Use your knowledge, skills and experience to make a meaningful contribution within our Adult Sexual Assault Service
Work for a values-driven, whanau-centric health organisation
One permanent 0.4 FTE Senior Medical Officer role
We are Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland. We provide health and disability services to more than half a million people living in central Auckland, regional services for Northland and greater Auckland, and specialist national services for the whole of New Zealand. Our main sites are Auckland City Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre and Starship Children's Hospital, located in central Auckland.
We are part of Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealand's national health service. Te Whatu Ora leads the day-to-day running of the health system, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels.
We are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngati Whatua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand. We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.
Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity
The Pohutukawa Sexual Assault Assessment and Treatment Service (SAATS), which is part of the Adult Community and Long-Term Conditions Directorate at Te Toka Tumai, is a team of doctors and nurses with specialist training in sexual assault care and forensic medicine. All of our team have been trained in sexual assault care and forensic medicine by the national organisation, Medical Sexual Assault Clinicians Aotearoa (MEDSAC).
We are a dynamic team who are in search of a Senior Medical Officer who is keen to take on a permanent 0.4FTE role. The successful candidate will be required to provide forensic and therapeutic sexual assault and non-fatal strangulation and suffocation (NFSS) services at an expert level within the Pohutukawa SAATS, in accordance with Service Guidelines and Health New Zealand Policy. This includes being part of the after-hours on-call roster. Additional duties include provision of teaching, mentoring and support for other Pohutukawa forensic sexual assault clinicians in the daytime and after-hours teams (doctors and nurses).
Choosing to work as part of our team means that you've chosen more than a job – you've chosen a career where you can have a meaningful impact on people's lives every day. Our clinicians are our greatest strength, and we work hard to provide a supportive working environment where our clinicians can give their best work possible.
This position is an exciting opportunity for a motivated clinician who is interested in a career in Sexual Assault Medicine.
For this role, you must currently hold:
Registration and Annual Practising Certificate with the Medical Council of New Zealand
MEDSAC accreditation for adults +/- adolescents as a forensic examiner
MEDSAC accreditation for NFSS (or be on the NFSS accreditation pathway)
For more information about the registration process and source verification of qualifications, please contact Dr Anne Laking, Service Lead Clinician, Pohutukawa SAATS, via email: ******
Te Toka Tumai recognises that our kaimahi are our biggest strength. We have a solid commitment to lifelong learning demonstrated through the professional development programs we have available. We invest in collective work and staff training to improve patient care. In addition:
Generous allowance for continuing medical education
Reimbursement of professional expenses (pro-rata)
Please submit your application online, outlining your experience and motivation to apply for this role.
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