Electronic Medication Management

Part time (40hrs per fortnight)
Permanent 0.5 FTE (possibility of also being combined with the eMM Operations Coordinator role currently being advertised)

Are you an experienced Informatician who is seeking an outstanding leadership opportunity?
Are you dedicated to medication safety & service improvement?
Do you have an aptitude for supporting others to reach their full potential?

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The Te Whatu Ora Taranaki is a large organisation operating in the exciting, changing Health sector to a population of 116,600 people. To hear more about our culture view the video on our careers page.

About the Role
Te Whatu Ora Taranaki is a leader in electronic Medication Management with a well-resourced, dedicated team that works alongside the pharmacy service to optimise medication safety. This service also plays a key role in providing eMM services to the Ta Manawa Taki (Midland) region, including support services for a regional instance of ePharmacy and more recently hosting the regional eMM pilot of BetterMeds at Hawera hospital.

The Service Manager role will provide professional & strategic leadership for Te Whatu Ora Taranaki eMM services, to ensure the delivery of a consistent high, quality clinical service that includes managing
the eMM workplan
the eMM team by way of workforce support, training, mentoring, as well as
providing eMM expertise to strategic and governance groups

This role ensures the clinical safety, strategic direction and governance of the eMM service and medication management across the Taranaki District.
You will be a valued member of the Allied Health leadership team, providing expert strategic leadership in partnership with other Allied Health Professional Leaders and service leads across our organisation.

About You
As a New Zealand Registered clinician (Doctor, Nurse, Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician) you will have relevant operational/management skills and leadership experience, as well as outstanding interpersonal and communication skills.
In addition to extensive experience in electronic Medicines management, you will have experience working and collaborating with other professions and services in order to deliver new initiatives and optimise patient outcomes. You will be the type of person who leads by example and creates a team environment where people can thrive through high levels of engagement.
The Service Manager for eMM will have an opportunity to shape and support a number of exciting initiatives within the eMM & Pharmacy services, including:
The development of new models of care and service delivery for medication management in collaboration with the Professional Lead, Pharmacy Services
Implementation of ePharmacy auto-profiling to increase patient safety and return value to resource constrained pharmacy staff and nurses on the floor.
Progress the journey to closed loop medication management
Upgrade to the latest version of various systems the next 12 months eg Pyxis ES, ePharmacy v7
The development of a risk of medication harm prioritisation tool and a medication safety dashboard

Please click here to view the position description

It is important to note that we are also seeking to fill a 0.5FTE Electronic Medication Management (Emm) Operations Coordinator position which is also currently being advertised. For the right person we are open to discuss the idea of combining both roles and fulfilling a 1.0FTE. Please click here to view the job description for the Operations Coordinator position.
If this is something you are interested in, please indicate this in your Cover Letter.