Consultant Geriatrician

Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi. Engari, he toa takitini.
Success is not the work of one, but the work of many.

Permanent
Part-time 0.6FTE

We are seeking to employ a dynamic Specialist Geriatrician with great leadership skills to join the Older Person's Health team at Te Whatu Ora Hawkes Bay, where we are transforming the way we care for older people.

On-going development is important to us so an active role in student and junior doctor teaching programmes and education and CME activities within Older Persons Health and the Department of Medicine will be an important and rewarding part of this role.

Through our values here at Te Whatu Ora Hawkes Bay, we are proud of our team's diversity. We believe in the strength of a diverse and inclusive workforce, to help us achieve the best outcomes for our patients and the communities in which we operate and serve.

The talented team who work in our 25-bed Assessment, Treatment & Rehabilitation ward have recently transformed the model of care, and now deliver person-centred, goal-based rehabilitation. Including the community arm, the larger OPH team comprises 6 Geriatricians with a total of 4.6 FTE, supported by inter-disciplinary MDT staff. The ward is supported by 2 Geriatricians, one Registrar and two house officers.

Our award-winning engage Community Service for Older People has 6 locality-based multi-disciplinary teams where we work with our primary care colleagues, home care providers and Needs Assessment Services to maintain the independence of older people in our community.

Our teams work in people's homes as well as in our Intermediate Care Beds. The ORBIT, inter-professional allied health team target older people presenting to the Emergency Department and Acute Assessment Unit for rapid assessment, 7am-7pm, 7 days per week, and act as a key link between hospital and the community.

Our 2 community Geriatricians and 3 Gerontology CNS's work with these teams and also provide care through clinics, home visiting and residential care visiting services. Our CNS team offer a rapid community CGA assessment for frail patients discharged from emergency - the ED Frailty service. We work closely with our colleagues in the Department of Medicine and with the Older Person's Mental Health team. The Dept of Medicine is also supported by 3 Acute Geriatricians working in General Medicine.

Hawkes Bay Hospital also runs a SMO-led dedicated Orthogeriatric service and a novel inter-specialty clinic for older people undergoing high risk elective surgery (CARES). The Movement Disorders Clinic aims to address the needs of frail patients with Parkinson's Disease and related disorders, with a monthly MDT with Neurology. A fortnightly Falls MDT meeting completes the picture. Successful applicants with sub-specialty interests and/or service development will be enthusiastically supported by all colleagues and executive leadership.

We also have big plans for the future The Hawkes Bay health sector Clinical Service Plan has highlighted older people as a priority population, and our vision is a whole-of-patient journey approach to delivering care. Working with the team to develop and implement innovative new services, including Early Supported Discharge, will be a key part of this role.

Te Whatu Ora Hawkes Bay is accredited by the RACP for Advanced Training of Registrars in Geriatric Medicine.

Our vision is simple - we want everyone in Hawke's Bay district to be healthy. Healthy Hawke's Bay Te hauroa o Te Matau ā Māui - Excellent health services working in partnership to improve the health and well-being of our people and to reduce health inequities within our community.

Hawke's Bay is on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The region's population of 162,000 is spread between the twin cities of Hastings and Napier, and the surrounding countryside. Hawke's Bay is famous for a warm and sunny climate, fine wine and Art Deco architecture. It is a great place to bring up children with a number of excellent state schools and modern amenities. Overall Hawke's Bay offers an enviable lifestyle for you and your family. The HBDHB can assist with travel and relocation expenses.

The successful applicant should have a FRACP with specialist training in geriatric medicine (or equivalent) and be registered (or registerable) as a specialist with the Medical Council of New Zealand.

**For more information contact**: Dr Manish Chebbi - Head of Department, Older Persons Health
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Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, Te Matau a Maui, Hawkes Bay in general encourages a workforce that is innovative, eager to learn and enhance their skills and is passionate about caring for our community. As part of our team we will support, encourage and help you to develop your career with us.

We are committed to delivering and living our Te Whatu Ora values of He kauanuanu - Respect, Ākina - Improvement, Rāranga te tira
- Teamwork and Tauwhiro - Care. Y