Hems Fellow

**Fixed term position (1.0 FTE, 40 hours per week)**:

- **Located at Auckland City Hospital**:

- **Generous CME allowance and 6 weeks annual leave**

Auckland City Hospital is the largest Hospital in New Zealand, providing secondary and tertiary care to patients from around the country and Pacific Islands.

The Adult Emergency Department (AED) is one of two major trauma centres serving the Auckland region. The hospital serves a population of approximately 500,000 and provides specialised treatment for patients from other centres in New Zealand and the Pacific region. AED sees only adults and approximately 80,000 patients a year, with a high index of disease severity.

The department in conjunction with the Auckland Rescue Helicopter trust run the Helicopter Emergency Medical service (HEMS) which has been successful in providing fully integrated care for trauma patients. The department is also active in research and is currently involved in a number of key national and international projects.

The Adult Emergency Department is accredited by the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) for Advanced Training. We run a highly successful fellowship training program and are accredited for special skills training for Air Ambulance retrieval work which is both ICU inter-hospital transfer and primary response by Helicopter. The Department is affiliated with the University of Auckland, Schools of Medicine and Health Science and is actively involved in clinical and university based teaching. The department runs several courses including the ACME course, ACLS, Ultrasound and difficult airway courses.

This Fellow position is an ACEM special skills post in Air Ambulance and will involve working on the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) and in the National Air Ambulance ICU retrieval service.

We are a dynamic and diverse team, working together to provide excellent care for our patients and staff alike. We would be looking for you to complement and add to our team.
- You should be either registered or be eligible for registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand._

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