Rotational Clinical Pharmacist, Pharmacy Service - Manukau City, New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand Counties Manukau

Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand Counties Manukau

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Manukau City, New Zealand

1 week ago

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Jack Simmons

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Description

Full Time, permanent

Remuneration as per Pay Equity Claim Settlement Agreement - Core Salary Scale
Are you passionate about a career in clinical pharmacy and driving our profession forward to reach our fullest potential? Do you want to make a real impact on the safe and effective use of medicines for our patients?

The opportunity:

We have opportunities available for motivated pharmacists, with or without clinical experience, to join our dynamic and ambitious Clinical Pharmacy Service based at Middlemore Hospital.

With a talented team of around 50 clinical pharmacists, we provide clinical pharmacy services to inpatient areas spanning across Medicine, Surgery (including National Burns Centre & Spinal Unit), Older People's Health & Rehabilitation, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Women's & Children's Health, Mental Health, Infectious Diseases & Antimicrobial Stewardship, Palliative Care, Complex Pain, Refugee Health and Medicines Information.

Main responsibilities for clinical pharmacists include:

Providing clinical pharmacy services to our inpatients, including medicines reconciliation, medication review and optimisation, discharge facilitation, patient counselling and attending ward rounds/MDTs
Promoting evidencebased medicine and patientcentred care
Contributing towards quality improvement and medication safety initiatives
Continuing to grow your clinical expertise and contributing to education and training of your colleagues and other professions
Supporting other aspects of the pharmacy service such as inpatient dispensary and oncall service
Senior Clinical Pharmacists are also provided with opportunities to grow in other important aspects such as leadership, people and service development, and research.

We are looking for a pharmacist who is:

Eligible to work in New Zealand
New Zealand Registered Pharmacist with current APC or eligibility to obtain one
Able to work flexible hours (such as participating in our extended service hours, oncall and weekend rosters)
Patientfocused, enthusiastic and driven
Excellent communicator with sound problemsolving skills
Curious, reflective and motivated in continuous improvement and lifelong learning

About us:

Middlemore Hospital is a large and progressive tertiary hospital located in South Auckland and is unique in terms of the diverse, high-needs population we serve.

Our service is committed to providing excellent patient-centred care and achieving equitable health outcomes through collaboration, continuous improvement and innovation.

We are proud to be one of the leading Clinical Pharmacy services in Australasia with established systems and technology to optimise safe and effective use of medicines for our patients, from admission to discharge.

Our clinical pharmacists have a strong presence and are highly valued across the organisation.

We are invested in building workforce capabilities and supporting our pharmacists to achieve their goals as a clinician and to make a lasting impact within and beyond the organisation.

The diverse and complex clinical scenarios that we encounter and help manage every day make Counties Manukau an exceptional environment for lifelong learning.

Furthermore, we are the first New Zealand hospital pharmacy to have established a pharmacist career framework and alongside our rotation design and structure, we aim to provide a clear and transparent pathway for our pharmacists to progress in their clinical careers, as well as pursue opportunities in education, quality improvement, research and leadership.

What we can offer you:

Highly competitive remuneration commensurate to your skills, experience and qualifications
An abundance of learning opportunities in your everyday clinical work
Robust inhouse education programme for pharmacists of all levels
Positive and supportive team environment and culture
Aspiring career progression opportunities clinical, quality, research, education, leadership
Ongoing commitment to service development, quality improvement and workforce development
Modern eMedicines systems including electronic prescribing (MedChart), automated dispensing cabinets (Pyxis) and wider hospital electronic systems such as eVitals and eNotes
Funding support for postgraduate education and attendance at national and international conferences where relevant
A generous relocation package which includes a oneway flight, accommodation, car rental, shipping freight (T's & C's apply)
Support with Immigration/Visa

Position Number:
CMH

Closing Date: 21 April 2024