Senior Pharmacist, Cardiothoracic and Vascular

Cardiothoracic and Vascular services including Intensive Care Unit (CVICU), Coronary care, Cardiology and Vascular
- Senior speciality based role; full-time permanent position
- Competitive remuneration commensurate with your skills and experience

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity
Are you an experienced Clinical Pharmacist looking to take the next step in your career? If yes, then this is the position for you.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced Clinical Pharmacist with excellent communication skills to join our Clinical Pharmacy team working within the cardiothoracic intensive care and specialty services at Te Toka Tuami Auckland.
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 the largest cardiothoracic and vascular service in New Zealand that provides nationwide tertiary level intensive care, and care of complex cardiology and cardiothoracic patients including:

- cardiothoracic and vascular surgical patients,
- cardiology patients,
- heart and lung transplant patients,
- patients with severe cardiac and/or respiratory failure from all over New Zealand that require ECMO

In this role, you will be an integral part of the cardiothoracic and vascular intensive care team providing support and guidance in all aspects of medicines use across the cardiovascular specialties. It is an innovative, professionally stimulating work environment where you will support the specialist clinicians and intensivists to ensure appropriate, safe and cost effective delivery of medications to our patients. You will have the opportunity to be 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. You will further develop leadership skills by providing support to the Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Cardiovascular and Surgical Services and Associate Clinical Lead Pharmacist - Clinical Pharmacy Services.
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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 Auckland DHB 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
- 3 to 5 years hospital pharmacy experience, with recent cardiology, surgical and/or intensive care experience highly desirable.
- 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 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

We offer competitive remuneration commensurate with your skill, experience and qualifications, as per the Auckland Regional Allied/Public Health and Technical MECA.
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 for more information if you will be needing a Work Visa)
We are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngāti Whātua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand. We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.
Our Pharmacy department is an innovative and exciting place to work. We employ over 120 staff including those working within two retail pharmacies and a flagship inpatient service. We serve over 1200 inpatient beds. Our guiding principle is to put the patient first in everything we do. Our award winning and growing clinical pharmacy service has over 4