Consultant Respiratory Medicine Physician at Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Te Tai Tokerau, Northland

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Based in Whangārei, Northland
• Permanent full or part-time position available
• Work across a diverse population and a broad range of acute medicine specialties, with the opportunity to make a meaningful difference while advancing your career

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that delivers equitable care for all New Zealanders. 

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Physician to provide Respiratory Services, within Northland.

The role encompasses acute inpatient respiratory consults and procedures, along with elective respiratory services such as outpatient clinics and bronchoscopy, including both flexible bronchoscopy and linear EBUS. While the primary focus of the role is respiratory medicine, there are also opportunities to participate in general medicine ward rounds on a regular basis, depending on your experience and interest.

Our Respiratory team comprises of SMOs, a Nurse Practitioner, and Clinical Nurse Specialists, with additional support from the General Medicine team on the acute wards.

Existing medicine specialties include:

• General and Acute medicine
• Rheumatology
• Respiratory
• Gastroenterology including a visiting hepatologist
• Neurology
• Cardiology
• Infectious Disease
• Endocrinology and diabetes
• Healthcare of the elderly
• Maternal Medicine
• Oncology and Haematology
• Renal medicine

We have several new facilities including a new Laboratory, an endoscopy and cardiac catheter suite with the agreed funding for a new hospital which is currently in the planning stage.

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About the Team and Location

Whangārei Hospital is the largest hospital in Northland providing secondary care services, supported by three regional hospitals in Kaitaia, Kawakawa, and Dargaville. Northland covers an area of 12,600 square kilometres with a growing population of more than 190,000. The Department of Medicine provides acute medicine care as well as outpatient/ non-acute/ elective inpatient care to the Northland community.

Our department has a family feel with a positive culture, although a busy and challenging environment everyone looks after each other and has a real passion for what they do and why they do it. Teaching and mentoring our 28 medical registrars is an important part of our work. We want candidates who are team players committed to improving and developing services to meet the population need with a passion for the delivery of equitable healthcare.

As well as a warm climate, the "winterless north" offers excellent schools; affordable housing and scenic coastal areas offering a range of recreational activities. We are just a two hours' drive or 25-minute flight from the international hub of Auckland.

For more information on living and working in Northland click here

About you

To be considered you must have or be eligible for vocational (or locum tenens special purpose) registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ) in an Internal Medicine scope of practice. For more information about the MCNZ registration process please visit www.mcnz.org.nz

If you are currently overseas / not yet registered, we can assist you with the application process to obtain MCNZ registration. Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand is also an Approved Accredited Employer by New Zealand Immigration.

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to Apply

To apply please click apply now. All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal.

If you would like to speak to someone from the team, please contact Clinical Director of Medicine Dr Alan Davis alan.davis@tewhatuora.govt.nz or General Manager Belinda Beehre belinda.beehre@tewhatuora.govt.nz

If you have any questions about your online application, please contact the Recruitment team on NL-SMO.Jobs@tewhatuora.govt.nz