Senior Pharmacist - Quality and Safe Use of Medicines

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

•  Waikato hospital
• Permanent Full time
• Seeking an opportunity to apply your clinical expertise and passion for research? This role offers the full spectrum of what a career in pharmacy can provide—hands-on clinical work, meaningful research opportunities, and some valuable ward-based patient care experience.

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

Are you looking for an opportunity to use your clinical knowledge and love of researching information to contribute to patient care for individual patients and across the organisation? As a Senior Pharmacist within the Quality and Safe Use of Medicines Team, you will help lead the delivery and development of our medicines information service, as well as contribute to supporting medicine management and safe use of medicines. There may also be an option for a small ward component to the role.

Whether you are currently in a dedicated medicines information role or looking to grow and specialise in this area, we welcome your application. We can help support your development in this field, ensuring you thrive in a supportive, collaborative environment. If you are ready to take your career to the next level, we invite you to apply and be part of our mission to promote the quality and safe use of medicines.

Key responsibilities of the role:

• Research and respond to medicine information queries from a range of health professionals.
• Lead the development of our medicine information service.
• Be involved with other medicines management, medication safety and quality improvement work.
• Build relationships with other Health NZ medicines information pharmacists.
• Mentor and train pharmacists, intern pharmacists and students.

The salary for this position will be based on experience and in line with the Allied, Public Health, Scientific and Technical Collective agreement. Additional benefits include kiwisaver contributions (if eligible), shift allowances, professional development and wellness support.

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About the Team/Service

Pharmacy Services at Waikato Hospital provides services to the hospital and to six smaller rural hospitals and care units across the Waikato region. The pharmacy service is divided into five services: Clinical Services, Dispensary and Supply, Oncology, Haematology and Compounding Service, Quality and Safe Use of Medicines (QSUM) and our onsite community pharmacy service (Pharmacy on Meade).

You will be a member of the QSUM team, but as part of the wider pharmacy team you will also interact and work with pharmacy staff in the other teams. As a member of the wider pharmacy team, you will contribute to the in-patient dispensary as needed, with occasional involvement in weekend rosters.

About you

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

Essential

• Registration with the Pharmacy Council of New Zealand.
• A current annual practising certificate with the Pharmacy Council of New Zealand.

Highly Desirable

• At least 5 years of post-registration pharmacy experience, with at least 3 years in a hospital or clinical setting, or equivalent.
• Experience in the provision of medicines information
• Involvement with medicine safety initiatives
• Post-graduate qualification in clinical pharmacy or keen to gain.
• Good communication and organisational skills

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 online” or apply via our Waikato Careers website by clicking here.

All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal before 11:59 pm on 31 August 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Monique Wilson at Monique.Wilson@tewhatuOra.govt.nz.

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