Anaesthetist Consultant

**Contract Type**:
**Permanent**

**Location**:
**Palmerston North**
**New Zealand - North Island**

**Industry**:
**Doctors**

**Contact Name**:
**SMO Recruiter**

**Contact Phone**:
**SMO Recruiter**

**Date Published**:
**23-10-19**

This is a new job in a fast growing anaesthetic department in one of New Zealand's regional public hospitals. The hospital has 270 beds and is expanding its bed capacity and services. The anaesthesia department is staffed by 28 consultant anaesthetists practising acute and elective anaesthesia for a wide range of surgical and interventional radiological procedures.

**Role Responsibilities**
- Share responsibility with colleagues to ensure provision of efficient and effective quality anaesthetic and critical care services.
- Perform anaesthetic duties which lie within your training and ability and manage patients according to contemporary convention and college guidelines.
- Work Routine Hours which are 8 am to 6pm Monday to Friday. Participation in after-hours on call for Anaesthesia is a requirement, on occasion dependent on surgical case mix.
- Clinical Duties of the Specialist Anaesthetist may include: Provision of anaesthesia for elective surgery sessions and emergency surgery, pre-operative assessment clinic and Acute Pain Service duties.

**Requirements**:

- QUALIFICATIONS: medical degree and FRANZCA or equivalent specialist qualification in anaesthesia
- PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION: must be eligible for vocational registration with the medical council of New Zealand.
- SKILLS: must be able to work effectively as part of a team but also independently and have enthusiasm for the teaching of junior doctors.
- EXPERIENCE: Previous experience as a Specialist Anaesthetist in New Zealand or country with an equivalent health care system

**Remuneration**:
If offered a position as consultant anaesthetist, you can expect the following remuneration and benefits
- salary in accordance with the national framework in the range of NZD $190 to 270,000 PA
- pension benefits if eligible
- reimbursement of medical license costs
- relocation package
- free parking
- free hospital gym use
- negotiated discounts of selected retailers
- 6 weeks paid vacation per year plus study leave

Key words: anaesthesia, regional anaesthesia, pain management, obstetric anaesthesia, pre-operative assessment