130 inpatient beds and covers many areas in general and specialist mental health services including adult, child and adolescents, older adults and rehabilitation services. It’s an innovative, professionally stimulating work environment where you’ll enjoy opportunity to get involved in the development of protocols, prescriptions and guidelines, and education and training of pharmacists and the wider multidisciplinary team in order to facilitate good prescribing practice
- Provide a comprehensive medication review service for patients in the Mental Health units
- Work closely with other members of the multidisciplinary team to promote the quality use of medicines
- Assist with discharge planning and patient education
- Work within a team of clinical pharmacists and provide both clinical leadership and support to junior colleagues

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**Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills**

You will be an enthusiastic clinical pharmacist, committed to furthering yourself and your peers with the ability to role model the Te Toka Tumai values.
- Qualified with a B.Pharm degree with NZ registration or applicable NZ recognised qualification from overseas, postgraduate clinical qualifications are desirable.
- Registered, or be eligible for registration, with the Pharmacy Council of New Zealand and hold a current Annual Practising Certificate
- 3+ years hospital pharmacy experience, with recent mental health experience highly desirable
- Quick to pick up new concepts and strong attention to detail
- Drive, enthusiasm and initiative with excellent organisational and inter-personal skills are essential
- Ability to work in a bicultural environment and knowledge of the acute hospital environment
- Pro-active and can-do approach with the ability to be flexible and work autonomously as well as in a team
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and time management skills, as well as the ability to develop close working relationships across disciplines

**He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working here**

We recognise there is more to life than mahi | work, and we encourage and provide access to all our staff several services and benefits to support themselves whilst they are employed within Te Toka Tumai Auckland.

For more information on what we offer, please click here.

We offer competitive remuneration commensurate with your skill, experience and qualifications, as per the Auckland Regional Allied/Public Health and Technical MECA.

**Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation**

We are Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland. We provide health and disability services to more than half a million people living in central Auckland, regional services for Northland and greater Auckland, and specialist national services for the whole of New Zealand. Our main sites are Auckland City Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre and Starship Children’s Hospital, located in central Auckland.

We are part of Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealand’s national health service. Te Whatu Ora leads the day-to-day running of the health system, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels. We are also an Accredited Employer with Immigration NZ (Please visit Immigration NZ Accredited Employer Work Visa for more information if you will be needing a Work Visa)

We are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngāti Whātua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand. We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.

Our Pharmacy department is an innovative and exciting place to work. We employ over 120 staff including those working within two retail pharmacies and a flagship inpatient service. We serve over 1200 inpatient beds. Our guiding principle is to put the patient first in everything we do. Our award winning and growing clinical pharmacy service has over 40 pharmacists working across both secondary and tertiary level services.

We have a robust service strategy which ensures that our staff are continuingly driving to work at the top of their scope and pushing the boundaries of clinical pharmacy practice. We are committed to do and be our best, to value and support all staff, to work together with trust, respect and



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