Paediatrician
Te Whatu Ora - South Canterbury
Timaru Hospital - South Island, New Zealand
Permanent Role - 0.6 - 0.6 FTE
An opportunity exists at Timaru Hospital, where you'll enjoy a semi-autonomous role, with other general paediatricians, developing a greater community focus while being supported by excellent hospital infrastructure.
Paediatric Service at Timaru Hospital
The work involves general paediatrics in its broadest sense - from neonates to adolescents, with a large outpatient focus. This is a hands-on role and inpatient numbers are small.
With no registrars, we have junior doctors who are inspired to learn alongside a trainee intern. You will work closely with a small Child Development Team and get to know community providers well. You'll be joining a team of skilled professionals, motivated to make a difference, while being supported by good clinical systems, including high standards of obstetric cover. There is an element of on-call and weekend work.
Neonatal care is delivered in a Level 1 unit with 2 high dependency cots for stabilization prior to transfer. We have recently built a Transitional Care Unit that offers 5 transitional care rooms for mum and baby. We have aspirations to increase this capability over the next few years. Our pediatric ward has been recently refurbished to offer 8 beds. There is excellent tertiary support for the majority of paediatric sub-specialties within a 2-hour drive.
Health New Zealand - South Canterbury is responsible for the delivery of services throughout the South Canterbury region and Timaru Hospital (131 beds) serves a district population of approximately 50,000 based in a General Hospital Facility, which has just commenced a significant refurbishment programme, providing our local community with critical 24/7 services such as ED, ICU/CCU, General, Orthopaedic, & ENT Surgery, O&G, Psychiatry, Geriatrics, Oncology & Palliative Care, Internal Medicine, and Paediatrics.
Integrity, collaboration, accountability, respect, and excellence are at the heart of everything we do. We are a proudly diverse team, as we know a diverse and inclusive workforce achieves the best outcomes for our patients and communities. If you share in these core values and bring them into every aspect of your patient care, we encourage you to apply.
Why Timaru and the South Canterbury region?
We are the best big little city you will find, located on the coast and Caroline Bay, with the majestic Southern Alps in the background. Timaru is an easy place to live, family-friendly, and has easy access to an array of outdoor activities - beaches, ski fields, lakes, mountains, and hiking tracks.
Free parking and an easy commute to work really helps with true work-life balance!
New Zealand Medical Council Registration
Please be aware, if you are an overseas candidate that the Medical Council of New Zealand requires primary source verification of your qualifications to be undertaken using the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates - Electronic Portfolio of International Credentials (ECFMG's EPIC) service. Being certified through EPIC is compulsory, and we therefore recommend that applicants have registered their professional credentials with EPIC at the time of applying for this vacancy.
Please visit the NZMC website for more details about registration requirements in NZ and the other requirements needed to be met toward gaining NZ Registration.
Enquiries and Application Process
Please apply for this vacancy online at https://scdhb.careercentre.net.nz
If you would like to discuss this role and or living in Timaru before you apply, please contact Catherine Robertson on ******.
We look forward to hearing from you.
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