Clinical Pharmacist Facilitator - Wairoa

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Hawke’s Bay Fallen Soldier’s Hospital, Clinical Pharmacist - Clinical Pharmacist Facilitators
• Fixed Term, Part-time 64 hours per fortnight (0.8 FTE)

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

As a Clinical Pharmacist Facilitator, you’ll integrate clinical pharmacy practice into primary care to ensure the quality, safe, and wise use of medicines. You’ll collaborate directly with general practice teams, aged care providers, and community health services to deliver independent clinical medicine reviews, implement best practice guidelines, and drive continuous quality improvement. This is an exciting opportunity for a pharmacist passionate about primary care innovation, patient-centred care, and equity in health outcomes.

About the Team/Service/ Location

You’ll be part of the Clinical Pharmacist Facilitation team based at Wairoa working closely with general practice, Health Hawke’s Bay PHO, and Te Whatu Ora colleagues.

The rural town of Wairoa is located in northern Hawke’s Bay, halfway between Gisborne [1 hour north] and Napier [1.5 hours south]. There are 5,000 people in the town, with another 4,000 in the Wairoa District. The population is served by a multi-disciplinary health centre including the integrated general practice, Wairoa Hospital, and Allied Health. Wairoa Hospital has a 2-bed emergency room, an 11 bed acute care ward, as well as 3 maternity beds. Wairoa is a small, close-knit community with a number of interesting shops and cafés, including East End Café and Osler’s Bakery and a huge community centre [25m heated pool, gym, aerobic classes, ropes course].

The Wairoa River is one of the best rivers in the North Island for water-skiing and rowing, and the river mouth and local beaches are a favourite place for locals to surf and fish.

The Mahia Peninsula, a 30-minute drive to the east, is famous for its beautiful beaches, surfing breaks, fishing and scuba diving. Morere Hot Pools are approximately 30 minutes north-east of Wairoa.

Hawke’s Bay offers excellent work-life balance, sun, beaches, exceptional outdoor adventures, great schools, mountains and skiing close by, wonderful food and stunning wineries, vibrant cities and plenty more to boast about. For more information on living and working in Hawke’s Bay click HERE

About you

As a Clinical Pharmacist Facilitator, you will have:

• Registration with the Pharmacy Council of NZ and a current APC with no restrictions

• Hold a relevant clinical post-graduate qualification, is working towards this, or has work experience sufficient to demonstrate general pharmaceutical knowledge in core areas and/or specialist pharmaceutical knowledge in management of long-term conditions.

• Medicine review services, e.g. Medicines Therapy Assessment, Comprehensive Medicines Management or similar.

• Research, interpretation and provision of medicine information.

• Current Drivers License

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to Apply

To review the position profile, click HERE To apply please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Vanessa Brown via email on Vanessa.Brown@hbdhb.govt.nz

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.