Rural Hospital Medical Registrar - Whakatane 2024 at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Hauora a Toi Bay of Plenty, Bay of Plenty

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

We are interested to hear from Hospital Medicine Registrars who are looking for new Registrar opportunities based at Whakatāne Hospital.  

Mō Tātou – About Us

Situated in the sunny eastern coast of New Zealand's North Island, the Bay of Plenty really is just that, offering vast golden sand beaches, bush clad mountains, lush farmlands and more. Our catchment area is rural, and in our hospital 55% of our ED presentations are Māori. We are committed to upholding Te Tiriti, and aim for excellence in the care of our community.

He kōrero mō te tūranga - About the Role

Whakatāne Hospital is accredited for training by the Division of Rural Hospital Medicine programme. We have 2 registrar positions available:

-6months 0.5FTE Anaesthetics/0.5FTE ED, 6 months General medicine.

-Other local opportunities include paediatrics, orthopaedics, general practice, obstetrics and gynaecology and general surgery.  

Working at Whakatāne Hospital you will be part of a small, highly skilled, and supportive team in a provincial hospital providing 24/7 medical cover.  All trainees are fully supervised and work within the RNZCGP Division of Rural Hospital Medicine learning framework.  

A key focus for Hauora a Toi Bay of Plenty is to build a sustainable workforce whilst achieving equity in health outcomes for our Eastern Bay community. 

Whakatāne Hospital has 110 beds, and serves a population base of 50,000 in the Eastern Bay of Plenty. 

If you are an enthusiastic team player that is self-motivated and can hit the ground running, then we want to hear from you.

You can view the position description below and to apply for the role please click “APPLY NOW.” For tracking and reporting purposes, all applications must be submitted through our online career's portal.

Closing date for applications
Registrars:   Monday 9 June 2023

Offers made on
Registrars:   Monday 21 August 2023

Acceptances by
Registrars:   Monday 28 August 2023

All applications should include 

• Up-to-date CV and completed Te Whatu Ora online application
• Three x referee reports (one of whom must be your most recent supervisor). Reports must be received by the above-stated closing date.   
• Please follow the link below to the referee form. Te Whatu Ora - BOP will not contact referees – it is the applicants' responsibility to provide references with their application.
• References should be attached to your application. If this is not possible before the closing date they can be emailed to medicalstaffrecruitment@bopdhb.govt.nz

Unfortunately, incomplete applications cannot be considered.

Ngā uarātanga ō ā mātou mahi – Our Values

Our values of Compassion, All-one-team, Responsive and Excellence are at the centre of everything we do.  We are looking for someone who demonstrates, exudes and embeds behaviours consistent with our Manaakitanga values as well as the above skills and experience. 

Te Whatu Ora Hauora a Toi Bay of Plenty are committed to improving Māori health outcomes and achieving health equity for Māori through Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations. It is essential you demonstrate an awareness of Māori indigenous rights and current issues in relation to health and health equity.

It is desirable that new employees of Te Whatu Ora are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, which includes two doses of an approved vaccine. If you are unable to receive a COVID-19 vaccine or booster for any reason, please indicate this in your application so we can discuss this with you further.

Email enquiries only to medicalstaffrecruitment@bopdhb.govt.nz or telephone on +64 7 579 8143, or contact Dr Sophie Parnham at sophie.parnham@bopdhb.govt.nz

Click on this link for the Reference Form