Specialist Anaesthetist - Generalist, Parental Leave, Sept 2022 at Canterbury District Health Board (Christchurch), Christchurch

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Our Purpose

The Canterbury District Health Board systematically plan, fund and deliver care to almost 600,000 people that live in the Canterbury region and provides many specialised tertiary services to people referred from other DHBs. The Canterbury Health System is a leader in the delivery of integrated health care. Our main focus is placing people (patients, their family/whānau and staff) at the centre of everything we do.

The Team

The Department of Anaesthesia is a large department which provides acute and planned anaesthesia services in Christchurch across two main campuses, Christchurch Public and Burwood Hospital. Surgical services are provided for all the main surgical specialities including Cardiothoracic, Vascular, Neurosurgery, Trauma, Paediatric/Neonatal surgery and Obstetrics and Gynaecology.  Tertiary services provided for patients from outside Canterbury include Acute Spine, Oncological surgery and endovascular clot retrieval.

The department is accredited for training by ANZCA and has a large number of trainees.

The Role

We are seeking a Specialist Anaesthetist based at Christchurch Hospital in a generalist position. This is a fixed term, full-time position covering parental leave from September 2022 to September 2023. 

This role involves providing high quality anaesthesia care and professional clinical leadership to ensure the best possible health outcomes whilst working collaboratively with our multidisciplinary perioperative teams.

The Department will endeavour to accommodate specific clinical and non-clinical interests. 

Your duties will also include participation in an on-call out-of-hours (including Obstetrics) and supervision of trainees.

Applicants for Specialist positions must have a qualification recognised for vocational registration by the Medical Council of New Zealand

Please note that applications made via an agency will not be considered.

Belonging Here

Being part of the Canterbury District Health Board, our people enjoy access to flexible working arrangements and a genuine and ongoing focus on career development.

The Canterbury DHB believes that diversity and inclusion is key to ensure we deliver the best care for our diverse population. The Canterbury DHB is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer that welcomes and respects everyone.  

Apply online, or to find out more information about the recruitment process, please contact Tracey Sutherland - Recruitment Specialist via email on Tracey.Sutherland@cdhb.health.nz

To find out more about the specifics of the role, please contact the Clinical Director, Dr Jeremy Hickling on 03 364 0288 or jeremy.hickling@cdhb.health.nz

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

Please note that applications made via an agency will not be considered.