Clinical Pharmacist - Pacific Health

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi. Engari, he toa takitini.

Success is not the work of one, but the work of many.

Permanent, Part-time

40 hours per fortnight (0.5 FTE)

Are you a member of the Pacific Pharmacists’ association wanting to apply your clinical knowledge daily as part of a Pacific health care integrated care team?

We have an exciting new role available to further expand the amazing Hawkes Bay clinical pharmacist facilitator team. This is your chance to join this team which is ‘long standing’ and continuously achieves great outcomes, as it continues to expand. If you wish to work more than 0.5 FTE please see other roles available also.

We have a vacancy available for a Clinical Pharmacist based as part of the Te Whatu Ora Te Matau a Maui, Hawkes Bay Pacific health team in Hawkes Bay. This role will be fully integrated within the Pacific health team and support transition of care and appropriate prescribing of medicines in Pasifika patients and their fanau.

The Hawkes Bay clinical pharmacist facilitator team is the largest within New Zealand and has a great support structure with its own team manager, two team leaders and a clinical educator. This close-knit autonomous team of Clinical Pharmacists offers a supportive environment in a role that will allow you to reach your potential to work at top of scope.

Your main responsibility is to provide direct clinical pharmacist facilitation services, focusing on the appropriate prescribing and utilisation of medicines to the Hawkes Bay Pasifika community.

To apply for the role, you must have the following:

• Registered as a Pharmacist with the Pharmacy Council of New Zealand holding a valid Annual Practising Certificate (APC) with no restrictions.
• Identify as Pasifika and be able to communicate with at least basic Pacific language skills.
• Work experience sufficient to demonstrate general pharmaceutical knowledge in core areas and pharmaceutical knowledge in management of long-term conditions.
• Current Driver Licence.
• Great communication and interpersonal skills
• Motivation to improve services and reduce inequities for Pasifika patients and their fanau
• Desire for lifelong learning and development as a pharmacist
• Research, interpretation and provision of medicine information.

Located in the sunny Hawkes Bay we live in pure paradise. We are known for award-winning food and wine, outstanding architecture, and warm balmy days surrounded by magnificent landscape.

If this sounds like you, review the Position Profile HERE and apply now!

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, Te Matau a Māui, Hawke’s Bay in general encourages a workforce that is innovative, eager to learn and enhance their skills and is passionate about caring for our community. As part of our team we will support, encourage and help you to develop your career with us.

We are committed to delivering and living our Te Whatu Ora values of He kauanuanu – Respect, Ākina – Improvement, Rāranga te tira– Teamwork and Tauwhiro – Care. You should be someone who has similar personal values.

We are proud of our team’s diversity.  We know the strength of a diverse and inclusive workforce helps us achieve the best outcomes for our patients and the communities in which we operate and serve.