Intern Pharmacist

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Where you’ll be working: Pharmacy on Meade, Waikato Hospital Pharmacy Services

The details: Fixed term for 12 months - Full time, 40 hours per week

Salary details: Starting at $70,842 + KiwiSaver

• Opportunity to kick-start your pharmacy career
• Comprehensive learning programme
• Small & friendly clinically-focused pharmacy

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

Join a well-planned, comprehensive and supported learning programme within a tertiary hospital environment.

In addition to your learning, you will gain experience working on-site in the hospital pharmacy, surrounded by a team of friendly and experienced staff.

Click here to view the position description.

(Please note position descriptions can only be viewed on the Te Whatu Ora, Waikato website.)

Ko o tatou painga | Our Benefits

• A small, friendly, clinically focussed community pharmacy, that undertakes dispensing of medicines you may not see in a usual community pharmacy
• Connection to a wider hospital pharmacy team – giving exposure to other aspects of hospital pharmacy practice
• Work/life balance in a vibrant city
• Learning, career development and support to grow professionally

Mōu | About you

Skills and experience you’ll need to be considered for the role:

• Bachelor of Pharmacy degree (or equivalent) recognised in New Zealand
• Registration with Pharmacy Council of New Zealand, inclusive of Intern Pharmacist Scope of Practice
• Enthusiasm and keenness to learn clinically-focussed community pharmacy skills

Mō tātou Ratonga | About our Service

Situated in the heart of the Waikato Hospital campus, our community pharmacy is well loved by hospital employees, visitors and patient.

We provide essential community pharmacy services to a wide range of people; the work is full of variety, challenge and uniqueness.

What does Te Whatu Ora, Waikato offer you?

Located in the heart of the mighty Waikato, Te Whatu Ora, Waikato operates over a number of sites, Hamilton City our main campus and smaller community-based hospitals across our region.  Hamilton City has easy access to beaches and mountains, so if your interests range from a host of water sports, mountain biking to vineyard lunches, the area has something for you right on your doorstep.  To discover more about our stunning area, please click here.

• As part of our Te Whatu Ora (TWO) family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities alongside your TWO benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and access to TWO staff discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.

• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our Te Whatu Ora family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

Tō mātou whakahaere ki te tika, te rerekētanga, me te whai wāhi mai | Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.

We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

Please apply online as applications are unable to be accepted via email. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Jill Aberhart, Team Leader – Pharmacy on Meade (jillian.aberhart@waikatodhb.health.nz) or Jan Goddard, Operations Manager and Chief Pharmacist (jan.goddard@waikatodhb.health.nz).

Closing date: Tuesday, 30 April 2024

Nau mai haere mai - Come join the team!