Specialist Anaesthetist

**_An excellent opportunity for a Clinical Specialist to join the world-renowned tertiary hospital in New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora, Te Toka Tumai Auckland _**:

- **_Permanent Full time or less than full time position_**

**Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity**
We are looking for a qualified Specialist Anaesthetist to join us, working alongside a friendly and collaborative team of anaesthetic specialists, fellows and registrars; who has a genuine interest in Women’s Health Anaesthesia. This is a permanent, full time position, based in Auckland City Hospital and Greenlane Clinical Centre.

National Women’s Health (NWH) is part of Te Toka Tumai Auckland, providing care for around 6500 births annually. Labour epidurals feature in over 60% of births, and the caesarean section rate is around 40%. The unit has an established reputation in women’s health as a regional and national referral centre for maternal fetal medicine, as well as home to the largest gynaecological oncological cancer centre in New Zealand, providing a regional service to around 2.3 million people. We collaborate with our colleagues from the full range of medical and surgical specialities including cardiac, neurosurgery and interventional radiology. We also manage a specialist women’s health pain service for acute pain, antenatal pain and persistent pelvic pain, which includes specialist nurses, physiotherapists, psychologists and gynaecologists.

Aside from elective and emergency work across the Women’s Health Department of Anaesthesia, you will also take part in acute pain rounds, high risk clinics as well as provision of on-call services; the role can be expanded to accommodate those with an interest in pain management. There will be plenty of opportunities to be involved in quality improvement, teaching and research.

You will be responsible to:

- Maintain high standards of practice and patient care, including appropriate pre-operative and post-operative management
- Ensuring the implementation of clear policies for communication and responsibility for patient care with junior staff
- Maintenance of accurate records
- Participation in teaching at both specialist training courses and ad-hoc education of Resident Medical Officers, medical students, technicians, nurses, midwives and any other staff as required
- Keeps up to date with current trends and developments in anaesthesia and in the utilisation of technology
- Regular review of clinical performance as part of maintenance of professional standards
- Will be encouraged to carry out or assist with appropriate research to improve knowledge or standards of patient care

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**Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills**

You will be part of a high performing, tight knit and supportive team who all have a common passion, care and enthusiasm for delivering a high-quality experience and outcome for our patients and stakeholders. If you would like the opportunity to contribute to the health and wellbeing of our Auckland community, we would love to hear from you.

**Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation**

We are Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland. We provide health and disability services to more than half a million people living in central Auckland, regional services for Northland and greater Auckland, and specialist national services for the whole of New Zealand. Our main sites are Auckland City Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre and Starship Children’s Hospital, located in central Auckland.

We are part of Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealand’s national health service. Te Whatu Ora leads the day-to-day running of the health system, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels.

We are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngāti Whātua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand. We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.

**He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working here**

We recognise there is more to life than mahi | work, and we encourage and provide access to all our staff several services and benefits to support themselves whilst they are employed within Te Toka Tumai Auckland.

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**Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply