Emergency Medicine or Rural Hospital Specialist

Job title: Emergency Medicine or Rural Hospital Specialist

Company: South Canterbury DHB


Job description: Emergency Medicine or Rural Hospital Specialist

• South Canterbury – Timaru Hospital
• Permanent Part Time 0.63 FTE

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.About the RoleThe department consists of 14 spaces (beds and fastracked spaces), 22,000 presentations covering a wide range of emergences, including trauma, with backup from inpatient teams including anaesthesia, paediatrics, mental health, O&G, surgical and internal medicine specialists. The role is varied with staff enabled to triage and diagnose a variety of conditions. The ED team is a tight-knit group, consisting of Medical Officers and a core of experienced and multi-skilled ED nurses.The roster consists of 3 overlapping 9-hour shifts, (plus House Officer and Registrar assistance). Considerable efforts are made to accommodate individual preferences while rostering.A major advantage here is the roster has no night shift and no afterhours ‘on-call’ requirement and typically operates on a 6-week cycle, thereby allowing some degree of predictability for planning one’s personal commitments &interests.About youThis role will suit someone who has NZ Vocational Registration in a generalist scope of practice such as Emergency, Rural Medicine ,Urgent Care or General Practice with a current practising certificate.

• Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth
• Experience in projects / initiatives which give effect to Te Tiriti principals and frameworks, and the application of Mātauranga Māori and Kaupapa Māori approaches, particularly as they apply in healthcare settings.

Working for Health New ZealandHealth 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.Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

• We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the advertisement, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.
• We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

Salary RangeThis role is covered by the terms and conditions of the ASMS Collective, and the salary will be in accordance with the Pay Scale, and dependent on relevant experience.How to ApplyPlease apply for this vacancy online atWe look forward to receiving your application directly via our Careers Site.If you have any questions regarding this role please contact Human Resources by phoning 03 687-2230.Close Date Applications:Please note, we will be reviewing applications when received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert on 30 March 2025. The role may close early if a suitable applicant is found before the close.

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Location: Canterbury

Job date: Fri, 21 Mar 2025 06:49:12 GMT

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