Specialist Anaesthetist

Specialist Anaesthetist

• Dunedin Hospital
• Permanent Full-Time 1.24 FTE
• Salary: ASMS MECA 2024 (NZD 185,380 - 267,980)

Mō te tūranga | About the role
Dunedin Hospital has 300 beds and services the Southern region which covers a population of around 340,000. The Anaesthesia Service delivers contemporary high quality care and is supported by our well-trained technicians and PACU staff. This is also an exciting time to join as our service prepares for the New Dunedin Hospital. As a Specialist Anaesthetist, you’ll be expected to provide anaesthesia for a mix of general lists covering a broad range of specialist services.  You will also be expected to provide afterhours cover and participate on a 1:8 call roster. 

We are a tertiary level teaching hospital with a full range of elective and acute surgical specialities and can offer you a varied and challenging array of anaesthesia work. Ideally, we are looking for someone with the following skills and experience to complement our team:

• An excellent general skill set
• A team player with exceptional interpersonal skills who builds effective relationships both within and external to their team
• Is solutions focussed and can demonstrate excellent decision making and priority setting in a clinical environment
• Enthusiasm for teaching and passing on their knowledge to others in the team

Mōu ake | About you
Appointed specialists will possess FANZCA or an equivalent qualification allowing a vocational registration with the NZ Medical Council. The Health New Zealand - Southern recruitment team are able to provide support in applying or renewing previous vocational registration. Applications from overseas physicians who had previous vocational registration are welcomed.

Mō mātou | About us
Health New Zealand - Southern has the largest geographical coverage of all the New Zealand regions, providing services to 340,000 people in diverse communities. We take pride in all the services we provide, and our aim is to improve, promote and protect the health of our region. We believe that our dedicated and passionate staff are a significant driving force behind the achievement of these standards, and we need more like-minded people to help us continue providing for our community.

Painga | Benefits

• Hands on support for Work Visa & NZ Medical Council Registration
• Supportive team focussed on positive workplace culture

Utu whānui | Salary range
This role belongs to the ASMS Collective Agreement and falls between the Step 1 ($185,380) and Step 15 ($267,980 p.a prorata)

Tono ināianei | Apply now - Applications close Friday, 1 November 2024
We only accept online applications. Please apply via our website: https://careers.southernhealth.nz/

For a job description or further information, please contact, Agatha Chen, Recruitment Advisor – Senior Medical Officers with your CV. Phone: +64 3 470 9604 or email: agatha.chen@southerndhb.govt.nz.

If you currently work for Te Whatu Ora- Health New Zealand - Southern , please apply for this role via our internal careers site, found here:  Pulse > Applications > Corporate > SuccessFactors

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)