Exceptions Advisor (10 months fixed term)

Exceptions Advisor (10 months fixed term) Closing date: 19 Jul 2026 21:00 | WorkType: Fixed term full-time One of Pharmac's core functions is to fund medicines for all New Zealanders. There are situations where individuals are in need of a medicine that is not funded by Pharmac (on the 'Schedule') and would like Pharmac to consider funding this medicine. Each application for exceptional circumstances funding requires special consideration - the role of the Exceptions team is to manage these funding applications. Exceptions Advisors assess individual funding applications received through our Exceptional Circumstances Framework. This includes critically appraising a wide range of information for each application, seeking clinical advice as needed, and preparing information for decision makers. The work is fast‑paced and applications are of a highly sensitive nature. To be effective in this role, Exceptions Advisors need strong communication skills, excellent time‑management and a high level of personal resilience. This 10-month fixed‑term role is to provide cover while the incumbent is on parental leave. This salary range is between $75,646 to $102,086, depending on the knowledge, skills, experience, and qualifications the candidate brings to the role. About you | Mōhou ake The Exceptions Advisor role is autonomous in nature, while also requiring collaboration and information sharing. The ideal candidate will: have a high level of personal maturity and the ability to handle sensitive personal information appropriately ideally be familiar with medical terminology (for instance, having a pharmacist background), as the role requires the ability to deal with medical information and context be self‑driven and manage time‑pressured work but also enjoys contributing to part of a team be process driven and experienced in managing application assessments have a desire to learn about medicines, vaccines, and the general health sector in New Zealand be able to manage, monitor and juggle multiple priorities from a queue of applications be a strong communicator with excellent relationship management skills be customer focused with a sense of urgency and effective prioritisation skills be resilient when faced with challenging situations Benefits To support our staff and their whānau we offer: Four weeks annual leave Additional paid leave for our end‑of‑year close‑down period Health insurance corporate discount with Southern Cross Flexible working – work from home up to two days per week Who are you? Ko wai koe? In your application we invite you to share who you are, your personal values, your whakapapa, as well as your interests and motivations in applying for this role. We are interested to learn about your personal attributes, experiences and the diverse perspectives you could bring to the role and Pharmac. We acknowledge attributes may extend to having been gained outside of the workforce and encourage you to share these in your application. #J-18808-Ljbffr