09 Oct
Hutt Valley District Health Board
Lower Hutt
Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District
Location : Hutt Hospital, Lower Hutt
Service : Anaesthetic and Intensive Care services
Contract : Permanent / fixed term - flexible full and part time options
Salary : As per ASMS MECA
Kōrero mō te tūranga About the role
We’re looking for Consultant Anaesthetists with interest in Intensive Care Medicine to join our team at Hutt Hospital.
We provide critical care services to around 700+ patients 60% of which are acute medical admissions. We also provide tertiary level care for burns, plastics and maxillofacial surgery as well as general surgery, orthopaedics, obstetrics, gynaecology, ENT and ophthalmic surgery.
We are in the process of expanding our critical care services with a fully staffed 8 bedded intensive care unit and a 24 / 7 patient at risk service complemented by a full roster of junior doctors.
Early 2023, we will be able to offer acute haemofiltration (dialysis) service for our critically ill patients and we aim to be recognised by the College of Intensive care medicine as a Level 2 intensive care unit.
To achieve this transformational change, Hutt Hospital is looking for Senior Medical Officers / Consultants with experience and interest in Intensive Care.
You will join a team of enthusiastic colleges and will participate in the provision of critical care service within the hospital.
Clinical sessions will include day sessions in both intensive care unit and anaesthesia. You will also provide afterhours cover (on call) to patients needing critical care services.
Please note that on calls will be in ICU only.
Mō tō mātou rōpū About our team
Hutt Hospital is a busy 270-bed facility providing secondary services for Lower and Upper Hutt cities. and we are the tertiary centre for regional plastics, oral maxillofacial, burns and rheumatology services.
We have a suite of 8 operating rooms and 8-bed ICU / HDU. We are in close proximity to the Capital Wellington city with a 15 mins drive.
There are 8000+ operative procedures per year in General Surgery, Orthopaedics, ENT, Gynaecology, Dental, Plastics, reconstruction and OMF, and we have 1,800 deliveries annually in the Obstetric Unit.
Moū About you
- Must be eligible for vocationally registered in anaesthesia with the Medical Council of New Zealand ()
- FANZCA or equivalent qualification and be able to register for vocational registration with the MCNZ
- Able to provide consistently high standards of medical care
- Relevant experience and training
E pā ana ki a tatou About us
and 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 Regional Hospital in Newtown, Hospital and Kenepuru Hospital in as well as the 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 and indicate the job title and vacancy number in the subject line.
Please note we are not accepting recruitment agency’sapplications.
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▶️ Consultant Anaesthetist (with interest in Intensive Care)
🖊️ Hutt Valley District Health Board
📍 Lower Hutt