Consultant Emergency Medicine Physician

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

Location: Hutt Hospital, Lower Hutt

Service:   Emergency Medicine Department

Contract: Flexible - permanent/fixed term, full time/part time

Salary:     As per ASMS MECA

Kōrero mō te tūranga – About the role

We are a mixed adult/paediatric urban district ED seeing 47,000 patients per year with an admission rate of 25% and we are supported by a 16 bed Assessment and Planning Unit, as well as excellent medical and surgical 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 with Wellington Regional Hospital, has 18 junior staff and is accredited for 12 months registrar training. Staffing has recently increased for both senior and junior medical staff, nursing and administration.

We are committed to clinical excellence in all disciplines and Senior Medical Staff are encouraged to take part in clinical audits and peer-reviews to ensure quality clinical care is provided.

We would consider offering a Medical Officer of Specialist Scale (MOSS) position to a suitable candidate. 

Moū – About you

• Vocationally registered in Emergency Medicine with the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ)
• FACEM or equivalent qualification and be able to register for vocational registration with the MCNZ
• Relevant training and experience 
• Be able to demonstrate collegial working relationships with multi-disciplinary team

What’s in it for you?

• An knowledgeable, high-achieving, experience team
• An international and diverse work atmosphere
• Flexible work/life balance in a friendly and relaxed location
• Training and professional development opportunities
• Continued professional development, and upskilling is supported and encouraged
• Generous and flexible annual leave entitlements
• Indemnity Insurance provided
• An attractive relocation package

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 are 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.

Please note we will be reviewing applications when received and will progress through the recruitment process. 

Recruitment agency’s applicants to apply online.

Your safety and that of our patients is important to us. It is our expectation that you will be fully vaccinated against COVID 19, having received two doses of an approved COVID 19 vaccination.

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