Senior Clinical Pharmacist Manukau Health Park, Pharmacy Service

**Permanent, Full Time**
**Remuneration as per PSA Allied Health collective agreement designated positions scale (DA band)**

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

**_ Are you passionate about clinical excellence and leadership? Join us at Manukau Health Park and play a key role in expanding our clinical pharmacy services_**

**The opportunity**:
Manukau Health Park includes Manukau SuperClinic, which provides outpatient appointments, and Manukau Surgery Centre, which offers day surgery services and elective surgeries for patients. As part of the Grow Manukau Project, we are looking for a motivated and experienced clinical pharmacist to work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to deliver innovative, patient-centred care and drive quality improvement initiatives.

With increased theatre and ward capacity amongst the many exciting developments underway at Manukau Health Park, there is a need to grow our clinical pharmacy presence and build on our existing services which include regular attendance at the General Surgery pre-admission clinic, clinical coverage of the inpatient wards, as well as support for the Manukau Infusion Centre and outpatient clinics.

This new senior role will be based primarily at Manukau Health Park and calls for a self-motivated clinician who thrives in a more autonomous environment and is confident working independently while collaborating effectively with the wider multidisciplinary team. You will have the opportunity to:

- Lead and develop clinical services
- Mentor and support rotational pharmacists
- Represent Pharmacy and strengthen partnerships across the MDT

Your main responsibilities include:

- Providing clinical pharmacy services to patients, both in the outpatient and inpatient settings
- Medicines reconciliation, peri-operative medication review and optimisation, responding to queries from doctors and nurses, patient counselling and discharge support where needed

- Promoting evidence-based medicine and patient-centred care
- Contributing towards/leading quality improvement and medication safety initiatives
- Continuing to grow your clinical expertise and contributing to education and training of your colleagues and other professions

**We are looking for a pharmacist who is/has**:

- New Zealand Registered Pharmacist with current APC or eligibility to obtain one
- At least 3 years, preferably 5 or more years of hospital experience in a clinical setting, including clinical experience in adult Medicine and Surgery
- Clinical experience in multiple surgical specialties (e.g. General Surgery, Orthopaedics) preferred but not essential

- Able to work independently, whilst staying connected with the wider pharmacy team based at Middlemore Hospital
- Adaptable and assertive in the MDT environment
- Patient-focused, enthusiastic and driven
- Excellent communicator with sound problem-solving skills
- Curious, reflective and motivated in continuous improvement
- Relevant postgraduate qualifications in clinical pharmacy (not essential)
- Able to work flexible hours (such as participating in our oncall and weekend rosters)

We offer highly competitive remuneration commensurate matching to your skills, experience and qualifications.

**About us**:
More than 600,000 people live in Counties Manukau, many with high health needs, particularly among Maaori and Pacific communities. Our Clinical Pharmacy service is committed to providing excellent patient-centred care and achieving equitable health outcomes through collaboration, continuous improvement and innovation. We are proud to be one of the leading Clinical Pharmacy services in Australasia with established systems and technology to optimise safe and effective use of medicines for our patients, from admission to discharge. Our clinical pharmacists have a strong presence and are highly valued across the organisation.

We are invested in building workforce capabilities and supporting our pharmacists to achieve their goals as a clinician and to make a lasting impact within and beyond the organisation. The diverse and complex clinical scenarios that we encounter and help manage every day make Counties Manukau an exceptional environment for lifelong learning. Furthermore, we are the first New Zealand hospital pharmacy to have established a pharmacist career framework and alongside our rotation design and structure, we aim to provide a clear and transparent pathway for our pharmacists to progress in their clinical careers, as well as pursue opportunities in education, quality improvement, research and leadership.

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**How to apply**
- Whakawhanaungatanga, Kind Manaakitanga, Together Kotahitanga, Excellent
- Rangatiratanga. If these are your values too, then join us today._