Senior Pharmacist
Job Description
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 New Zealand medicines information pharmacists.
Mentor and train pharmacists, intern pharmacists and students.
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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 youll 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 (or able to register once period of supervision undertaken, as required by PCNZ).
