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Rural Health Medicine Registrars- West Coast 2024

Canterbury District Health BoardGreymouth, NZ

30+ days ago

Job description

Ehara taku I toa takitahi engari, hetoa takitini

My strength, is not the strength of one, it is thestrength of many

Mō mātou | About Us

The West Coast of the South Island is a rugged, isolated andbeautiful part of Aotearoa New Zealand. FromKaramea in the north, to Haast in the south, the coast is the largestgeographical Te Whata Ora locality, but with a small population of 32,500. Providing health care in this environment iswithout doubt challenging, and the team here have fully adopted a RuralGeneralist Model to ensure an equitable, high level of care is delivered to ourcommunity. The Rural Generalist team isflexible, multi-disciplinary and highly skilled – joining us will provide youwith a raft of experience within the framework of our rural hospital andcommunity-based services. Outside ofwork, the West Coast will also challenge and amaze you – bring your trampingboots, surfboard, mountain bike and kayak - you will need them all!

Rural Hospital MedicineTrainee Role

We are recruiting RHM Trainees to be basedthroughout all wards and acute areas, working alongside our Rural GeneralistTeam and local / visiting specialists

The Rural Generalist Team covers primary care,urgent care, emergency medicine, general medicine, paediatrics, orthopaedics,and obstetrics / gynaecology. The hospitalalso has in-house specialists (obstetrics / gynaecology, general surgery) and‘TransAlpine’ partnerships with multiple specialities who support local careand tertiary transfers

You will work in multiple departments
You will have exposure to varied clinical presentations
You will receive excellent training, support and supervision

The Rural Generalist Team is a highlymotivated and supportive group of SMOs, largely formed of RHM Fellows, GPs, andFACEMS. As a RHM trainee working with us, you will be supported to increaseyour clinical confidence, practical skills, and autonomy. On call teams are available at all times tosupport you, including 777 and trauma team responses. A didactic educational programme is providedincluding weekly tutorials and regular simulation sessions.

The flexible and multi-disciplinarynature of the Generalist model means we can offer flexibility to you in this roleto ensure you gain exposure to and experience in all disciplines within thehospital, to further your individual career needs – e.g. anaesthetics,specialists skills, transalpine clinics and primary care (especially if you area RHM-GP dual trainee)

The West Coast is a proudly unique,close-knit community where your work will make a real difference

Join us as we continue to break newground and shape our rural health system to wrap care around patients in their ownhomes and community

We will help you grow as a leader inrural health with a continued focus on your career development

Vacancies based in Greymouth from January 2024- 6 month & 12 month contracts available

Essential :

At least three years (PGY3+) of post-graduate experience

The ability to work in a fast-paced, complex environment

Eligibility for general or provisional general registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand. You can check your eligibility by visiting the Council’s website at

We are keen to hear from you if you wish to workwithin the Rural Hospital environment, to find out more click

What’s Next

You will need to submit :

Electronic copies of your CV and covering letter, and

Contact details for three referees

Nau mai, haere mai, tauti mai!