Consultant Anaesthesia
Taranaki, New Plymouth
Permanent or 1 year Fixed Term roles 1.0 FTE
Applications are invited for the position of Consultant Anaesthetist to join our Department.
New Plymouth, Taranaki, was named the most liveable city, for a population between 75,000-150,000, by the International Awards for Liveable Communities
Taranaki boasts some of New Zealand’s most iconic natural landscapes like Mt Taranaki and its many adventure activities. The rugged and wild coastline is home to more than 12 world-class surf breaks. Taranaki is a place where you can ski, surf, and mountain bike in the same day. For a more relaxing experience, there are many walks (bush, coastal or mountain), art trails, festivals, award-winning museums and galleries, and a thriving café culture. Click here to read more information about Taranaki.
Te Whatu Ora – Taranaki is a large regional organisation operating in the exciting, changing Health sector.
The Hospital has 6 Operating Theatres, 2 Endoscopy/Procedure suites, a 12 Bedded PACU1 and 24 Bed PACU 2 in the theatre complex. A new acute care building is currently being built with a commissioning date in 2025. Surgical specialities provided include General Surgery, ENT / ORL, Ophthalmology, Maxillo-facial, Obstetrics / Gynaecologists, 7 Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1 Urologist and 1 Vascular surgeon. Supporting facilities are good with CT/MRI and a new interventional radiology suite. There is an in-house laboratory and pathology service, a cardiology suite and a dialysis unit.
About the Anaesthetic Service
You would join a group of 23 Anaesthetic Consultants. The Anaesthetic service is supported by a full complement of Anaesthetic Technicians who assist at all anaesthetics. This is a teaching hospital with six Anaesthetic Registrars and a provisional fellow. Supervision and clinical teaching is expected.
The successful candidate will take part in an anaesthesia on-call rota with Registrar support.
Regular departmental meetings are rostered within normal working hours to maintain a high standard of practice. There is a monthly CPD meeting with a regular M&M component usually held after hours.
If you are interested in this position, please apply online and attach an up to date copy of your CV for consideration.