Advanced Trainee in Respiratory - Annual Recruitment 2024/2025 Year at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Waikato, Waikato

Advanced Trainee in Respiratory

Where you’ll be working: Waikato Hospital – New Zealand

The details:  Permanent 40 Hours per week (1.0 FTE) – Part time also considered.

Salary details: see RDA or STONZ MECA

Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand Waikato Respiratory service has seen considerable growth over the last 10 years and has the executive mandate and support to continue to grow.

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

Are you an energetic and forward thinking Advanced Trainee? The successful appointee will preferably have a broad range of Respiratory experience and training If you think that you possess the right skills and attributes that will make a difference, then why not think about joining our team here in the beautiful Waikato region of New Zealand.

There is plenty of opportunity for you to make a real difference and to be actively involved with future growth within the service. The successful applicant will be a qualified medical practitioner who is able to be registered with the Medical Council of New Zealand. The individual will need to demonstrate an ability to contribute to the development and implementation of new models of care, and will need to have a critical, analytical and leadership skills to see that tasks are completed to fruition. Research and teaching opportunities could be available.

We also provide opportunities for innovation in the delivery of specialist services for our diverse and geographically spread populations.

Mō tātou Ratonga | About our Service

The current team consists of 8 Respiratory Physicians, 11 RMO and Specialists.  There are currently 3 Advanced Trainee positions in the service. We service a 28 bed inpatient ward and full out patient service including Respiratory Laboratory and Sleep service.  There is emphasis on ongoing development of services to meet the needs of our patients.  

Mōu | About you

Required skills & experience you will need to be consider for this role:

• Knowledge and understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi
• Applicants must be registered with the New Zealand Medical Council (or have qualification that are immediately registerable) and have appropriate postgraduate qualifications.
• The appointee will be involved in teaching, continuing medical education and quality improvement.  There is emphasis on ongoing development of services to meet the needs of our patients.  A commitment to customer focus, service development and teamwork are essential.

Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation

Te iwi Ngakaunui – People at Heart

• Whakamana – Give and earn respect
• Whakaronga – Listen to me; Talk to me
• Mauri Pai – Fair play
• Whakapakari – Growing the good
• Kotahitanga – Stronger together

From District Health Board to Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand Waikato (July 2022)

It is not very often something happens that is big; like, really big. Big to the point that it will touch the lives of every single person in the country. That is what we are talking about here. The provision of Health in Aotearoa New Zealand, and how it’s run is about to change in a big way.

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand and Te Aka Whai Ora - Māori Health Authority will together shape the delivery of Health services in Aotearoa New Zealand for generations to come, and will form the core of a modern and integrated service looking after the needs of all our Whānau.

We are dedicated to achieving health equity for Māori and other priority populations. We are a Crown entity and an active partner in Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand is guided by Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to upholding the articles.

Here at Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, Waikato we have a team of 8,000 working across the Waikato where everyone plays a vital role in the care of our patients – directly or non-directly.  Our vision is Healthy People. Excellent Care.