Taupo Hospital Registrars

• Emergency Medicine/Rural Hospital Medicine Registrars, Permanent, Full Time
• Training or Non-Training
• Taupō Hospital offers resident medical officers a chance to build their generalist skills and experience under the supervision of Rural Hospital Medicine and Emergency Medicine Specialists.
• You have the chance for a great work life balance being supported by a team of senior medical officers strongly focused on education and wellbeing.

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

• As our population expands and the number of national and international events held in Taupō grows year on year we have designed a more dynamic and sustainable medical model which provides an exciting clinical pathway for training registrars who want to work in a relaxed and collegial environment with excellent senior medical officers, nursing, allied and management support.
• We are seeking six new registrars to join our existing two registrars who will work a 24/7 roster of either rural hospital medicine (ward, clinic and ED) or ED only based on your preferences and experience.
• The new positions will be available from the start of Quarter two being 28 April 2025. If you are committed to a current run and won’t be available to move until later in the year we are happy to be flexible with your start date.

About Taupō Hospital

• We are an accredited DRHMNZ training site for a Level 3 Rural Hospital Medicine attachment and an ACRRM accredited training site for secondary and emergency care.
• We can also support FACEM trainees to complete a Special Skills Placement. If you are not in a recognised training programme but are keen to work in a non-training position, we would love to hear from you.
• Taupō hospital has a 24/7 Emergency Department, inpatient unit, primary birthing unit, theatre and outpatient clinics with many community health services on site. We have onsite laboratory and radiology services with a new CT scanner.

For more information on living and working in Taupō click here

About you

As a Registrar working in a rural hospital ED, we would expect you to have the following experience:

• PGY3/FH3 and above - completed a variety of runs i.e. medical, surgical and paediatric runs
• Prior Emergency Medicine runs in PGY2+/FH2+ - experience in a rural or provincial hospital would be ideal
• Completed ACLS, APLS, NLS and ATLS equivalents (i.e. EMST, ETM)
• Be eligible for Medical Council of New Zealand registration

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to Apply

To apply please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Sarah Gray, Medical Staff Recruiter

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We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.