Intensive Care - Senior Medical Officer

• Hawke’s Bay Fallen Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital
• Permanent position
• Full-time or part-time available

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 Role

This Intensive Care Consultant position covers the Intensive Care/High Dependency Unit within Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora, Te Matau a Māui Hawke’s Bay. It would suit an Intensive Care Consultant looking for a great balance of interesting work and excellent lifestyle.

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About the Team/Service/ Location

The Hawke’s Bay Fallen Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is a Level 2 ICU providing intensive care to adults and children. It has a diverse and interesting case mix and the ability to deliver complex multisystem life support including non-invasive and mechanical ventilation, extra-corporeal renal replacement therapy and invasive cardiac monitoring.

The ICU has a total of 13 beds providing both HDU and ICU level care and is staffed by a team of nine ICU specialists, one Fellow and 14 Registrars.

Intensive Care Physicians have high clinical profile within the department and are committed to the delivery of excellent quality medical care. In addition to clinical skills, there are a wide range of opportunities including teaching, aeromedical transport, ICU leadership, research and quality improvement and trainee supervision.

We have no doubt that you will love everything Hawke’s Bay has to offer. Situated on the east coast of the North Island, enjoy the stunning climate and beaches, a wide range of sporting and leisure opportunities, wine, food and cultural activities. An environment and work/life balance that is second to none. Take a stroll through the Hawke’s Bay Tourism website and get yourself to Hawke’s Bay!

About you

• Applicants must be registered or eligible for vocational registration, with the New Zealand Medical Council as an Intensive Care Physician
• Applicants will possess either FICM or an equivalent qualification that would lead to specialist recognition and have an ongoing commitment to providing a high-class service to the community
• Have experience in a wide range of Intensive Care Medicine procedures
• Have proven experience supervising and teaching of junior medical staff
• 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 Zealand

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.

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.
• We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to Apply

To apply for the role please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59pm on 21 February 2025.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Dr Louise Trent, FCICM, FANZCA, FRACMA, Head of Department, ICU louise.trent@hbdhb.govt.nz.

Please note, we will be reviewing applications when received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.