Senior Pharmacist, Renal Medicine, Auckland City

**New Zealand’s leading public hospital**:

- **Competitive remuneration commensurate with your skills and experience ($87,192 - $98,499 pa)**:

- **This position is a Green List tier 1 occupation - straight to Residence Visa**:

- **Transplant and Senior speciality based role**:

- **Full-time fixed term position (12 months Parental Leave cover)**

**Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity**

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated experienced Clinical Pharmacist to join our Clinical Pharmacy team working across our Renal Medicine, Transplant and Surgical services at Te Toka Tumai, Auckland City Hospital.

As an experienced Clinical Pharmacist, passionate about putting patients at the centre of everything you do, you’ll be in your element here with us. You can look forward to joining one of New Zealand’s leading renal medicine, dialysis and transplant centres - providing clinical pharmacy expertise to complex patients.

In this role you will be an integral part of the renal, transplant and surgical teams and provide support and guidance in all aspects of medicines use in these specialties. It’s an innovative, professionally stimulating work environment where you’ll support the clinical review of medication charts, liaising with specialist clinicians to ensure appropriate, safe and cost effective delivery of medications to our patients.

We’re sure you’ll also relish the chance to get involved in the on-going development of the service through writing and review of protocols, prescriptions and guidelines; and education, training and supervision of pharmacists and the wider multidisciplinary team in order to facilitate good prescribing practice. There is the opportunity to further develop leadership skills by providing support to the Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Surgical Services and Associate Clinical Lead Pharmacist - Clinical Pharmacy Services.

For further details, please refer to the position description **here**.

**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
- Hospital pharmacy experience, with recent renal or surgical experience highly desirable.

Information for overseas registered pharmacists: If you are an overseas registered pharmacist, please visit the links below. We welcome applicants from Australia, UK, Ireland, Canada and the United States of America. If you are registered in other countries, you may be required to undertake additional competency requirements - please ensure you are eligible for registration before applying.

**Additional skills you will have**:

- 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, work under pressure and work autonomously as well as in a team
- Excellent communication and time management skills are essential, as well as the ability to develop close working relationships

**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.
- We offer competitive remuneration commensurate with your skill, experience and qualifications, as per the Auckland Regional Allied/Public Health and Technical MECA.
- Online learning and development portal available to ensure you are kept up to date with your skills and knowledge
- Discounts, benefits and memberships available

For more information on what we offer, please click here

**Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply**

**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 f