Interventional & General Radiologist - Bay of Plenty
Tauranga and Whakatane HospitalEmployment Type: Permanent Part-time & Full-time opportunities available
We are seeking to appoint Interventional and/or General Radiologists to our service at Te Whatu Hauora a Toi Bay of Plenty.
The appointee would join an amazing team of 21 Radiologists, 6 Registrars, MITs, administration, orderlies, and nurses.
The Tauranga Radiology Department is organised into Interventional/fluoroscopy, Ultrasound, CT, General X-Ray, and a private MRI facility is operational onsite.
The service has 4 general rooms (including 1 room in the Emergency Department), 1 Toshiba and 1 Siemens CT scanner, 5 ultrasound machines, and a Siemens angiography/fluoroscopy suite.
The Whakatane radiology department comprises two general rooms, a Siemens CT scanner, and two colour Doppler ultrasound machines.
The radiology workload includes general radiology, ultrasound, MDCT, angiography, and a range of interventional procedures.
An on-call component allows us to offer a 24-hour acute service, with overnight reporting provided by teleradiology services.
For General Radiology, a special interest in Paediatric and/or Chest imaging would be beneficial, though all areas of subspecialty interest would be considered.
For Interventional and General Radiology, you would be joining an Interventional Radiology team currently consisting of 4 Interventionalists (who work varying FTE).
The interventional work would include a wide range of Vascular, Oncology, and General IR procedures.
All peripheral vascular procedures in the hospital are provided by the Interventional Radiology team, and endovascular aortic aneurysm repairs are performed in conjunction with the Vascular service.
There is also a range of Interventional Oncology procedures performed, including trans-arterial embolisation and percutaneous ablation.
You would also contribute to our general radiology component and general out-of-hours roster with overnight reporting provided by teleradiology services.
While the role is based at Tauranga Hospital, there is a commitment to supporting services across the Bay of Plenty, including Whakatane Hospital.
The service is open to receiving applications from Radiologists seeking full-time and part-time hours; please state in your cover letter how many hours and what work skill you wish to be considered for.
As the ideal person for this role, you will have: FRANZCR or a similar Post Graduate Radiology qualificationEither have or be eligible for general or vocational Registration with the New Zealand Medical Council.For interventional, you will require previous experience/Post fellowship training in Interventional Radiology with the ability to perform RANZCR Tier B Interventional procedures.A natural affinity for relationship building with both patients and staff alike.Team player attitude through and through, with refined communication skills.Please note, if you are not currently registered in New Zealand and have overseas medical qualifications, you will be required to provide verification of your qualifications for your registration application.
For more information about the registration process and source verification of qualifications, please visit www.mcnz.org.nz.
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Please note, we will be reviewing applications when received and may proceed with the recruitment process before the closing date of this advert.
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