Consultant General Medicine Physician

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we're building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

About the role

We are seeking an enthusiastic Consultant General Medicine Physician to join our Hutt Hospital team.

Ideally we are looking for a general physician with experience in Stroke Medicine, who is interested in working across both services. But we also invite applications from those trained solely in General Medicine or dual trained in any other medical subspecialty.

This is a senior leadership role within the 54 bed acute medical ward and the 16 bed Medical Assessment and Planning Unit. Our general physicians work on a team with a registrar and house officer, and collaborate with nursing and allied health staff to care for acutely unwell medical inpatients.

About the Team / Service / Location

Our service provides a consistently high standard of medical care to patients in inpatient, outpatient, virtual and community settings. The team is dynamic and forward-thinking, embracing new ideas and working across services to provide the best outcomes for our patients. We have an inpatient Cardiology Team on-site, 24 / 7 virtual telestroke service, and on-site physicians specialising in Respiratory, Infectious Disease, Endocrine, Gastroenterology, Rheumatology, and Geriatric Medicine.

Wellington Hospital is 20 minutes away and provides tertiary services and access to other medical subspecialties.

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 Kapiti Health Centre at Paraparaumu.

About you

• Vocationally registered in internal medicine with the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ)
• FRACP or equivalent qualification and be able to register with the MCNZ
• Preference given to a General Physician with experience in Stroke Medicine, but those with dual training in any other sub-specialty (or sole General Medicine) also welcome to apply
• Interest in teaching medical students and junior doctors
• Work in collaboration with multidisciplinary team
• Able to provide consistently high standards of medical care
• Relevant experience and training

Working for Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is "the weaving of wellness". We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa / New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand is committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.

How to apply

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

We are not accepting recruitment agency's applicants.

Job details

Job Reference : SMO78-25

Location : North Island - Wellington - Hutt Valley

Job type : Expert

Specialty / Expertise : Clinical - Senior Medical Officers, Medical Officers and Fellows - General Medicine

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