25 Training Year - Registrar - Rural Hospital Medicine at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Southern, Otago
Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role
Lakes District Hospital, Queenstown
Salary band - $103,045 - $240,440 and Kiwisaver
- Join us as we change the future of healthcare in Southern NZ
- Exciting opportunity to live in the adventure capital of the world
Mō te tūranga - About the role
Queenstown's Lakes District Hospital has the exciting opportunity to hire fixed-term 1.0 FTE registrars. We are accredited for Rural Hospital Medicine (RHM) and ACEM training. You will be joining our team of enthusiastic Rural generalists and FACEMs who provide emergency and in-patient care to our community.
At Lakes District Hospital you'll be part of a team of 14 Rural Hospital Doctors/FACEMs, 6 Registrars and a house surgeon. In our rural ED we see a variety of Adult and Paediatric Medicine. Trauma makes up 40-50% of our ED presentations with over 16000 presentations in 2023. Our in-patients constitute a mix of General Medicine, Geriatrics, Paediatrics, Mental Health, non-operative Surgical and Orthopaedics, Rehabilitation Medicine and Palliative care. The role is mostly ED based however there will also be shifts on the General Ward., We also provide emergency back-up for the on-site Lakes primary birthing unit and Community Mental Health team. We are a teaching center for Rural Immersion undergraduate Medical Students and are accredited for RHM and 6 months of Rural and Remote Skills for ACEM trainees.
Queenstown Lakes District has a permanent, rapidly growing, population of 30,000 and a large visitor population. Lakes District Hospital consists of 10 General Medical beds, five Maternity beds, Emergency Department and a small out-patient department. There are no on-site speciality teams. Those who require urgent specialist care are transferred by road or helicopter to Southland or Dunedin. We work closely with St Johns, the Otago Trust Rescue Helicopter and the Dunedin ICU Retrieval service to navigate patient transfers. We have onsite Radiology, including a CT Scanner, access to an off-site Laboratory service and a limited supply of O negative blood.
Mōu ake - About you
You will need to be PGY5 or more at the time you start with us, have prior experience in Emergency Medicine and be keen to be exposed to the exciting opportunities afforded by a busy rural health care facility in the adventure capital of New Zealand. This includes hands on experience in Orthopaedics and Trauma, transfer and logistics and complex medical patients. There is an opportunity to co-ordinate your training rotation with Dunstan hospital (RHM) and Dunedin and Southland Emergency Departments (ACEM).Key personal skills for this job are being a good team worker, flexible, hardworking, and good at problem solving.
Painga - Benefits
This is an accredited training position for RHM and ACEM working 10 hours shifts on SECA compliant roster. Queenstown needs no introduction, whatever your interest or preferred pastime you will find the opportunity to indulge it here. It is located close to some of New Zealand's best national parks, vineyards, mountain biking and ski fields. You will be part of an active, friendly and highly skill team, and experience a fast-paced rural hospital environment. Our SMOs provide weekly teaching as well opportunities to learn from visiting specialists, peer review and M&M.
Mō mātou - About us
Health NZ - Te Whatu Ora - Southern has the largest geographical coverage of all the New Zealand regions, providing services to 350,000 people in diverse communities. We take pride in all the services we provide, and our aim is to improve, promote and protect the health of our region. We believe that our dedicated and passionate staff are a significant driving force behind the achievement of these standards, and we need more like-minded people to help us continue providing for our community.
Utu whānui - Salary range
This role is covered by the terms and conditions of New Zealand Resident Doctors' Association and 20 DHB Multi Employer Collective 17 May 2021 - 31 March 2024 (NZRDA SECA) and Specialty Trainees of New Zealand and 20 District Health Boards Multi Employer Collective Agreement 14 February 2024 - 28 February 2026 (the STONZ SECA) and the salary will fall between $103,045 - $240,440 dependent on relevant experience.
Rā mōnehu - Closing date: Monday, 10 June 2024.
For further information please contact rmo.recruitment@southerndhb.govt.nz
Pre-employment checks
In the interests of protecting our people and our patients, all appointments will be subject to the following:
- Occupational health assessment
- Police vetting/Ministry of Justice safety checks
- Serious misconduct checks (previous Public Service departments and statutory Crown entities only)
To apply
We only accept online applications. Please apply via our website: https://careers.southernhealth.nz/
Ngā taipitopito tūranga mahi | Job details
Employer: | Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Southern |
Location: | Otago |
Position type: | Permanent Full time |
Category: | Health |
Date listed: | 16-May-2024 |
Salary range: | |
Closing date: | 10-Jun-2024 |
Reference: | NZ/SOUT09142 |
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Website: | https://www.southernhealth.nz |
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