• Take the next step in your Pharmaceutical career in beautiful New Zealand
• Advance your career working in a multidisciplinary team across services
• Full-time, permanent and fixed-term positions available across New Zealand, talk to us about where you would like to work!

Exciting opportunities are available for dedicated Hospital Pharmacists who want to make a positive impact in our communities by providing better access to life-changing medications.

Hospital Pharmacists in New Zealand ensure the safe and effective use of medicines in our hospitals and work in many different clinical settings, such as:

• inpatient wards
• outpatient clinics
• departments, for example, the Emergency Department.

Key responsibilities may include some or all of the following, depending on the role:

• Dispensing and managing medications, ensuring they are safe and appropriate for each patient
• Collaborating with healthcare teams to advise on treatments, adjusting doses, and suggesting alternatives when needed
• Teaching patients about their medications, including usage, side effects, and adherence to their treatment plans
• Providing detailed medication information and preparing custom medications when required
• Tracking patients' responses to treatment, preventing medication errors, and adjusting therapies as necessary
• Supervision, training and support of technicians, intern pharmacists and students
• Participating in an on-call service
• Partaking in interdisciplinary education

About you

To work with us, you must be eligible for registration with the Pharmacy Council of New Zealand (PCNZ). Registration pathway options differ based on where you completed your training, and this determines our application pathways.

If you're passionate about clinical excellence and want to be part of a dynamic, evolving healthcare landscape, we want to hear from you!

Salary and benefits

Pharmacists enjoy competitive salaries based on experience and role complexity, typically ranging from NZD $79K to NZD $119K+ per year.

You will receive four weeks of annual leave, increasing to five weeks after five years of service, along with 12 paid public holidays, giving you time to explore our beautiful country and raise a family in our diverse communities.

Along with your base salary as a Pharmacist, you will receive reimbursement of your registration and practising certificate fees and your professional indemnity insurance is covered by Health New Zealand.

Call New Zealand home

Once offered a position, our internal Health Immigration team can provide free support to you and your family with immigrating to New Zealand. Pharmacists are on Tier 1 of the Immigration Green List, meaning you are eligible for the Straight to Residence Visa. This is the fastest residency pathway, designed to settle highly skilled professionals and their families permanently from the outset.

One of the best things about living and working in New Zealand is the opportunity to experience nature, outdoor adventure and vibrant cities close to where you live and work. You're never far away from your next adventure in New Zealand with access to hiking, skiing, mountain biking, water sports, fine dining, and diving into traditional experiences to learn more about Māori culture across the country.

Working for 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 all applications including those from diverse Māori, Pacific disabled and rainbow communities.

How to apply

Please click 'apply now' to move forward. All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal. If you have questions, please email our recruiters at internationalrecruitmentcentre@tewhatuora.govt.nz

We only accept online applications. Please apply via our website.