Pharmacist / Kaitaka Rongoā (Infectious Diseases)

Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora - Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District

**Location**: Hutt Valley

**Service**: Pharmacy

**Contract**: Part-time, permanent (20 hours per week)

**Salary**: Depends on experience, as per MECA
Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the roleThis is a part-time (20 hours per week), permanent infectious diseases/antimicrobial stewardship clinical pharmacist position. You are excited about promoting antimicrobial stewardship in hospital and community, the visions we share at Te Whatu Ora-Capital, Coast, and Hutt Valley, and the future of our dynamic pharmacy profession.
Your primary role as the ID/AMS clinical pharmacist will be to work as part of the Infectious Diseases and Infection, Prevention, and Control teams providing advice and support to a range of medical, rehabilitation, surgical, and/or speciality teams. The role includes participation in ward rounds, medicines reconciliation, therapeutic drug monitoring, discharge counselling, dispensary services, mentoring, and promoting the overall safe and quality use of medicines, with an emphasis on antibiotics. You would be expected to provide high-quality, effective antimicrobial-focused clinical pharmacy services with the aim of improving patient outcomes and ensuring optimal medicines utilisation.
Mō tō mātou rōpū - About our teamThe pharmacy team is well respected by clinicians, nursing staff, and senior management across the organisation, and is constantly looking at ways to improve the service and care it delivers. As a pharmacy department, we have a strong clinical presence across all areas of the hospital and linkages into our local community. We provide a comprehensive range of pharmaceutical care and extended roles to a variety of clinical areas. Our team values professional growth and continuous improvement, while emphasising clinical development and medicines optimisation for our patients.
Moū - About youYou are a practising pharmacist with at least two years of clinical experience (hospital experience required), and a valid NZ APC in good standing. You are highly self-motivated, enjoy working with other health professionals, and can demonstrate effective teamwork and communication. You are also keen to share your clinical experience with the rest of the pharmacy team, as well as other healthcare professionals.
Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

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patients is important to us. It is our expectation that you will be fully
vaccinated against COVID 19, having received two doses of an approved COVID 19
vaccination.
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