Senior Medical Officer - Palliative Care

Bay of Plenty : Permanent Part-time (0.5 FTE)

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

The Palliative Care service provides specialist care to people referred from inpatient secondary care services at Tauranga and Whakatane Hospitals.

The service operates in a consultant liaison capacity with patients remaining under the admitting clinician for inpatient service.

In this capacity, the role of the Palliative care team is to undertake assessment and specialist management planning to support patients and families to achieve their aspirations for the next phase of their life journey.

About the Team / Service / Location

The team works closely with community providers across the Bay of Plenty to support safe transitions of care and contribute to future management plans.

As a specialist service, the clinicians also contribute to ongoing education of both undergraduate and post graduate trainees alongside providing specialist knowledge to the development and review of the wider palliative care service across the district and region.

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About you

The ideal candidate for this role will have an interest in further developing specialist services to meet the needs of a rapidly growing and culturally diverse population - and be enthusiastic around working across a range of acute inpatient services.

As such the skill set and interests you have might include :

• Expertise in delivery of specialist services to people and families who are experiencing a life limiting condition.
• Some recent experience within an acute hospital environment
• Interest in education and the training of undergraduate and postgraduate medical and nursing staff
• Experience and a focus on equity in service delivery and improving the health outcomes of Maori.

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand.

We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community.

We welcome applications from our diverse Maori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to Apply

To apply please click "apply now." All applications must be submitted through our online careers' portal by Date.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Michelle Downie, Medical Leader at

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.