Senior Pharmacist

**Senior Pharmacist - Informatics and Medicines Management Support**

**Job Number**:WAI28178**

**Where you’ll be working**:Waikato Hospital

**The details**:Permanent - Full time 40 hours per week

**Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity**

We are seeking a pharmacist, ideally specialised in medicines safety and medicines related informatics and data analysis information, to join our Pharmacy Services team here at Waikato Hospital, Health New Zealand - Waikato.

Day to day you will be working within our Quality and Safe Use of Medicines team, support our service to respond to pharmaceutical analysis and audit requests, developing our IT approach to medicines management, and contributing to other medicines information and safety initiatives.

This is a full time permanent position where you will work Monday to Friday, an 8 hour shift with flexibility between 0730 - 1700. Our pharmacists in this particular team are usually rostered to work the occasional Saturday and can undertake on call duties if trained and required.

**Key responsibilities of the role**:

- Respond to requests for data analysis and undertaken audit.
- Overall development of the pharmacy service use of technology.
- Incorporate new technologies and data management into the medicines information and safety service.
- Provide support for all QSUM team activities and services.
- Participate in relevant projects and be a key pharmacy representative.

**Click here** to view the position description.**
- (Please note position descriptions can only be viewed on the Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora - Waikato website.)_

**Mō tātou Ratonga | About our Service**

Providing pharmacy services to Waikato hospital, rural hospitals and tertiary advisory and support services to the Te Manawa Taki region, the Pharmacy Service is key to the effective operation of the district health service. From pharmaceutical supply, medicines safety and clinical services to provision of an outpatient pharmacy, comprehensive clinical trials service and a compounding suite, the pharmacy does it all. Pharmacy services that are consistently of a high standard are important to our team.

**Mōu | About you**

Skills and experience you’ll need to be considered for the role:

- Full registration with Pharmacy Council of NZ, with a current Pharmacist Annual Practising Certificate (or to be gained within 3 months of supervised practise).
- 5+ years’ experience as a pharmacist, with at least 3+ years working as a pharmacist in a hospital setting, ideally with clinical ward experience.
- Previous information technology development / informatics experience. Previous experience with development and support of medicines safety initiatives.
- Post-graduate qualification in clinical pharmacy advantageous.

**Ko ngaa hua o te noho ki roto o Waikato, te mahi hoki ki Te Whatu Ora, Waikato | The Benefits of living in Waikato and working for Te Whatu Ora, Waikato**

Located in the heart of the mighty Waikato, Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora, Waikato operates over a number of sites, Hamilton City our main campus and smaller community-based hospitals across our region. Hamilton City has easy access to beaches and mountains, so if your interests range from a host of water sports, mountain biking to vineyard lunches, the area has something for you right on your doorstep. To discover more about our stunning area, please **click here**.
- As part of our Health NZ, Waikato family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
- We offer flexible and agile working opportunities alongside our Health NZ, Waikato benefits and staff discount schemes.
- We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

**Tō mātou whakahaere ki te tika, te rerekētanga, me te whai wāhi mai | Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion**

**Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply**

**Closing date: 30 September 2024**

**Nau mai haere mai - Come join the team