Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora – Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District Location: Wellington Regional Hospital, Kenepuru Hospital Service: ORA – Older Adults, Rehabilitation & Allied Contract: Full time/part time, fixed term January 2025 - July 2025 Salary: As per ASMS SECA Korero mo te turanga – About the role Older Adults Rehabilitation & Allied (ORA) services have an opportunity for a 6 months fixed term Geriatrician to join our team.
In this rewarding role you will work within our Acute Health of Older Persons (AHOP) team at Wellington Regional Hospital to optimise health outcomes for complex older adults.
Your professional development will be well supported within our team and you will have the opportunity to progress quality improvement in your area and supervise House Officers and Registrars.
Mo to matou ropu – About our team Geriatricians in the AHOP team inpatient team provide specialist consultation to the Emergency Department and acute wards across Orthopaedic and Medical services and take the lead on managing patients admitted to the Acute Frailty Unit.
You will work closely with other specialities and multidisciplinary teams who are motivated to make a difference for older adults.
You will be part of a wider Geriatric and Rehabilitation service providing specialist care across the Wellington region in community, outpatient and inpatient settings.
Mou – About you Vocationally registered in internal medicine with the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ) FRACP or equivalent to be able to register for vocational registration with the MCNZ Open to advanced trainees in geriatrics who are eligible for a fellowship position as per the RACP guidelines with clinical supervision available for your training requirements Work in collaboration with multidisciplinary team Able to provide consistently high standards of medical care Relevant experience and training E pa ana ki a tatou – About us Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley district is located centrally in Wellington and has over 6,000 full-time equivalent staff, making us one of the major employers in the Wellington region.
We operate three hospitals – Wellington Regional Hospital in Newtown, Hutt Valley Hospital and Kenepuru Hospital in Porirua – as well as the Kapiti Health Centre at Paraparaumu.
Here at Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District we embrace diversity and welcome applications from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disability and religions.
A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and serve our community.
Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District is a pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Maori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.
Me pehea te tuku tono - How to apply For further information on this role please email ****** and indicate the job title and vacancy number in the subject line.
We are not accepting applications via recruitment agencies.
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