Consultant Emergency Medicine Physician at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Hutt Valley, Lower Hutt

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora - Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District

Location:  Hutt Hospital, Lower Hutt 

Service:    Emergency Department

Contract:  Permanent (0.75 FTE) and Fixed term, December 2024 - August 2026 (0.75 FTE)                        Please note your reference on your cover letter. 

Salary:      As per ASMS SECA

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a state-of-the art department supported by a highly effective emergency department team.

We are a mixed adult/paediatric urban district ED seeing 52,000 patients per year with an admission rate of 24 - 25% and we are supported by a 16 bed Medical Planning & Assessment Unit, as well as excellent medical, surgical and paediatric teams. The Hutt Hospital is also the regional centre for Burns and Plastics.

Our department is part of the emergency medicine sub-regional training program working with Wellington Regional Hospital, has 18 junior staff and has TS4 accreditation for 24 months registrar training. Staffing has recently increased for both senior and junior medical staff, nursing including nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists.

Our position is permanent 0.75 FTE of which 30% is non clinical time to support internal audits, research and development opportunities. There are expectations that you will be involved with quality group meetings and hold a mutually agreed upon clinical portfolio.

Mō tō mātou rōpū - About our team

We are a high functioning collegial team who provide support to each other and the wider team. We are committed to clinical excellence in all disciplines; and Senior Medical Staff are encouraged to take part in teaching, clinical audits and peer-reviews to ensure quality clinical care is provided.

Moū - About you

• Vocationally registered in Emergency Medicine with the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ)
• FACEM or equivalent qualification (FRCEM or ABEM) and be able to register for vocational registration with the MCNZ
• Work in collaboration with multidisciplinary team
• Able to provide consistently high standards of medical care
• Relevant consultant experience and training

E pā ana ki a tatou - About us

Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley district is located centrally in Wellington and has over 6,000 full-time equivalent staff, making us one of the major employers in the Wellington region. We operate three hospitals -  Wellington Regional Hospital in Newtown, Hutt Valley Hospital and Kenepuru Hospital in Porirua  - as well as the Kāpiti Health Centre at Paraparaumu.

Here at Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District we embrace diversity and welcome applications from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disability and religions. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and serve our community.

Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District is a pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to apply

Click the apply now button to send your application directly to us. For further information on this role please email sandra.tam@ccdhb.org.nz and indicate the job title and vacancy number in the subject line. 

We are not accepting Recruitment agency - s applicants. 

Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai

By joining together we will succeed