Consultant Palliative Care Physician

3 days ago


Wellington City, New Zealand Capital & Coast District Health Board Full time

**_Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora - Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District_**

**Location**: Wellington Regional Hospital, Kenepuru Hospital

**Service**: Hospital Palliative Care Service

**Contract**:12 months fixed term, Full time/part time 1-0.8 FTE variable in the year

**Salary**: As per ASMS MECA

**Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role**

This is an exciting opportunity to work as a Senior Medical Officer in a busy, well established, hospital palliative care service in a regional hospital which provides both secondary and tertiary care. The role is to cover sabbatical leave within the department. This may appeal to established consultants as well as those who have just completing speciality training.

**Mō tō mātou rōpū - About our team**

The team comprises 2.6 SMOs (including this position), 1 advanced trainee, 1 Nurse practitioner / nursing lead, 3 FTE CNS and 1 RN. The service sees about 900 referrals a year as a consult service and enjoys good relationships throughout the hospital. The team work closely with our partners in the community with strong clinical and educational links.

**Moū - About you**
- Vocationally registered in Palliative Medicine with the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ)
- FAChPM or equivalent qualification and be able to register for vocational registration with the MCNZ
- Work in collaboration with multidisciplinary team
- Able to provide consistently high standards of medical care
- Relevant experience and training

**E pā ana ki a tatou - About us**

Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley district is located centrally in Wellington and has over 6,000 full-time equivalent staff, making us one of the major employers in the Wellington region. We operate three hospitals - Wellington Regional Hospital in Newtown, Hutt Valley Hospital and Kenepuru Hospital in Porirua - as well as the Kāpiti Health Centre at Paraparaumu.

Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District is a pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

**Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to apply**

We are not accepting Recruitment agency’s represented applicants.
- Your safety and that of our patients is important to us. It is our expectation that you will be fully vaccinated against COVID 19, having received two doses of an approved COVID 19 vaccination._

**_ Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai_**

**_ By joining together we will succeed_



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