Gastroenterologist - 12 Month Contract

Fixed term FTE appointment for 12 monthsAttractive remunerationRelocation package offered
This is an excellent opportunity to work on a fixed term 12 month contract as a full time specialist gastroenterologist in New Zealand. The post has arisen to cover leave and is based in a 350-bed hospital in the city of Palmerston North, Manawatu, a city in the Lower North Island of New Zealand. Palmerston North Hospital is a secondary hospital and offers most medical and surgical specialities with the exception of Cardiothoracic, Plastic and Neurosurgery.

The hospital serves a local population of 180,000 but is the base for a regional head and neck oncology service which has responsibility for a population of 550,000 and draws patients from Whanganui, Taranaki, and Hawke's Bay.
The collegial relationships between departments are strong and consultation with other consultants is easy, either formally with multidisciplinary meetings or informally as required. There is an active postgraduate medical society and there are excellent clinical library facilities.

The Gastroenterology Department serves the university town of Palmerston North, and the Manawatu district providing outpatient gastroscopy and colonoscopy, ERCP, liver elastography, outpatient clinical care, inpatient gastroenterology care and bowel cancer screening services to the 180,000 people across the region district. The department is affiliated to the University of Otago, has a training gastroenterology registrar and a research relationship with Massey University. This environment provides excellent opportunity for both teaching and research.

This position will see you providing inpatient, outpatient and day care services in gastroenterology, performing endoscopy and ERCP and teaching junior doctors. 

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS
To be eligible to apply for this position you should be a qualified gastroenterologist and hold the FRACP or equivalent specialist qualification recognized by the Medical Council of New Zealand for vocational registration. You must either hold vocational registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand, be eligible for locum tenens or VOC3 registration with the Medical Council of New ZealandYou must be proficient in the performance of endoscopic procedures and ERCP REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS this job attracts a basic salary for the 40 hour working week and allowances for on call duties; the range of basic salary is NZD$ 190,000 dollars to 270,000 dollars per annumadditionally you will receive contributions for superannuation and study leavereimbursement of Medical Practice expenses including indemnity insurancea relocation package for international candidatessix weeks paid holiday per yearApplicants for this job should provide a recent CV with details of three professional referees.#J-18808-Ljbffr