Consultant Dermatologist

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

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

**Service**: Dermatology Service

**Contract**: Permanent, full time/part time 32-40 hours

**Salary**: As per ASMS MECA

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

An exciting opportunity has opened to join our Dermatology team in the Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley region. We are a small but dynamic team comprised of two Consultant Dermatologists and a Dermatology Nurse Practitioner.

We are looking for an experienced Dermatologist who is available to work 32-40 hours per week.

As one of the four Dermatology hubs in Aotearoa, we need an experienced Dermatologist with strong dermatology surgical skills and a knowledge of medical dermatology. This role is ideal for someone who wants to work within a hospital environment to provide care to our patient population.

The successful applicant will provide consulting services and facilitate the provision of high quality care to the patients under their care. The role will provide teaching and supervision with a plan to expand the service over the coming years.

**Mō tō mātou rōpū - About our team**

The Dermatology Service is responsible for providing comprehensive dermatological services for the sub region, including Hutt Valley and Porirua. The Dermatology Service provides collegial leadership in achieving specific annual targets and outcomes in identifying and implementing service development initiatives.

We have 2 0.8FTE Dermatologists, a Nurse Practitioner - the first Dermatology Nurse Practitioner Role in New Zealand We also have a strong outpatient nursing team to support you in this role.

**Moū - About you**
- Vocationally registered in Internal Medicine (dermatology) with the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ)
- FRACP or equivalent to 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**
- 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_