Registrar, Anaesthetics at Taranaki District Health Board (New Plymouth/Hawera), Taranaki

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Taranaki Base Hospital, New Plymouth

To start February 2023

12 months run

Average weekly hours worked, 50 - 54.9 per week

Salary band, Category B

• Are you an ICU, Emergency Medicine or Rural Hospital Medicine Trainee?
• Do you want to work for an employer known for their focus on employee wellness?
• Come join us in Taranaki !

New Plymouth was named the most liveable city, for a population between 75,000-150,000, by the International Awards for Liveable Communities

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 (2,400 staff) operating in the exciting, changing Health sector to a population of 116,600 people. To hear more about our culture view the video on our careers page.

About the Role

Taranaki Base Hospital  are seeking to appoint one additional anaesthetic registrar to work alongside 6 ANZCA accredited trainees. The clinical duties and responsibilities of this role will be identical to those of a first year anaesthetic trainee and hence fulfilling the anaesthetic requirements for those undertaking ICU, ED or Rural Medicine training programmes, accredited for 12 months training.

NOTE:

Applicants who wish to take part in the training scheme must also apply for the Anaesthetic Registrar/SHO position via the Auckland Doctors website at http://www.aucklanddoctors.co.nz/rmos/joblistings/ 

About You

Candidates should be PGY3 or greater and ideally already be enrolled in the ICU, ED or Rural Medicine training programme. 
Your main duties to be performed in the main operating theatres with occasional duties in other areas including:

• Delivery Suite
• Outpatient/Day Surgery Suite
• X Ray, C.T. Scan Department
• A&E Resuscitation
• I.C.U.
• Acute Pain Service, Ward rounds and Teaching Responsibility
• Preassessment of patients for Anaesthesia and Surgery.
• Administration of anaesthesia, supervision of recovery and involvement with postoperative care, particularly the management of acute postoperative pain.
• Involvement in the Intensive Care management of patients as required.
• Management of emergency cases under Specialist supervision.

Click here to view the run description. 

If you are interested, please "Apply Online" via this page. 

For more information about these positions, please contact Ashlee Ricketts, Team Leader Administration, on 06 7536139 ext 8531 or via email; Ashlee.Ricketss@tdhb.org.nz

Applications close on 11th July 2022.