Specialist – Deputy Clinical Head of Department, Intensivist

4 days ago

Hamilton, New Zealand Waitemata District Health Board Full time

Job Description - Specialist – Deputy Clinical Head of Department, Intensivist (WAI28610)

Specialist – Deputy Clinical Head of Department, Intensivist

Job Number

WAI28610

  • Waikato Hospital, Critical Care Department - Hamilton, New Zealand
  • Permanent – 40 Hours per week (1.0 FTE) – with after hours on-site and call duties
  • Base Salary: $185,380 - $267,980 plus as per ASMS MECA

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

About the Role

  • Average call duties and availability allowance approximately 45 - 55% of base salary
  • Additional allowance for Deputy Clinical Head responsibilities
  • Superannuation 6% of total remuneration
  • CME $16,000.00 per year

The Critical Care unit at Waikato Hospital is on a considerable growth path to reform the services and expand the number of ICU level beds that are provided by the Critical Care service. The Deputy Head of Department is an additional responsibility to the role of Senior Medical Officer and is accountable for participation in the clinical leadership of the department and management of its medical staff. You will assist the Head of Department with this work and may have allocated responsibilities and portfolios. You will work collaboratively with your Allied Health, Nursing, Midwifery and corporate counterparts to assist in the delivery of their accountabilities.

This role should be seen as leadership development towards a joint or full Clinical Head post.

About the Team/Service/ Location

The Critical Care Department at Waikato Hospital is the tertiary provider for Intensive Care to the Midland region of New Zealand. The Waikato Critical Care currently operates within a 34 bed footprint, and has an annual workload of approx. 1500 ICU and 3000 HDU level patients each year. Covering all major tertiary services including a trauma centre and the second largest cardiac surgical centre in New Zealand, we also provide neurosurgical and regional burns care in addition to a busy general and paediatric intensive care. We operate a retrieval service by both air and road for critical care patients. We now prepare to expand Intensive Care and seek to further develop academic and research interests, in addition to further advance training of junior and senior medical staff. In accordance with the level of service provided, the unit is accredited for training by the College of Critical Care Medicine at level C24.

About you

Required skills & experience you will need to be considered for this role:

  • Hold or be eligible for Vocational Registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand in the scope of practice of Intensive Care Medicine, and must be of good standing.
  • Fellowship in the Australasian College of Intensive Care Medicine (CICM)
  • Both single and dual trained specialists are encouraged to apply. Those with subspecialty interests including cardiac, paediatric, research and academia will be supported.
  • Employment in this role will only be confirmed once the applicant has been successfully credentialed by the relevant committee of the Te Whatu Ora - Heath New Zealand, Waikato.

Working for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

  • We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.
  • We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

Please click ‘Apply online’ or apply via our Waikato Careers Website. All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal. If you have any questions about the role please contact

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