Consultant Anaesthetist - South Canterbury

Details of the offer

Anaesthetist for Theatre, Critical Care/ICU - Permanent Full-Time
Health New Zealand|Te Whatu Ora - South
Canterbury (Timaru Hospital)
South Island - New Zealand
Right now, we have a vacancy for an Anaesthetist to join the department
of Anaesthesia at Timaru Hospital.
Located in the South Island of New Zealand
the district of South Canterbury is centrally located and an easy to place to
live and work, with instant access to an array of outdoor activities.
Anaesthesia Department at Timaru Hospital
The team of ten actively service four theatres, an Obstetric
Unit (averaging 590 births per year), and a combined Intensive Care
Unit/Coronary Care Unit, all with the assistance of Anesthetic Technicians and
skilled Theatre, Day Patient Stay and ICU Nursing staff.
Anaesthetist Specialist Role
This position provides efficient, safe and appropriate anesthetic
services, intensive care unit and pain management treatment as well as day
patient and outpatient clinic sessions.
The position is
part time or full time (to be negotiated & agreed) and works during the
normal hours of work between 8.00am and 6.00pm Monday to Friday; and on a
rostered On Call basis outside normal hours during the week, at weekends and on
public holidays.
On Call Duties:
The after-hours
roster frequency is 1:12th to provide cover outside of the normal hours of work,
at weekends and on Public Holidays.
Whilst providing cover you are first on call.
There is also scope to consider engaging in some Private
Practice with the local Bidwill Trust Private Hospital at which a number of our
existing team have a professional association with.
Health New Zealand|Te Whatu Ora - South Canterbury is
responsible for the delivery of services throughout the South Canterbury region
and Timaru Hospital (131 beds) serves a district population of approximately
50,000 based in a General Hospital Facility, (which has just commenced a
significant refurbishment programme), providing our local community with such
critical 24/7 services as ED, ICU/CCU, General, Orthopaedic, & ENT
Surgery, O&G, Psychiatry, Geriatrics, Oncology & Palliative Care,
Internal Medicine and Paediatrics.
Integrity,
collaboration, accountability, respect and excellence are at the heart of
everything we do.
We are a proudly diverse team, as we know a diverse and
inclusive workforce achieves the best outcomes for our patients and
communities.
If you share in these core values and bring them into every aspect
of your patient care.
Why
Timaru and the South Canterbury region?
We are
the best big little city you will find, located on the coast and Caroline Bay,
with the majestic Southern Alps in the back-ground.
Timaru is an easy
place to live, family friendly and with easy
access to an array of outdoor activities - beaches, ski fields, lakes,
mountains, and hiking tracks.
Free
parking and an easy commute to work really helps with true work life
balance!
For more information visit Venture Timaru Development - Our Story video
Medical
Council Registration
Please
be aware, if you are an overseas candidate the Medical Council of New Zealand
requires primary source verification of your qualifications to be undertaken
using the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates - Electronic
Portfolio of International Credentials (ECFMG - s EPIC) service.
Being
certified through EPIC is compulsory and we therefore recommend applicants
register their professional credentials with EPIC at the time of applying for
this vacancy.

Please
visit the NZMC website for more details about this and the other requirements
needed to be met toward gaining NZ Vocational Scope Registration.
Enquires
and Application Process: If you would like to discuss this role and or living in Timaru before you apply, please contact Catherine Robertson on ******
Please
apply for this vacancy online athttps://scdhb.careercentre.net.nz


Nominal Salary: To be agreed

Job Function:

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