Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Intern Pharmacist

Whanganui Hospital Pharmacy Department

Health New Zealand/Te Whatu Ora - Whanganui

Fixed term (12 months), full time (40 hours per week)

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

Are you looking to join a highly regarded forward thinking pharmacy department, where pharmacists provide a high standard of clinical pharmacy services for their patients?  If you are enthusiastic, hardworking and eager to develop your career as a clinical pharmacist then this could be the ideal job for you!

Whanganui Hospital Pharmacy is offering an exciting opportunity for an intern to join our friendly, multicultural team in 2025.

In our hospital you will have the opportunity to work across all wards, working alongside clinical pharmacists and being part of the multi-disciplinary team.  You will be encouraged and supported to have a go at everything, which will both challenge and extend your clinical experience and skills.

Whanganui Hospital has ward-based pharmacy technicians gathering patient medication histories. This allows pharmacists more time to focus on providing clinical services, improving patient outcomes and ensuring optimal medicines utilisation.  

Education is a strong emphasis within the service including provision of information to patients, caregivers and whānau on safe and effective use of medicines as well as providing on-going training and education to prescribers, nursing and pharmacy colleagues.   You will have the opportunity to be involved in quality improvement activities and projects.

Close relationships with the community mean opportunities for community pharmacy placements to help embed your dispensing, counselling and OTC skills.

We commit to providing you with on-going support and training each step of the way to ensure that you expand your knowledge and skills and fulfil all the requirements to confidently become a pharmacist. 

PSNZ Evolve training fees will be paid for.

There really is no better place to move your career forward.

Mōu ake – What we are looking for

As a values-based organisation, we have lifted up 4 core values that underpin everything we do and how we do our work.

These values are:

We are looking for someone who lives and demonstrates these values.  You also need to:

• be eligible to enrol in the PSNZ Evolve Intern Training Programme in 2024
• have a strong patient centred approach and a medication safety focus

Mō mātou - About us

Our vision is He Hāpori Ora - Thriving Communities, with our mission being 'to improve health and independence through a responsive and integrated health system'. We ensure health care places people and their whānau at the centre of everything we do with and for them. We support and empower individuals and whānau to determine their own wellbeing and are committed to working in authentic partnership with other health care providers, iwi, government, social and community agencies to build strong, resilient, connected people and whānau.

Whanganui is a great little progressive city with a friendly, chilled vibe.  On your days off you can look forward to hitting our rugged west coast beaches which allow for all year round surfing, fishing or just walking for miles. Skiing and hiking on mount Ruapehu just an hour up the road, or if you're keen on a really good coffee, you'll be able to find a vibing little cafe just about on every other street corner! Whanganui has all your bases covered for a vibrant and enjoyable lifestyle!

Check out www.discoverwhanganui.nz/visit/ and https://www.youtube.com/c/DiscoverWhanganui to see what your new home could look like.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

To apply, click 'APPLY NOW' on our advertisement via KiwiHealthJobs. For additional information about the role, please call Megan Geertson, Pharmacy Manager, on 0211447314 or email megan.geertson@wdhb.org.nz

Please dont forget to attach a cover letter, CV and university transcript with your application.

*** Please ensure you also complete your Te Whatu Ora Hospital Pharmacy Internship preferencing as part of the application process – this will be distributed to your university email addresses in early April.***

Reference: 04-PHIN-2025

Applications close: 07 May 2024