Mo matou About us
Ko nga tangata, te matua mahi - Putting people at the heart of all we do
Te Whatu Ora, Health New Zealand, leads the day-to-day running of our health system across New Zealand, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels.
It weaves the functions of the 20 former District Health Boards into its regional divisions and district offices, ensuring continuity of services in the health system.
Here in Waitaha, Canterbury we deliver health services to the almost 600,000 people that live in the Canterbury region. We are committed to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its principles by ensuring our partnership with Maori are at the forefront of all our conversations.
Mo te tunga About the Role
The Intensive Care Service includes:
Intensive & High Dependency Care, providing tertiary trauma, neurosurgery, cardiac surgery, spinal care, and a large variety of general surgical and medical care as well as paediatrics.
Deteriorating Patient Outreach Service, that supports wards across Christchurch Hospital Campus.
Canterbury Air Retrieval Service, that supports the South Island Region.
The Christchurch Hospital ICU has completed a migration to a new 48 bed, 4 ICU Pod facility. The Intensive Care Service currently operates in 2 ICU pods (24 physical beds).
A 3rd, 12 bed ICU Pod will be operational in August 2023.
Ko wai koe About you
We are looking for a Locum Intensive Care Specialist (up to 24 months), with broad general experience. If you are a newly qualified Specialist looking to broaden your skills or a Specialist with broad skills who now wishes to apply them in a new setting, then we want to hear from you.
Experience caring for COVID patients, Paediatrics, Trauma, Neurosurgery and or Cardiothoracic Intensive Care is desirable but not essential.
Duties will include the assessment and management of critically ill and or injured patients referred to the Department of Intensive Care and assisting in the supervision of medical and other staff.
In addition, you will be required to participate in the Deteriorating Patient Outreach roster across the Christchurch Campus and the Air Retrieval roster.
The successful applicants must be eligible for registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand and able to obtain a New Zealand work visa.
You'll be directly accountable to the Clinical Director of the Department of Intensive Care. A career with us means working for an organization committed to providing the best health care possible to the people of Canterbury.
Nga pukenga me nga wheako Skills & Experience
Our Culture: What matters to us
Ko nga tangata, te matua mahi Putting people at the heart of all we do.
Health is ultimately all about people. What's important around here is the way we care for and respect others, the responsibility taken for delivering outcomes, and going about our work with integrity.
Belonging Here
Being part of the Te Whatu Ora, Health New Zealand, our people enjoy access to flexible working arrangements and a genuine and ongoing focus on career development.
Te Whatu Ora, Health New Zealand believes that diversity and inclusion is key to ensure we deliver the best care for our diverse population.
As an organization, we are an inclusive and equal opportunity employer that welcomes and respects everyone.
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