Clinical Pharmacology Pharmacist

2 weeks ago

Christchurch, New Zealand Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Waitaha Canterbury Full time

**Christchurch Health Campus**:

- ** Hours of Work Monday - Friday 0800 - 1630**:

- ** Full time Permanent opportunity**

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

**About the Role**

Health New Zealand (HNZ) Canterbury is seeking a dedicated Clinical Pharmacology Pharmacist to join our innovative team. This is a unique opportunity to use your expertise to optimise medicine use, enhance patient safety, and contribute to quality improvement and research initiatives that directly impact healthcare outcomes. If you're passionate about the quality use of medicines and want to work in a supportive, multidisciplinary environment, this role is for you.

In this role, you will provide clear and timely medicines information to healthcare professionals, ensuring accuracy and relevance in clinical decision-making. You’ll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, develop evidence-based guidelines and bulletins, and actively participate in quality assurance programs. Your work will directly influence safer and more effective medicine use across the organisation.

Beyond providing information, you’ll play a key role in evaluating medicine utilisation, analysing health data, and identifying potential risks and benefits of medicines. By working closely with stakeholders, you’ll develop guidelines and support continuous improvement in clinical practice. Additionally, you’ll contribute to teaching and training, equipping health professionals and students with essential skills in drug information, literature evaluation, and communication.

As part of your professional growth, you’ll engage in quality improvement projects and research activities. Your involvement in therapeutic drug monitoring, medication safety, and policy development will further solidify your impact within the healthcare system.

**About you**
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
- Expertise in medical informatics
- Interest in IT and clinical governance
- Ability to work collaboratively
- Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth

If you’re an experienced clinical pharmacist with a passion for quality improvement and research, we’d love to hear from you.

**Working for Health New Zealand**

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellnesses. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.

**Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion**

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