Consultant Physician, Generalist/Hospitalist at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Taranaki, Taranaki

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Consultant Physician, Generalist/Hospitalist

Taranaki Base Hospital, New Plymouth

Fixed Term, Fulltime 

Why Taranaki?

Taranaki boasts some of New Zealand’s most iconic natural landscapes like Mt Taranaki and many adventure activities. The rugged and wild coastline is home to more than 12 world-class surf breaks. Taranaki is a place where you can ski and surf in the same day.  For a more relaxing experience, there are many walks (bush, coastal or mountain) as well as   art trails, festivals and award-winning museums and galleries and a thriving café culture.  Click here to read more information about Taranaki.

The Taranaki District Health Board is a large organisation operating in the exciting, changing Health sector. To hear more about our culture view the video on our careers page.

The Department of General Medicine is looking to appoint a Consultant General Physician who excels and enjoys working as a Generalist/Hospitalist.  The successful applicant will join a department of ten other Consultant Physicians who have subspecialty interests.  

The successful candidate will take part in an acute General Medicine on-call roster as a Hospitalist with Registrar and House Officer support.    

The successful applicant should have specialist qualifications registerable in New Zealand.  The Department of Medicine has a strong track record with education and training, and the successful incumbents will be expected to participate and contribute to the department’s CME activities, including basic & advanced trainee registrar teaching, audit and medical student teaching.

Taranaki Base Hospital, situated in New Plymouth, is a progressive regional secondary referral centre for the province of Taranaki with a wide range of medical specialties, an Intensivist-managed ICU within a combined ICU/HDU/CCU and a well-equipped Radiology Department providing interventional radiology, which includes digital radiology, CT guided biopsy  MRI, CT and angiography.  There is an excellent Laboratory Service and the IT service is among the best in the country.   

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To make an application click on “Apply Online” within this page.  

To discuss the post informally please contact:

Claudia Matthews - Service Manager Medical & Acute Services. on 0064 6 753 6139 or by e-mail  Claudia.matthews@tdhb.org.nz or Jenna Kensington, Human Resources Advisor by email jenna.kensington@tdhb.org.nz            

Closing date for applications is 31 March 2023.