Senior Retail Pharmacist, Auckland City Hospital

• Full time, permanent position based at Auckland City Hospital
• Competitive remuneration commensurate with your skills and experience ($106,000 - $119,000 p.a)
• This position is a Green List tier 1 occupation - straight to Residence Visa

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

The focus of this role is primarily dispensing and counselling for discharged patients and clinic outpatients. There is an opportunity to develop retail and OTC sales as there is a large number of staff working on site as well as many visitors. As a senior pharmacist and 2IC to the Pharmacy Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring safe and efficient work-flow within the dispensary to provide quality outpatient pharmacy services. You will also be required to support the Pharmacy Manager in providing leadership and guidance to pharmacy staff and assist with overall pharmacy service provision. It is expected that this role works closely and collaboratively with the Pharmacy Manager to plan, promote and develop the future direction of quality outpatient pharmacy services at Te Toka Tumai Auckland. This will require high levels of communication, co-operation and initiative.

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Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills

As the ideal person for this role, you will have the following skills and attributes:

• Qualified with a B.Pharm degree with NZ registration or applicable NZ recognised qualification from overseas, postgraduate clinical qualifications are desirable.
• Registered, or be eligible for registration, with the Pharmacy Council of New Zealand and hold a current Annual Practising Certificate. Please see below if you are an overseas registered pharmacist.
• At least 5 years’ experience of working in a hospital outpatient pharmacy or community pharmacy.
• At least 2 years’ experience in a leadership, management or sole-charge role.

Additional skills you will have:

• Drive, enthusiasm and initiative with excellent organisational and inter-personal skills are essential
• Ability to work in a bicultural environment and knowledge of the acute hospital environment
• Pro-active and can-do approach with the ability to be flexible, work under pressure and work autonomously as well as in a team
• Excellent communication and time management skills are essential, as well as the ability to develop close working relationships

He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working here

Te Toka Tumai Auckland is one of the largest healthcare providers in New Zealand offering a wide range of tertiary and quaternary clinical services to a large and diverse population. We have state of the art facilities and provide our services from three hospitals – Auckland City Hospital, Starship Children’s Health and Greenlane Clinical Centre.

Te Toka Tumai Auckland is the largest teaching hospital in New Zealand and we have a lot that we can offer you -
• Continuous improvement and development opportunities
• A great team environment and supportive work culture
• Subsidised gym membership, free gym classes run by 5Points Gym
• Discounts at a variety of businesses, free eye test

Ko wai mātou | Who are we

Our Pharmacy department is an innovative and exciting place to work. We employ over 100 staff including those working within two retail pharmacies, Aseptic Production Unit and a flagship inpatient service. We serve over 1200 inpatient beds. Our guiding principle is to put the patient first in everything we do. We are committed to do and be our best, to value and support all staff, to work together with trust respect and honesty, and display commitment and accountability to provide a high quality service to our patients.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

To submit your application, click Apply button below or visit www.careers.adhb.govt.nz using job reference ID ADHB17764S. Please note only applications submitted online via the Te Toka Tumai Careers website will be accepted.

If you have any queries about accessibility, or technical issues with the online process, please contact Aaron Chamberlain at AaronChamb@adhb.govt.nz to discuss how we can best support your application.

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