Specialist Anaesthetist - Anaesthesia Women's

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

National Women’s Health (NWH) is part of Te Toka Tumai Auckland, providing care for around 6500 births annually. Labour epidurals feature in over 60% of births, and the caesarean section rate is around 40%. The unit has an established reputation in women’s health as a regional and national referral centre for maternal fetal medicine. NWH is also the largest gynaecological oncological cancer centre in New Zealand, providing a regional service to around 2.3 million people.

We are looking for qualified Specialist Anaesthetists to join us, working alongside a friendly and collaborative team of anaesthetic specialists, fellow and registrars. Both permanent and fixed term positions are available. Whilst the positions are full-time, we welcome applications for less than full time commitment, start date planned for early 2025. This role is based in Auckland City Hospital and Greenlane Clinical Centre.

Aside from elective and emergency work across the Women’s Health Department of Anaesthesia, you will also take part in acute pain rounds, high risk clinics as well as provision of on-call services. There will be plenty of opportunities to be involved in quality improvement, teaching and research.

For further information, please contact Dr Matthew Drake, Service Clinical Director at MatthewD@adhb.govt.nz. Please refer below for more information on the position description and person specifications.

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Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills

• Maintain high standards of practice and patient care, including appropriate pre-operative and post-operative management
• To be responsible for ensuring the implementation of clear policies for communication and responsibility for patient care with junior staff
• Maintenance of accurate records
• Participation in teaching at both specialist training courses and ad-hoc education of Resident Medical Officers, medical students, technicians, nurses, midwives and any other staff as required
• Keeps up to date with current trends and developments in anaesthesia and in the utilisation of technology
• Regular review of clinical performance as part of maintenance of professional standards
• Will be encouraged to carry out or assist with appropriate research to improve knowledge or standards of patient care

Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation

We are Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland. We provide health and disability services to more than half a million people living in central Auckland, regional services for Northland and greater Auckland, and specialist national services for the whole of New Zealand. Our main sites are Auckland City Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre and Starship Children’s Hospital, located in central Auckland.

 We are part of Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealand’s national health service. Te Whatu Ora leads the day-to-day running of the health system, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels.

We are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngāti Whātua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand. We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.

 
He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working here

We recognise there is more to life than mahi | work, and we encourage and provide access to all our staff several services and benefits to support themselves whilst they are employed within Te Toka Tumai Auckland.

For more information on what we offer, please click here.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply
Apply now at www.careers.adhb.govt.nz quoting job title and reference number ADHB21975
Please attach a Cover Letter and your latest CV.

If you have any queries about this opportunity or accessibility or technical issues with the online process, please contact Kavitha John, Recruitment Consultant at kavithaj@adhb.govt.nz to discuss how we can best support your application.