Consultant Anaesthetist

Location:  Hutt Hospital 

Service:    Anaesthesia Service

Contract:  Full time/part time, permanent or fixed term 6-12 months 

Salary:      As per ASMS SECA

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of TeTiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Throughintegration and collaboration, we're building a health system underpinned bypartnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence. 

About the role

We are excited to invite applications to join our team of Hutt Anaesthetists.

We are a friendly, collaborative, dynamic and future focused team of approximately 30 consultants who work in a New Zealand medium size hospital. We are somewhat unique in the country by providing some tertiary services (plastic surgery, Maxillofacial surgery, dental services) in an otherwise secondary hospital. We also have a close and developing relationship with Wellington Regional Hospital Anaesthesia department.

Hutt Hospital has 8 modern operating theatres with a number of other remote locations within the hospital. Our department has special interests in complex shared airway care, regional anaesthesia, obstetrics and paediatric anaesthesia. 

We offer 2, 3, or 4 day a week contracts. We have a team of 8 Anaesthesia RMO trainees who also cover  onsite after hours work. . In addition we have 2 provisional trainees with  training areas of regional anaesthesia, head and neck or paediatrics. They contribute to SMO on-call roster.

Anaesthesia on-call from home commitments are currently shared between 20 consultants. These are paid in addition to base salary.

ICU care, including on call, is now provided by a separate dedicated team of ICU consultants. Working in ICU is now not a part of Hutt Anaesthetists role. However, we would be happy to welcome applicants who wish to work in both Anaesthesia and Intensive Care.

About the Team/Service/ Location

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.

About you

• Vocationally registered in Anaesthesia with the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ) 
• FANZCA or equivalent to 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 experience and training
• Desired skills include: Paediatric, obstetrics and regional anaesthesia.

Working for Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is 'the weaving of wellness'. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.

How to apply

To apply please click 'apply now.' All applications must be submitted through our online careers'.

If you have any questions about the role, please email sandra.tam@ccdhb.org.nz

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