Pharmacist, Supply and Logistics, Auckland City Hospital

**Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity**

The Department of Pharmacy at Te Toka Tumai, Auckland City Hospital has a fantastic opportunity for a registered pharmacist with at least one year’s experience to work with the Medicines Supply and Logistics team. The Pharmacist Supply and Logistics will work positively and collaboratively with the support of senior and experienced staff in the busy inpatient pharmacy. The key focus will be coordinating and maintaining an efficient workflow and the accurate and timely supply of dispensed, compliance packaged, controlled drug, repacked, investigational, unregistered, and compounded medicines to Te Toka Tumai patients and clinical trial participants.

Business hours are 0800-1630 Monday to Friday and 0800-1200 Saturdays.

The main responsibilities of this role will be:

- Screening dispensary charts and accurately dispensing, supplying, and checking medicines including, extemporaneous and aseptic products compounded on site and those supplied by 3rd party compounding companies, including chemotherapy and antimicrobials
- Accountability for controlled drugs
- Orienting, training, supervising, and supporting pharmacists, technicians, trainee Pharmacy Accuracy Checking Technicians and students in the dispensary and other supply and logistics areas
- Reviewing compounding and repacking worksheets, Standard Operating Procedures, and User Guides
- Maintaining a quality focus by investigating errors and near misses, implementing remedial actions and supporting quality initiatives

**Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills**
- A commitment to biculturalism
- A commitment to achieving equitable outcomes for Māori
- B. Pharm. or other recognised pharmacy qualification
- NZ registered pharmacist with a current APC
- At least 1 years’ experience as a registered pharmacist preferably in a busy hospital pharmacy dispensary
- Demonstrated proficiency in dispensing and the supply of medicines
- Applied knowledge of NZ pharmacy legislation and Health & Disability service standard NZS8134.7:210
- Demonstrated positive and productive work relationships with customers and all levels of staff
- Intermediate computer skills

Full training and induction and ongoing support and professional development will be provided.

For further details, please refer to the position description

**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 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.

**He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working here**

Te Toka Tumai Auckland is one of the leading healthcare providers in New Zealand offering a wide range of tertiary and quaternary clinical services to a large and diverse population. We have state of the art facilities and provide our services from three hospitals - Auckland City Hospital, Starship Children’s Health and Greenlane Clinical Centre.

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The remuneration for this position is covered by a collective agreement **(PSA Allied, Public Health Scientific Technical SECA)**

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