Expert Pharmacist – Transplant and Cellular Therapy
Location: Wellington Regional Hospital
Contract: Permanent, Full Time
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.
About the Role
An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced and highly skilled pharmacist to join our team as an Expert Pharmacist – Transplant & Cellular Therapy (TCT). This is a new senior position and is a permanent, full-time role, 40 hours per week.
Wellington Regional Hospital provides specialist services to patients with cancer and haematological conditions across the sub-region (Wellington, Hutt Valley, and Wairarapa). This role provides expert-level clinical pharmacy leadership within the TCT service across inpatient and outpatient settings, supporting complex patient care and optimising treatment outcomes.
This position plays a key leadership role in developing and implementing TCT-specific pathways, protocols, and guidelines, ensuring alignment with national and international best practice and evidence-based standards. The role also contributes to service development, quality improvement, and clinical innovation across the TCT service continuum.
About the Team/Service/ Location
The pharmacy team is well respected by clinicians, nursing staff, and senior management across the organisation, and is constantly looking at ways to improve the service and care it delivers. We provide a comprehensive pharmacy service throughout to the Capital Coast and Hutt Valley District, which includes a clinical service, dispensary & logistics service, and a quality & risk service. There is also an aseptic production service at Capital & Coast Hospitals (Wellington & Kenepuru). Through these services, we aim to improve the quality and effectiveness of prescribing, supply and distribution of medicines throughout the Capital Coast and Hutt Valley District. Our teams value professional growth, and emphasizes clinical development and medicines optimization for our patients.
About you
We are seeking an expert-level pharmacist with significant clinical experience in the general haematology setting, as well as Transplant and Cellular Therapies. You will be confident managing highly complex clinical presentations and providing advanced clinical decision-making within a multidisciplinary team.
You will have strong clinical leadership capability, with experience contributing to service development, education, and quality improvement initiatives. You will be self-motivated, innovative, and able to work autonomously while also influencing and supporting others across the service.
You must be registered as a pharmacist in New Zealand with a current Annual Practicing Certificate, or eligible to register.
Working at Health New Zealand
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.
How to Apply
To apply please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal.
If you have any questions about the role, please contact Philip.Adamson@tewhatuora.govt.nz
We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advertisement.
Permanent/Full Time
Job no: AH114-26
Location: Wellington Hospital
Closing Date: Sunday, 5 July 2026