Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - Critical Care, Pharmacy Service

0.8FTE part-time, 2 year fixed-term

Remuneration as per PSA Allied Health MECA guidelines (Designated positions scale Band C)

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

The opportunity:

We have a rare and exciting opportunity for a clinical pharmacist with extensive knowledge and experience in Critical Care as well as strong leadership capabilities to join our progressive Clinical Pharmacy Service at Counties Manukau!

The Critical Care Complex (CCC) at Middlemore Hospital comprises of the Intensive Care Unit and High Dependency Unit and aims to provide specialised care to adult and paediatric patients who are critically ill. Both units are staffed by a team of highly experienced and professional doctors, nurses and allied healthcare professionals. The Critical Care pharmacist is an integral part of the multidisciplinary team with roles and responsibilities that are diverse and stimulating. The core clinical component includes participating in the daily medical rounds in CCC to provide timely therapeutic recommendations, conducting clinical review and optimisation of pharmaceutical care, as well as ensuring safety and continuity of care at points of transfer. The Critical Care pharmacist also plays a crucial role in incident investigation, risk management, drug use evaluation, quality improvement, service development as well as training and education of Critical Care and Pharmacy staff.

We are looking for a motivated, highly skilled clinical pharmacist with the relevant experience and leadership qualities to step into this role as a Specialist.

We are looking for a pharmacist who is/has:

• New Zealand Registered Pharmacist with current APC, or eligibility to obtain one
• At least 5 years of hospital experience overall, and at least 23 years of experience in Critical Care
• Relevant postgraduate qualifications at minimum, postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent; Pharmacist Prescriber
• Calm under pressure and resilient
• Patient-focused, enthusiastic and able to lead self, people and teams
• Effective communicator with excellent problem-solving skills
• Supportive team player and able to teach and train other staff and students
• Demonstrates excellent clinical leadership capability with a keen interest and experience in quality improvement and service development
• Able to work flexible hours (such as participating in our extended service hours, oncall and weekend rosters)

About us:

Middlemore Hospital is a large and progressive tertiary hospital located in South Auckland and is unique in terms of the diverse, high-needs population we serve. Our service is committed to providing excellent patient-centred care and achieving equitable health outcomes through collaboration, continuous improvement, and innovation. We are proud to be one of the leading Clinical Pharmacy services in Australasia with established systems and technology to optimise safe and effective use of medicines for our patients, from admission to discharge. Our clinical pharmacists have a strong presence and are highly valued across the organisation.

We are invested in building workforce capabilities and supporting our pharmacists to achieve their goals as a clinician and to make a lasting impact within and beyond the organisation. The diverse and complex clinical scenarios that we encounter and help manage every day make Counties Manukau an exceptional environment for lifelong learning. Through the implementation of the interim career framework combined with our structured rotation programme, we aim to provide a clear and transparent pathway for our pharmacists to progress in their clinical careers, as well as pursue opportunities in education, quality improvement, research, and leadership.

What we can offer you:

• Highly competitive remuneration commensurate to your skills, experience and qualifications
• An abundance of learning opportunities in your everyday clinical work
• Robust in-house education programme for pharmacists of all levels
• Positive and supportive team environment and culture
• Aspiring career progression opportunities clinical, quality, research, education, leadership
• Ongoing commitment to service development, quality improvement and workforce development
• Modern eMedicines systems including electronic prescribing (MedChart ), automated dispensing cabinets (Pyxis ) and wider hospital electronic systems such as eVitals and eNotes
• Funding support for postgraduate education and attendance at national and international conferences where relevant

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 Maori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to apply

To apply please click 'apply now'. All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal by 20th November 2026. To view the position description, please click here.

For further details, contact Amy on amy.lin@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz.

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

At Counties Manukau Health people and their lives matter to us. We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community. To help us achieve this we need a workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maaori and Pacific communities. We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whaanau, community and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan. Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability. Our values are Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga , Kind Manaakitanga, Together Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga. If these are your values too, then join us today.