Specialist Pain Medicine Physician at Canterbury District Health Board (Christchurch), Christchurch

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Our Purpose

When you work with the Canterbury District Health Board, you-re part of something very special. We plan, fund and deliver health services to the almost 600,000 New Zealanders that live in the Canterbury region. Our primary goal is to put people at the heart of everything we do.

The Team

Canterbury District Health Board is home to an innovative Pain Management Centre at Burwood Hospital working with people who have chronic non-malignant pain, and frequently an array of other factors affecting their wellbeing.

The Pain Management Centre works as an Interdisciplinary Team to help patients reclaim areas of function in their lives that have been lost as a result of chronic pain. The co-ordinated interdisciplinary service provides outpatient clinics and programmes; interventional procedures and occasional inpatient admissions.

The Role

We are looking for a permanent full time or part time Specialist Pain Medicine Physician including those with subspecialty experience in Interventional Pain Management (including Neuromodulation) to join us.

To be considered for this position you will need to be eligible to get registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand, and you must qualify according to the terms and conditions laid down by the Faculty of Pain Medicine. If you not a fellow of FPM Australia and NZ  please do the self-assessment for specialist international medical graduates in the link below

Note that you need to select -Australia- ANZCA | SIMG Quiz .This will guide you whether your qualifications  are equivalent to FPM fellow of Australia and New Zealand.

Our Culture

Ko Te Whatu Manawa Tangata

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. 

Apply online, or to find out more information, please contact Tracey Sutherland - Recruitment Partner.

Email: Tracey.Sutherland@cdhb.health.nz

Your application will be reviewed and progressed as soon as possible.

The role that you are applying for is one that may only be performed by a person who has been vaccinated against Covid-19.  It is therefore a condition of this application that you are vaccinated against Covid-19.  As a person working in the health and disability sector you will come into contact with a large number of people, some of whom may be vulnerable.  Without a vaccine, there is the risk that you may contract Covid-19.  The requirement to be vaccinated is to keep you safe and also to endeavour to protect others against the potential transmission of Covid-19 as a result of you contracting it in the course of your employment