Specialist Paediatric Anaesthetist

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Mō mātou | About us
When you work for Te Whatu Ora, Health New Zealand you - re part of
something very special. We plan, fund and deliver health services to the
almost 600,000 people that live in the Canterbury region. We are committed
to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its principles by ensuring our partnership with
Māori are at the forefront of all our conversations.

Te Whatu Ora, Health New Zealand, leads the day-to-day running of
our health system across New Zealand, with functions delivered at local,
district, regional and national levels. It weaves the functions of the 20
former District Health Boards into its regional divisions and district offices,
ensuring continuity of services in the health system.
About the Team
The Anaesthetic Department provides anaesthetic services in
Christchurch for Te Whatu Ora Waitaha. Canterbury services a population of
almost 600,000 people and is a tertiary referral centre for the South Island of
New Zealand. The Paediatric Anaesthesia Team provide acute and elective
anaesthesia services for neonates, infants and children and also staff the
specialist Paediatric Anaesthesia on-call that provides acute services out of
normal working hours.
All anaesthetists on the call roster have subspecialty experience
(at least one post fellowship year of experience in a Paediatric Hospital) and
form a tightly knit team to facilitate excellent paediatric anaesthesia
services for our community.
The department is accredited for training by ANZCA and has a large
number of trainees.
Mō te tūnga | About the role
The Department of Anaesthesia based at Christchurch Hospital has a
position for a Specialist Anaesthetist with an interest in Paediatrics in a
full-time, permanent position.
This role includes participation in the out-of-hours on-call
paediatric roster, the provision and organisation of elective and acute
paediatric and neonatal anaesthesia and supervision and teaching of trainees.
The role also includes a balance of elective and acute adult anaesthesia in
normal working hours.
Paediatric Services are provided for neonates onwards in the areas
of General Surgery, Urology, Plastic Surgery, Neurosurgery, ENT, Ophthalmology
and Orthopaedics. Dental, radiological and paediatric procedure sessions form
part of the workload and the Department is integral in supporting the
Children - s oncology unit. The Canterbury DHB has two inpatient paediatric
wards, a separate paediatric oncology ward, and a tertiary level neonatal unit.
Ngā
pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills & Experience
Applicants for this Specialist position must have a qualification
recognised for vocational registration by the Medical Council of New Zealand
and must have completed at least one post-fellowship year as an anaesthetist
fellow or specialist at a Paediatric Hospital.
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**Our Culture**: What matters to us
Ko ngā tāngata, te mātua mahi | Putting people at the heart of
all we do
Health is ultimately all about people. What - s important around
here is the way we care for and respect others, the responsibility taken for
delivering outcomes, and going about our work with integrity.
Belonging Here
Being part of the Te Whatu Ora, Health New Zealand, our people
enjoy access to, flexible working arrangements and a genuine and ongoing focus
on career development.
Te Whatu Ora, Health New Zealand believes that diversity and
inclusion is key to ensure we deliver the best care for our diverse population.
As an organisation we are inclusive and equal opportunity employer that
welcomes and respects everyone.
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