Pharmacist - Quality and Safety Use of Medicine

Pharmacist - Quality and Safety Use of Medicine

Waikato Hospital

Permanent Full time

Use your clinical knowledge and build your experience in a variety of medicine safety related activities. Working alongside colleagues in a tertiary hospital pharmacy, this role offers a range of opportunities for supporting safe medicine use and personal professional growth.

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

Join the Quality and Safe Use of Medicines Team to work in a diverse role that influences safe and effective medicine use. Whether you are in a similar role now or are looking to further develop your knowledge and skills, we welcome your application.

You will be involved with a variety of work undertaken by the Quality and Safe Use of Medicines (QSUM) Team, supporting medicine management across the organisation. From reviewing guidelines to answering medicine information queries to involvement with infusion pump medication safety software and prescriber orientation, this role contributes to organisational-wide medicine management and safety. As part of the QSUM Team, there may also be an opportunity to be involved with clinical trials and infectious diseases/antimicrobial stewardship.

This is a full time permanent position. Pharmacists are also usually rostered to work the occasional Saturday and can undertake on call duties if trained and required.

Key responsibilities:

• Writing and reviewing medicine guidelines
• Supporting medicines safety initiatives, including liaising with other teams in pharmacy
• Answering medicine information queries
• Pharmacy roles with infusion pump medication safety software
• Providing pharmacy orientation to prescribers

About You

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

• Registration with Pharmacy Council of NZ, with a current Pharmacist Annual Practising Certificate (or able to register once period of supervision undertaken, as required by PCNZ);
• Clinical/ward hospital pharmacy experience preferred.
• Previous medicine information training or experience with medicines safety initiatives desirable.
• Post-graduate qualification in clinical pharmacy advantageous.
• Good communication and organisational skills

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to Apply

To apply please click Apply online or apply via our Waikato Careers website by clicking here.

All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59 pm on 12 July 2026. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Rachael Devey at Rachael.Devey@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process before the closing date of this advert.

Job Reference: - WAI30751

Location: - North Island - Waikato - Hamilton

Job type: - Permanent Full time

Expertise: - Clinical - Technical - Pharmacist

Closes: - 12-Jul-2026