ICU Non Trainee Registrar at Waikato District Health Board (Hamilton), Waikato

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Waikato District Health Board

Intensive Care Registrar - Full Time 

Applications are invited for the latter half of 2022 year commencing 01 August 2022 for Registrar Positions (3yrs+ Post Graduation) at Waikato Hospital Intensive Care Unit. This is to support the trial expansion of the Registrar roster from 17 to 19 individuals on a 6 month fixed term agreement.

Waikato Hospital is a teaching hospital and the major tertiary referral centre providing specialised and emergency healthcare for the Midlands and Waikato area, with patient’s catchment of ~ 900,000 people. It is the only major District Health Board in New Zealand to offer all surgical specialties on one campus and is the major trauma hospital for the Midland region.

Candidates who have completed three years post graduate hospital experience including a variety of acute care (Emergency Medicine, General or Specialty Medicine, Rural Medicine, Anaesthesia or Surgical Specialty) experience will be considered. This is an excellent opportunity to experience the breadth of intensive care presentations in our large tertiary setting. We provide an excellent training environment with very good supervision, as well as opportunities for career planning and development as you will gain extensive experience in a wide variety of settings.

Waikato Hospital has 525 general inpatient beds, performs in excess of 21,000 surgical procedures per year in the 22 theatre operating suite, and sees an average of 270 emergency department presentations per day. The ICU has 16 fully-staffed beds, and 6 COVID-zone Critical Care Beds recently commissioned. There is a separate 12-bed “open” HDU. The critical care supports all major specialties, including in excess of 500 cardiac surgical patients per year. Patients are referred from centres across the Te Manawa Taki Midlands region of North Island. ICU Registrars will have exposure to off-unit activities including MET team response, Trauma Calls and Inter-Hospital Transports by air (Rotary and Fixed-wing aircraft) and by road. Training and support are provided.

Located in Hamilton city, the third largest city in North Island; 1½ hours drive south of Auckland, offers a superb lifestyle and quality-of-life working environment. As the largest employer in Hamilton, there is a varied and approachable social network based around the hospital. It is within easy reach of both West Coast surfing and East Coast leisure beaches. The Mount Ruapehu ski-fields are three hours drive away, and there are outstanding opportunities for hiking, sailing, fishing, biking and many other outdoor activities within the Waikato, and throughout New Zealand.

Please note – it is your responsibility to provide three current references.  To print off the referee report, please click on the “Reference form” icon below.  Please attach references to your application.

If you are an overseas doctor would you please visit the Medical Council of New Zealand website to ensure that your qualifications meet their criteria for registration to practice medicine in New Zealand. 

 The direct link to their self-assessment page is:

http://www.mcnz.org.nz/get-registered/registration-self-assessment-tool/

 You will need to complete the six questions to ascertain whether or not you are eligible for registration in NZ.  If you do not have access to do the self-assessment test on-line you can contact the MCNZ by telephone: +64 4 384 7635.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Applications Close: Once Filled

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