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**Mō mātou | About us**
- Ko ngā tāngata, te mātua mahi_ - _Putting people at the heart of all we do - _

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.

Here in Waitaha, Canterbury we 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.

**_ The Team_**

The Department of Anaesthesia is a large department which provides acute and planned anaesthesia services in Christchurch across two main campuses, Christchurch Public and Burwood Hospital. Surgical services are provided for all the main surgical specialities including Cardiothoracic, Vascular, Neurosurgery, Trauma, Paediatric/Neonatal surgery and Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Tertiary services provided for patients from outside Canterbury include Acute Spine, Oncological surgery and endovascular clot retrieval.

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

**_ The Role_**

We are seeking a Specialist Anaesthetist with an interest in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia based at Christchurch Hospital. This is a permanent full-time position which includes participation in an out-of-hours on-call cardiac anaesthetic roster Full time is 28 half day sessions per four week cycle, plus non-clinical provision and on-call hours.

Post fellowship experience in Cardiothoracic anaesthesia is required. You will also be expected to manage a broad range of clinical anaesthetic work, excluding Obstetrics.

Te Whatu Ora Waitaha services an immediate population of 350,000 and is a tertiary referral centre for the South Island of New Zealand. Cardiac Surgical Services are provided for a full range of adult operative and interventional procedures excluding transplant surgery.

Applicants for Specialist positions must have a qualification recognised for vocational registration by the Medical Council of New Zealand.

**Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills & Experience**

**_ 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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