- Pharmacy Technician
- Permanent, Full Time
- Taranaki Base Hospital
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
We have a permanent part-time role available for a capable pharmacy technician. In this role, you'll provide pharmacy services to patients, working in a collaborative and supportive Pharmacy team.
Reporting to the Pharmacy Technician Team leader, you will be responsible for a wide range of duties including:
- Preparing and dispensing medications
- Maintaining accurate patient records and ensuring compliance with relevant regulations
- Non-sterile compounding of pharmaceuticals
- Medication distribution across the hospital
- Stock control/procurement
- Collaboration with healthcare teams
Our experienced pharmacy team is overseeing a growing service and is ready to support your development in various areas of hospital pharmacy practice. Specialty areas include oncology, working as a PACT Technician, and ward-based technician/pharmacist teams duties such as patient medication-history taking.
This position would be suitable for a trained pharmacy technician (NZ National Certificate in Pharmacy (Technician)), or a person who is currently training towards becoming a fully qualified Pharmacy Technician.
Please email [email protected] for a copy of the position description.
About the Team/Service/ Location
Health New Zealand – Taranaki’s Pharmacy Service is a collaborative and supportive department who provide safe and effective medication management across both Taranaki Base and Hawera hospitals. We uphold the highest standards in pharmaceutical supply, medicines safety, and clinical services, whilst constantly looking at ways to improve the service and care we deliver.
Our staff work collaboratively in many multi-disciplinary teams across medical, nursing and allied health directorates with a shared focused on ensuring optimal patient-centred care.
Health New Zealand – Taranaki is also fortunate to have its dedicated eMedication management team who work closely alongside our Pharmacy department to lead medication management in the various data and digital platforms across the hospital.
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About you
The successful applicant will be a team player, have excellent time management skills, hold a commitment to accuracy and continuous quality improvement, an ability to communicate effectively, and hold high standards of ethical and professional practice.
Ideally you will have experience working within a Hospital environment, and have an interest in continuing to develop your Pharmacy Technician skill-set.
Applicants must submit a minimum of a cover letter and an up-to-date CV with your application.
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 now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal by Sunday 31 August 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Kasey Wheatley via email [email protected]
We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.
Whilst Health New Zealand is undergoing change, affected employees will be given preference and priority for this position.
