Respiratory Registrar

**The Organisation**

Te Pae Hauora o Ruahine o Tararua MidCentral (MidCentral) is part of Te Whatu Ora, Health New Zealand and provides healthcare services to over 180,000 people across the Manawatū, Horowhenua and Tararua regions. With a large hospital campus in Palmerston North, it also provides key health care and support services to neighbouring communities.

**The Opportunity**

The respiratory AT position is only accredited for general respiratory training and not Sleep training. However, the respiratory service also attends to patients with sleep disorders. The sleep service staff includes 2 sleep physiologists and one sleep technician and one sleep clinical nurse specialist. The sleep lab can conduct overnight full PSG, in addition to usual. Therefore, the AT will still have opportunity to sleep investigations and managing patients with sleep related disorders. The service also has an accredited lung function laboratory able to conduct all tests including cardiopulmonary exercise testing. The AT will have an opportunity to spend time in the lung function laboratory. In addition to general respiratory clinics and ward work, the registrar will attend procedural sessions which include insertion of long term intrapleural catheters, performing bronchoscopy and also have opportunity to attend EBUS sessions. Palmerston North Hospital also hosts one of the regional lung cancer MDM providing opportunity for the AT to actively participate in the MDM.

Although this is a respiratory AT position, the AT will also participate in the on call general medicine roster.

**Come and join us**

Employing over 2500 people, MidCentral offers a supportive work environment that accepts and values all employees.

The MidCentral region offers an excellent lifestyle for families with scenic spots for hiking and mountain-biking, great schools and tertiary institutions. With the mountains, city and sea at your doorstep, you’ll get to taste the best of both worlds - the perfect blend of rural and city living.

Lindy Chivell, Recruitment Officer

Medical Administration Unit

Private Bag 11036

Palmerston North

Ph: + 64 6 350 8828

Fax: + 64 6 350 8627

**Come and join us**
Employing over 2500 people, MidCentral offers a supportive work environment that accepts and values all employees. We actively seek Māori kaimahi into our workforce and provide an environment which delivers our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.

MidCentral region offers an excellent lifestyle for families with scenic spots for hiking and mountain-biking, great schools, and tertiary institutions. With the mountains, city, and sea at your doorstep, you’ll get to taste the best of both worlds - the perfect blend of rural and city living.

For more information about our beautiful city and region visit:
**Benefits**
- An encouraging learning environment where you will continue to grow and be challenged
- A professional and supportive culture and team setting
- Fulfilling and challenging work with great lifestyle options
- Tailored wellness programmes

**How to apply**

For further information about the position please contact:
Also visit our career site: Careers at Te Whatu Ora MidCentral.

We strive to be a place where people love to work and learn. We aim to develop a diverse team that reflects the communities that we serve, and we welcome people of all ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, religious and political beliefs, socio-economic situations, and accessibility needs.

MidCentral actively seeks Māori into our workforce to reflect the community we serve.