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

64 hours per fortnight (0.8 FTE)

A rare chance to get your foot in the door of this team which is ‘long standing’ and continuously achieves great outcomes.

We have one vacancy available for a Clinical Pharmacist working at Wairoa.

With its own Team Leader to directly report to this close-knit team of Clinical Pharmacists offers a supportive environment in a role that does require you to be extremely autonomous

Your main responsibility is to provide direct clinical pharmacist facilitation services, focusing on the appropriate prescribing and utilization of medicines to Primary Care. The role also includes provision of clinical pharmacy services to Wairoa Acute Ward as needed.

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 Practicing Certificate (APC) with no restrictions.
• Hold a relevant clinical post-graduate qualification, is working towards this, or has work experience sufficient to demonstrate general pharmaceutical knowledge in core areas and/or specialist pharmaceutical knowledge in management of long-term conditions.
• Current Driver’s License.
• Medicine review services, e.g. Medicines Therapy Assessment, Comprehensive Medicines Management or similar.
• Great communication and interpersonal skills
• Research, interpretation and provision of medicine information.

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

The rural town of Wairoa is located in northern Hawke’s Bay, halfway between Gisborne [1 hour north] and Napier [1.5 hours south]. There are 5,000 people in the town, with another 4,000 in the Wairoa District. The population is served by a multi-disciplinary health centre including the integrated general practice, Wairoa Hospital, and Allied Health. Wairoa Hospital has a 2-bed emergency room, an 11 bed acute care ward, as well as 3 maternity beds. Wairoa is a small, close-knit community with a number of interesting shops and cafés, including East End Café and Osler’s Bakery and a huge community centre [25m heated pool, gym, aerobic classes, ropes course].

The Wairoa River is one of the best rivers in the North Island for water-skiing and rowing, and the river mouth and local beaches are a favourite place for locals to surf and fish.

The Mahia Peninsula, a 30-minute drive to the east, is famous for its beautiful beaches, surfing breaks, fishing and scuba diving. Morere Hot Pools are approximately 30 minutes north-east of Wairoa.

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora 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 Health New Zealand | 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.

Here at Hawke’s Bay District, we embrace diversity and welcome applications from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disability and religions. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and serve our community. Hawkes Bay District is pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

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.