Pharmacist - Based in Critical Care at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand South Canterbury, Timaru Hospital Pharmacist Critical Care Intensive Care Timaru Hospital Permanent, Full time, 80 hours per fortnight Monday to Friday, Office Hours, (+ On Call Component) Life is a collection of small moments: meaningfulmoments, challenging moments, moments to remember. At Te Whatu Ora SouthCanterbury, we want to support our people to enjoy more of the moments thatmatter. Are you ready to join us?
With the expansion of critical care servicesacross Te Waipounamu we are delighted to announce a new critical carepharmacist role for Timaru Hospital (South Canterbury). The role will be working closely with the Director and the Charge NurseManager of Critical Care and the Manager of Pharmacy Services to develop andconsolidate clinical pharmacy services within critical care, ensuring the bestoutcomes for patients in the South Canterbury region.
Pharmacists are critical part of theMultidisciplinary Team (MDT) in ICU and there is robust evidence proving theirrole in optimising complex medicine therapies and preventing medicine relatedharm. Due to these extensive benefits, a dedicated and specialist ICU pharmacyservice is considered an essential component of a critical care team by key ICUorganisations across the world.
The Critical Care Unit / Intensive Care Unit(ICU) team cares for the most acutely unwell patients across all specialties.Timaru hospital critical care unit is a level two ICU and are capable of caringfor a combination of ICU, HDU (High Dependency) and CCU (Coronary Care)patients. The team is undergoing expansion with new critical care funding, andthey are very excited to welcome a pharmacist into their team.
You will also have the opportunityto collaborate and network with other ICU pharmacists across Te Waipounamu.
Critical care isgenerally considered an advanced practice or specialty role. However, if youare a newly qualified pharmacist, comprehensive critical care training andsupport will be available through a mentorship style model. There is alsofunding available to complete an approved critical care pharmacy course. Theskills the team are looking for is good communication skills, a great attitude,a keenness to learn, adaptability and resilience.
You will also be an integral member ofthe Timaru Hospital Pharmacy Team, with some roles in the wider hospital aswell as in the pharmacy dispensary, including working on the on-call roster.Additionally, there will be the opportunity to share your knowledge and skillswithin the Pharmacy Team and the wider hospital.
Candidatesapplying for this role will need to be registered with New Zealand PharmacyCouncil. Why choose TeWhatu Ora South Canterbury? As one of the country - s smaller regions our peoplealways have room to move and grow - you - ll get a wider exposure to specialtiesand enjoy the benefits of a flat structure: processes that run smoothly and afun, friendly culture. With us, you - re more than just a number; you - re part ofa team where everyone knows your name. You - ll be supported to thrive throughour many professional development opportunities and have the chance to shareyour expertise as part of our graduate mentoring programme.
On top of all that, you - ll get to enjoy the fantasticTimaru lifestyle: between the beach and the mountains, work-life balance istruly achievable here.
We look forward to receiving your application directly viaour Careers Site.
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