Job Description
Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role
- Gisborne Hospital Pharmacy
- Full time
- Permanent
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
We’re looking for a senior pharmacist who has the drive and passion to make a positive difference by providing strategic direction and clinical supervision to our clinical pharmacy team.
The Clinical Pharmacy Team Lead provides professional and clinical supervision to the clinical pharmacy team (both pharmacists and technicians providing clinical services on the wards), ensuring optimal use of staff and resources to deliver quality patient care. This role coordinates closely with the Chief Pharmacist to support the development of clinical staff and the Pharmacy Manager to ensure operational service needs are met. As a key member of the pharmacy leadership team, you will offer strategic leadership to the clinical pharmacy services working across Health New Zealand Tairawhiti hospital & specialist services.
The role requires strong clinical knowledge, positive role modelling, an awareness of clinical governance and legislation to optimise patient outcome through quality improvement and service development.
The successful candidate will maintain some patient-facing case load, occasional dispensary duties and on call as rostered.
We are very supportive of any further training or education you wish to pursue. We reward past experience, qualifications and skills and will offer remuneration accordingly. With additional benefits:
- Free onsite parking
- Relocation assistance available if you need to relocate to Gisborne
Position Description: Clinical Pharmacy Team Leader
About the Team/Service/ Location
Situated on the eastern coast of New Zealand's North Island, Gisborne “Tairāwhiti” – “The light shines on the water” is the first city in the world to see the rising sun of the new day. Our region offers vast golden sand beaches, bush clad mountains, lush farmlands, with significant historical landmarks, natural wonders and a deep connection to Māori culture. We enjoy a pleasant climate, short commutes and a relaxed approach that creates a work-life offering that is enviable to most that are not yet here. Our lifestyle is about time.
Te Whatu Ora Tairāwhiti works to increase collaboration, strengthen leadership and accountability, and improve equity of access and outcomes across the health service. We’re shifting the emphasis towards primary and community care allowing more people to be cared for close to home, and take a greater role in their own health and wellbeing.
Our values form the acronym WAKA. They reflect our voyaging heritage, guiding us on our journey to create a healthier Tairāwhiti by working together.
Whakarangatira/enrich - Enriching the health of our community by doing our very best.
Awhi/support - Supporting our tūroro/patients their whānau/families, our community partners and each other.
Kotahitanga/togetherness - Together we can achieve more.
Aroha/compassion - Empathy, we care for people and people want to be cared for by
us.
For more information on living and working in Gisborne click
here
About you
Successful applicants must:
- Be a NZ registered pharmacist and hold a current Annual Practicing Certificate.
- Be willing to participate in the on call roster
Overseas pharmacists will be considered if you can meet the requirements to register as a pharmacist in NZ (without having to do the 1-year pharmacy internship first).
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 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 TeHorowai.Henderson@tdh.org.nz
We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.