CONSULTANT EMERGENCY MEDICINE - RURAL HOSPITAL SPECIALIST at Wairarapa District Health Board, Wairarapa

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Location: Wairarapa Hospital

Service: Senior Medical Officers (SMO)

Contract: Permanent - Full time - Part time

Salary: As per ASMS MECA dependant on experience

We are committed to honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its principles by ensuring our partnership with Māori are at the forefront of all our conversations. We believe in improving, promoting, and protecting the health and well-being of the Wairarapa community.

Welcome to the Wairarapa Region.

The Wairarapa region offers a fantastic lifestyle for all. With quality schools, strong community spirit, great beaches, world class vineyards, mountain ranges and rivers, this is a place you can call home. Come and enjoy the great lifestyle the Wairarapa has to offer!

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

We are looking for a full time or Part-time Emergency Physician(s) to join our enthusiastic team.

If you are a FACEM or an International ED Physician looking to balance a new opportunity in a small and dynamic ED with our wonderful Wairarapa lifestyle, then this may well be the place for you! We will also consider applications from Rural Hospital Specialists.

Wairarapa ED is a busy teaching emergency department seeing approximately 17,000 patients per year (20% paediatric), with an admission rate of about 30%. We work closely with primary care to develop care pathways and better manager acute demand. The next few years will bring exciting developments as we continue to work together to meet the needs of our population.

Wairarapa Hospital is committed to clinical excellence in all disciplines. You will be encouraged to take part in clinical audits and peer reviews to ensure quality clinical care is provided. Clinical co-operation with neighbouring hospitals is a feature of our work, with an established regional Critical Care Network in the region, and a telemedicine trial in development.

Mō tō mātou rōpū - About our team

You will join our Emergency Medicine team of Emergency Physicians, Medical Officers, Nurses and Administration staff, supported by tertiary, primary care, paramedic and LifeFlight colleagues.

Wairarapa Hospital is a secondary hospital with capacity of up to 90 beds, which services an urban and rural population of 48,800. There is a Level 4 Emergency Department with associated High Dependency Unit, 24/7 access to CT, providing 24-hour acute and elective care in general and orthopaedic surgery, medicine, obstetrics and gynaecology, psychiatry, anaesthetics and paediatrics.

Moū - About you

The ideal candidate will have:

• Specialist qualification in emergency medicine
• Vocational registration or eligibility for vocational registration in the specialty with the Medical Council of New Zealand
• High level of skill in and competence in emergency medicine
• Evidence of contribution and participation in the development to emergency medicine, through membership or participation in professional groups or working parties
• Relevant experience and qualification in paediatric emergency medicine

For further information please contact Sueanne McGlashan, General Manager People & Capability & Organisational Development on (021) 377 545 or email Sueanne.McGlashan@wairarapa.dhb.org.nz

Or to learn more about the Wairarapa region please visit any of the following websites:

www.wairarapa.dhb.org.nz Wairarapa and Hutt Valley DHB's joint website

www.wairarapanz.com Wairarapa's main information website

www.mstn.govt.nz Information on the local council and area

www.harcourts.co.nz Real Estate agency

www.propertybrokers.co.nz/branches/masterton Real Estate & rental property agency

Vacancy Ref: 6009806

Vacancy Closing: 03 September 2022

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