Advanced Pharmacist - Acute Health of Older People

Advanced Pharmacist - Acute Health of Older People

Location: Wellington Regional Hospital

Contract: Permanent, full-time with Saturdays, Public holidays and on-call on a rostered basis

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we're building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

About the Role

An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced pharmacist to join our team as Advanced Pharmacist - Acute Health of Older People (AHOP).

The Acute Health of Older People (AHOP) team is a multidisciplinary team providing both direct patient care to a cohort of inpatients, consulting on patient care for other specialities and also providing overarching service development and education in this clinical area.

As part of the pharmacy clinical team, other responsibilities include contributing to the leadership and management of the Pharmacy service, supporting direct clinical and technical practice as well as involvement in teaching others, and participation in whole of service improvement.

About the Team/Service Location

The pharmacy team is well respected by clinicians, nursing staff, and senior management across the organisation, and is constantly looking at ways to improve the service and care it delivers. We provide a comprehensive pharmacy service throughout to the Capital Coast and Hutt Valley District, which includes a clinical service, dispensary & logistics service, and a quality & risk service. There is also an aseptic production service at Capital & Coast Hospitals (Wellington & Kenepuru). Through these services, we aim to improve the quality and effectiveness of prescribing, supply and distribution of medicines throughout the Capital Coast and Hutt Valley District. Our teams value professional growth, and emphasizes clinical development and medicines optimization for our patients.

About you

We want to hear from you if you are an experienced hospital pharmacist, with at least 5 years' clinical practice and want to take the next step in your hospital career. Previous experience in the Older People setting is highly desirable. You will be self-motivated with a broad clinical experience, be able to work autonomously and innovatively, as well as having the ability to form good working relationships with the multidisciplinary team. You will need to be registered as a pharmacist in NZ with a valid APC, or eligible to register.

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is 'the weaving of wellness'. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

Job details

Job Reference:

Job Reference: AH214-26

Location:

North Island - Wellington - Wellington Central

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