Pain Fellow

Pain Fellow

·         Based Auckland City Hospital

·         12 months Fixed term part full time role starting in Feb 2025

·         Great opportunity to showcase your passion for excellence

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

We have a 12-month fixed-term Pain Fellowship position available with The Auckland Regional Pain Service, commencing in February 2025, with opportunity to develop skills in the following areas:

This is a full-time position working Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week. We are looking for someone to fill all or part of this position; this role is based at Greenlane Clinical Centre.

The Auckland Regional Pain Service provides outpatient services spanning clinical assessment, medical treatment and inter-disciplinary management of persistent pain for patients taking a multidisciplinary approach to the care of complex patients.

This is an accredited Faculty of Pain Medicine Level-1 training unit and you will also have an opportunity to join the post-specialist qualification that leads to fellowship of the Faculty of Pain Medicine of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists with the post nominal FFPMANZCA.

  As a Pain Fellow, you will be expected to:

• -          Perform comprehensive pain assessment of patients in liaison with psychosocial team
• -          Liaison with TARPS staff and other health agencies
• -          Active participation in interdisciplinary management of persistent pain
• -          Quality and service improvement through clinical audit, pain research and clinical pathway development
• -          Work with Acute Pain Service
• -          Complete appropriate depth of pain assessment for individual patients
• -          Liaise with referring agency and TARPS interdisciplinary staff
• -          Arrange referrals to allied health and/or other specialties as indicated
• -          Document clinical encounters and communicate to patient and referring agency appropriately
• -          Maintain appropriate consultation and supervision under clinical supervisors
• -          Participate in application interviews for Pain Management Programme
• -          Actively involved in clinical audit, pain research and/or clinical pathway development

For further details, please refer to the position description here.

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.

Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important qualification/ Skills

As an ideal candidate:

• -          You will either have or be working towards Fellowship in Anaesthesia, Psychiatry, Surgery, General Medicine or Rehabilitation Medicine (FANZCA / FRACP/ FRANZCP/ FAFRM / FRACS).
• -          Additional background in pharmacology, anaesthesia, behavioural sciences, internal medicine, rehabilitation medicine, rheumatology or surgery.
• -          Either be registered or be eligible for registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand.
• -          Please note, you will be required to provide source verification of your qualifications for your registration application.

 For further information about the position, please contact Tipu Aamir Service Lead Clinician - TARPS on TipuA@adhb.govt.nz

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

Advertising closes: 22nd October 2023 at Time 11:59 pm (New Zealand standard time). Please submit your application online, outlining your experience and motivation to apply to this role.

If you have any queries about accessibility, or technical issues with the online process, please contact Joseph Ciao: Recruitment Consultant via jciao@adhb.govt.nz to discuss how we can best support your application

Immigration/Visa Support

Immigration NZ has introduced a new Accredited Employer Work Visa system from 4 July 2022 that includes a simplified residency process for health workers on the new “Green List” of occupations –For successful candidates offered a position with us who require a Work Visa, we will provide support with their Visa application. Here are the links to two key pages of NZ Immigration's official site for more information:  Immigration NZ Accredited Employer Work Visa  and Immigration NZ Green List Occupations