Emergency Medicine Specialist or Rural Hospital Specialist

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Emergency Medicine Specialist or Rural Hospital Specialist 

Te Whatu Ora - South Canterbury (Based at Timaru Hospital, South Island, New Zealand)

Permanent Role up to 1 FTE

Some flexibility of engagement can be considered, such as a Part-time commitment.  Please talk to us about your preference.

Right now, we have a vacancy for a Senior Medical Officer to join the Emergency Department at Timaru Hospital. Located in the South Island of New Zealand the district of South Canterbury is centrally located and an easy to place to live and work. 

Emergency Specialist Role 

The department consists of 14 Spaces (Beds and Fastrack spaces), with 22,000 presentations covering a wide range of emergencies, including trauma, with backup from inpatient teams including anaesthesia, paediatrics, mental health, O&G, surgical and internal medicine specialists.  The role is varied with staff enabled to triage and diagnose a variety of conditions. 

The ED team is a tight-knit group, consisting of Senior Medical Officers and a core of experienced and multi-skilled ED nurses.   The roster consists of 3 overlapping 9-hour shifts, (plus House Officer and Registrar assistance). Considerable efforts are made to accommodate individual preferences while rostering. 

A major advantage here is the roster has no night shift and no afterhours 'on-call' requirement and typically operates on a 6-week cycle, thereby allowing some degree of predictability for planning one - s personal commitments & interests. 

Successful applicants will be offered a position based on the DHB/ASMS MECA terms and conditions, including a generous CME allowance.  South Canterbury has strong links with the University of Otago School of Medicine with opportunities for Senior Medical Officer to become involved as Clinical Supervisors. 

Te Whatu Ora - South Canterbury is responsible for the delivery of services throughout the South Canterbury region and Timaru Hospital (131 beds) serves a district population of approximately 50,000 based in a General Hospital Facility, (which has just commenced a significant refurbishment programme), providing our local community with such critical 24/7 services as  ED, ICU/CCU, General, Orthopaedic, & ENT Surgery, O&G, Psychiatry, Geriatrics, Oncology & Palliative Care, Internal Medicine and Paediatrics.

Living in South Canterbury 

We are the best big little city you will find, located on the coast and Caroline Bay, with the majestic Southern Alps in the back-ground.  Timaru is an easy place to live, family friendly and with easy access to an array of outdoor activities - beaches, ski fields, lakes, mountains, and hiking tracks. The primary and secondary educational facilities are superb and 2 internationally renowned universities within 2 hours drive.

Free parking and an easy commute to work really helps with true work life balance!   For more information, please visit the following sites. 

www.southcanterbury.org.nz

https://www.scdhb.health.nz/info-for-you/timaru-hospital

Medical Council Registration 

Please be aware, if you are an overseas candidate that the Medical Council of New Zealand requires primary source verification of your qualifications to be undertaken using the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates - Electronic Portfolio of International Credentials (ECFMG - s EPIC) service. Being certified through EPIC is compulsory and we therefore recommend that applicants have registered their professional credentials with EPIC at time of applying for this vacancy. 

https://epic.ecfmgepic.org/Registration.aspx 

Please visit the New Zealand Medical Council website for more details about this and the other requirements needed to be met toward gaining NZ Registration. 

Medical Council of New Zealand  Te Kaunihera Rata o Aotearoa (mcnz.org.nz)

Enquires and Application Process 

Please apply for this vacancy online athttps://scdhb.careercentre.net.nz 

If you would like to discuss this role and or living in Timaru before you apply, please contact Catherine Robertson (Recruitment Specialist) crobertson@scdhb.health.nz 

Application Close:  Open until a suitable applicant is found.