Clinical Pharmacy Team Leader

**Description - Internal**
**Clinical Pharmacy Team Leader**

**Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity**

We’re looking for a senior pharmacist who has the drive and passion to make a positive difference by providing strategic direction and clinical supervision to our clinical pharmacy team.

The Clinical Pharmacy Team Lead provides professional and clinical supervision to the clinical pharmacy team (both pharmacists and technicians providing clinical services on the wards), ensuring optimal use of staff and resources to deliver quality patient care. This role coordinates closely with the Chief Pharmacist to support the development of clinical staff and the Pharmacy Manager to ensure operational service needs are met. As a key member of the pharmacy leadership team, you will offer strategic leadership to the clinical pharmacy services working across Health New Zealand Tairawhiti hospital & specialist services.

The role requires strong clinical knowledge, positive role modelling, an awareness of clinical governance and legislation to optimise patient outcome through quality improvement and service development.

We are very supportive of any further training or education you wish to pursue. We reward past experience, qualifications and skills and will offer remuneration accordingly. With additional benefits:

- Free onsite parking
- Relocation assistance available if you need to relocate to Gisborne

The remuneration range for this role is $107,000 - $132,000 dependent on experience and is covered by the collective agreement: Apex and HNZ Pharmacy Services Agreement

Position Description | Clinical Pharmacy Team Leader

**Moū - About you**

Successful applicants must:

- Be a NZ registered pharmacist and hold a current Annual Practicing Certificate.
- Be willing to participate in the on call roster
- Overseas pharmacists will be considered if you can meet the requirements to register as a pharmacist in NZ (without having to do the 1-year pharmacy internship first). _

**Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation**

Situated on the eastern coast of New Zealand's North Island, Gisborne “Tairāwhiti” - “The light shines on the water” is the first city in the world to see the rising sun of the new day. Our region offers vast golden sand beaches, bush clad mountains, lush farmlands, with significant historical landmarks, natural wonders and a deep connection to Māori culture. We enjoy a pleasant climate, short commutes and a relaxed approach that creates a work-life offering that is enviable to most that are not yet here. Our lifestyle is about time.
- Te Whatu Ora Tairāwhiti_ works to increase collaboration, strengthen leadership and accountability, and improve equity of access and outcomes across the health service. We’re shifting the emphasis towards primary and community care allowing more people to be cared for close to home, and take a greater role in their own health and wellbeing.

Our values form the acronym WAKA. They reflect our voyaging heritage, guiding us on our journey to create a healthier Tairāwhiti by working together.

**W**hakarangatira/enrich - Enriching the health of our community by doing our very best.

**A**whi/support - Supporting our tūroro/patients their whānau/families, our community partners and each other.

**K**otahitanga/togetherness - Together we can achieve more.

**A**roha/compassion - Empathy, we care for people and people want to be cared for by us.

**Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to Apply**
- Te Whatu Ora Tairāwhiti _are committed to improving Māori health outcomes and achieving health equity for Māori through Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations. We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.