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Respiratory Medicine Consultant (VID: 6550)

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Location: Palmerston North Hospital
Service: Respiratory - Respiratory
Position Type: Medical
Appointment Type: Permanent/Fulltime
Close Date: 14/01/2024

Te Pae Hauora o Ruahine o Tararua MidCentral (MidCentral) is part of Te Whatu Ora, Health New Zealand and provides healthcare services to over 180,000 people across the Manawatū, Horowhenua and Tararua regions. With a large hospital campus in Palmerston North, it also provides key health care and support services to neighbouring communities.

 
We are looking for a permanent Respiratory Physician to join our team based at Palmerston North Hospital providing specialist secondary care services to the MidCentral region.

The Respiratory team also includes nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, sleep and respiratory laboratory technicians/physiologists, and respiratory physiotherapists. The service provides comprehensive specialist outpatient and inpatient respiratory services, and primary health care support including community based clinics. Supporting services on site include radiology, nuclear medicine, radiation and medical oncology. The oncology services covers lung cancer treatment for a wider region including Whanganui, Taranaki and Hawkes Bay in addition to Palmerston North. An EBUS service is being introduced to support lung cancer treatment for a wider region. Cardiothoracic surgical services are provided in Wellington as the tertiaryThe Respiratory team also includes nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, sleep and respiratory laboratory technicians/physiologists, and respiratory physiotherapists. The service provides comprehensive specialist outpatient and inpatient respiratory services, and primary health care support including community based clinics. Supporting services on site include radiology, nuclear medicine, radiation and medical oncology. The oncology services covers lung cancer treatment for a wider region including Whanganui, Taranaki and Hawkes Bay in addition to Palmerston North. An EBUS service is being introduced to support lung cancer treatment for a wider region. Cardiothoracic surgical services are provided in Wellington as the tertiary.

The position involves the provision of general respiratory inpatient and outpatient services including fibreoptic bronchoscopy, EBUS and reporting on sleep studies and respiratory lung function tests. Knowledge and ability to manage cystic fibrosis patients and any experience in the supervision of respiratory function laboratory is desirable. With the introduction of an EBUS service as well, EBUS skill competency is also desirable. This position may also includes participation in the general medicine call roster and the provision of limited holiday cover for general medicine.
 
Applicants must be eligible for vocational registration in Internal Medicine with the Medical Council of New Zealand with specialist training / qualification in Respiratory Medicine, as well as having demonstrated clinical, management, and teaching skills and the ability to work effectively within the multi-disciplinary team.
 
What can we offer you?
• A diverse, dynamic and collegial team environment
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Six weeks annual leave per annum
• 10 paid days per annum available for continued medical education including a generous allowance towards costs of course and travel
• Generous relocation packages for national and international candidates

Our team actively encourage work life balance and the MidCentral Region is ideally situated for those who like to work, rest and play – beaches close by, ski fields and wineries just up the road, stunning scenery with loads of hiking tracks including Te Arapuke mountain bike track. Our region also offers excellent schools and a local university.
Join us and contribute to making a positive impact in the health outcomes of people in the MidCentral district as we pursue our vision of 'Quality Living, Healthy Lives, Well Communities'.
​As applications are received they will be reviewed and shortlisting may take place earlier than the advertised closing date.
 
MidCentral actively seeks Māori into our workforce to reflect the community we serve. We strive to be a place where people love to work and learn. We aim to develop a diverse team that reflects the communities that we serve and we welcome people of all ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, religious and political beliefs, socio-economic situations and accessibility needs.

 

 
 

For further information please contact:
Denella Statham SMO Recruitment Specialist

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