Specialist Paediatric Anaesthetist

2 weeks ago

Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Christchurch Full time
Kia hiwa ra Kia hiwa_

Mō mātou | About us
When you work for Te Whatu Ora, Health New Zealand you - re part of something very special. We plan, fund and deliver health services to the almost 600,000 people that live in the Canterbury region.

We are committed to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its principles by ensuring our partnership with Māori are at the forefront of all our conversations.


Te Whatu Ora, Health New Zealand, leads the day-to-day running of our health system across New Zealand, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels.

It weaves the functions of the 20 former District Health Boards into its regional divisions and district offices, ensuring continuity of services in the health system.


About the Team
The Anaesthetic Department provides anaesthetic services in Christchurch for Te Whatu Ora Waitaha.

Canterbury services a population of almost 600,000 people and is a tertiary referral centre for the South Island of New Zealand.

The Paediatric Anaesthesia Team provide acute and elective anaesthesia services for neonates, infants and children and also staff the specialist Paediatric Anaesthesia on-call that provides acute services out of normal working hours.


All anaesthetists on the call roster have subspecialty experience (at least one post fellowship year of experience in a Paediatric Hospital) and form a tightly knit team to facilitate excellent paediatric anaesthesia services for our community.

The department is accredited for training by ANZCA and has a large number of trainees.

Mō te tūnga | About the role


The Department of Anaesthesia based at Christchurch Hospital has a position for a Specialist Anaesthetist with an interest in Paediatrics in a full-time, permanent position.


This role includes participation in the out-of-hours on-call paediatric roster, the provision and organisation of elective and acute paediatric and neonatal anaesthesia and supervision and teaching of trainees.

The role also includes a balance of elective and acute adult anaesthesia in normal working hours.


Paediatric Services are provided for neonates onwards in the areas of General Surgery, Urology, Plastic Surgery, Neurosurgery, ENT, Ophthalmology and Orthopaedics.

Dental, radiological and paediatric procedure sessions form part of the workload and the Department is integral in supporting the Children - s oncology unit.

The Canterbury DHB has two inpatient paediatric wards, a separate paediatric oncology ward, and a tertiary level neonatal unit.

Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills & Experience


Applicants for this Specialist position must have a qualification recognised for vocational registration by the Medical Council of New Zealand and must have completed at least one post-fellowship year as an anaesthetist fellow or specialist at a Paediatric Hospital.


_ Our Culture:
_ What matters to us**- Ko ngā tāngata, te mātua mahi_ | _Putting people at the heart of all we do_

Health is ultimately all about people.

What - s important around here is the way we care for and respect others, the responsibility taken for delivering outcomes, and going about our work with integrity.


_ Belonging Here_


Being part of the Te Whatu Ora, Health New Zealand, our people enjoy access to, flexible working arrangements and a genuine and ongoing focus on career development.


Te Whatu Ora, Health New Zealand believes that diversity and inclusion is key to ensure we deliver the best care for our diverse population.

As an organisation we are inclusive and equal opportunity employer that welcomes and respects everyone.

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