MOSS - Emergency Department

Medical Officer Emergency Medicine - Fixed Term

• Southland Hospital
• Sabbatical & Leave Cover 26/05/2025 - 05/09/2025
• 1.0 FTE (40 Hours)

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

Join our team at Southland Hospital as an Emergency Medicine Medical Officer to  cover from 26/05/2025 - 05/09/2025.

Our Emergency Department team of nine see to about 39,000 presentations per annum. The team here are rostered on four 10 hour shifts per week (3 clinical and 1 non-clinical at 1.0 FTE) so working with us means a healthy work-life balance not to mention an easy commute. The hours of work for this permanent full time role is between 0800 – 2300 with a 1:4 roster pattern.

About us
Facility wise, we have a brand new state of the art SIM facility and a modern open plan design that supports 21 beds. Being a regional referral, teaching and trauma centre for a population of 105,000, our patients come from all over the southern region from Stewart Island to Queenstown.  

About you
We hope you are as dedicated and passionate like us about our patients and looking at working with us on a fixed term basis.  Applicants must be registered with General registration, with the New Zealand Medical Council and able to cover the full 26/05/2025 - 05/09/2025 period.

You will also need:

• 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. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, 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 range

This role belongs to the ASMS Collective Agreement and falls between the Step 1 ($142,683) and Step 14 ($210,933 per annum pro rata) dependant on experience and registration status.

How to Apply

To view the position description and/or apply for the role please click “apply now.”  All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59pm on 30 January 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Agatha Chen, Recruitment Advisor – Senior Medical Officers at agatha.chen@southerndhb.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.

Pre-Employment checks
In the interests of protecting our people and our patients, all appointments will be subject to:

• Occupational Health Assessment
• Police Vetting / Ministry of Justice safety checks
• Serious misconduct checks (previous Public Service departments and statutory Crown entities only)