Prevocational Educational Supervisor

**Where you’ll be working**:Waikato Hospital

**The details**:Fixed-term, 5 year contract - 4 Hours per week (0.1 FTE)

**Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity**

A great opportunity exists to help influence the education and future career options of our Resident Medical Officers (RMOs) in the hospital and undertaking community-based / primary care training. A vacancy for a Prevocational Educational Supervisor to support first and second year doctors currently exists.

In this role you will:

- Help select first-year doctors and have a say about their clinical attachments for the upcoming year.
- Be involved in the orientation and settling-in period for these doctors.
- Regularly meet with your PGY1 and PGY2 doctors and provide guidance, coaching, and feedback.
- Assist with the development of a remedial program for struggling doctors.
- Meet with other Prevocational Educational Supervisors and the Director of Clinical Training on a monthly basis to assist in developing the RMO workforce.
- Discuss career pathways for RMOs.
- Be involved in the design of first
- and second-year doctors' education and skills courses.

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**Mō tātou Ratonga | About our Service**

This role sits within Te Whatu Ora, Waikato, and attracts 0.1 FTE (4 hours weekly). This requires a reduction in full-time role to accommodate the additional work within current job size, or if part-time this is an added 0.1 FTE. You will report directly to the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) or delegated SMO. However, you will also be contracted to the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ) as an ‘agent’ and be required to undertake tasks as specified in their agreement (this agency attracts an honorarium).

**Mōu | About you**

Applications to include:

- Curriculum Vitae
- Two references (not necessarily medical)

**Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation**

**Te iwi Ngakaunui - People at Heart**
- Whakamana - Give and earn respect
- Whakaronga - Listen to me; Talk to me
- Mauri Pai - Fair play
- Whakapakari - Growing the good
- Kotahitanga - Stronger together

It is not very often something happens that is big; like, really big. Big to the point that it will touch the lives of every single person in the country. That is what we are talking about here. The provision of Health in Aotearoa New Zealand, and how its run is about to change in a big way.

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand and Te Aka Whai Ora - Māori Health Authority will together shape the delivery of Health services in Aotearoa New Zealand for generations to come, and will form the core of a modern and integrated service looking after the needs of all our Whānau.

We are dedicated to achieving health equity for Māori and other priority populations. We are a Crown entity and an active partner in Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand is guided by Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to upholding the articles.

Here at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, Waikato we have a team of 8,000 working across the Waikato where everyone plays a vital role in the care of our patients - directly or non-directly. Our vision is Healthy People. Excellent Care.

Te Whatu Ora, Waikato serves the largest Māori population and third largest Pacific population in Aotearoa New Zealand. Waikato Hospital in Hamilton is one of New Zealand’s largest tertiary, teaching hospitals with over 600 inpatient beds and 22 operating theatres. Clinical specialities include Women’s and Children Services, Cardiology / Cardiothoracic Surgery, Oncology and Haematology, Surgical services, and Mental Health and Addiction. Waikato Hospital is the Midland regional referral centre for multiple specialties including trauma surgery, oncology, and neurology.

We are a values-based and inclusive organisation that is committed to deliver the best health outcomes for our total population. Reflecting the population we serve is an important part of the care we deliver to the community. We strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds with the necessary capability and who share our values to apply. We proactively develop pathways that maximise opportunity for Māori and encourage Māori to apply.

**He aha Waikato**

Waikato is the fourth largest region in Aotearoa New Zealand and located just south of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. It features a wide range of world-class outdoor and cultural experiences. You can surf the world-famous beaches of Whāingaroa Raglan, swim at the beautiful beaches of the Kapanga Coromandel, hike our majestic mountain ranges, tour the Hobbiton shire, experience the magic of the Waitomo glow worm caves, and encounter a vast array of flora and fauna at the remarkable Maungatautari Ecological Reserve.

Waikato is the home of the Kiingitanga and rich in Māori culture. Waikato Hospital sits on whenua gifted by Waikato iwi, situated on the banks of the