Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora - Waitaha Canterbury – Christchurch, South Island
"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 700,000 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.
The Team
The Department of Anaesthesia is a large department which provides acute and planned anaesthesia services in Christchurch across two main campuses, Christchurch Public and Burwood Hospital. Surgical services are provided for all the main surgical specialities including Cardiothoracic, Vascular, Neurosurgery, Trauma, Paediatric/Neonatal surgery and Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Tertiary services provided for patients from outside Canterbury include Acute Spine, Oncological surgery and endovascular clot retrieval. The department is accredited for training by ANZCA and has a large number of trainees.
The Role
We are seeking to fill general Specialist Anaesthetist positions based at Christchurch Hospital. We currently are seeking both full-time permanent and fixed term positions (6 to 10 months with negotiable part- or full-time options). The Department will endeavour to accommodate specific clinical and non-clinical interests. Please get in touch to discuss.
This role involves providing high quality anaesthesia care and professional clinical leadership to ensure the best possible health outcomes whilst working collaboratively with our multidisciplinary perioperative teams.
Your duties will also include participation in an on-call out-of-hours roster (potentially including obstetrics) and supervision of trainees. Applicants for Specialist positions must have a qualification recognised for vocational registration by the Medical Council of New Zealand
You will need to be eligible to gain registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand, to find out more please follow this link https://www.mcnz.org.nz/registration/
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 organisation we are inclusive and equal opportunity employer that welcomes and respects everyone.
Apply online, or to find out more information about the recruitment process, please contact Amy Walker – Recruitment Specialist via email on ******
To find out more about the specifics of the role, please contact the Clinical Director, Veronica Gin ********
Your application will be reviewed and progressed as soon as possible.
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