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Success is not the work of one, but the work of many

Fulltime, Permanent Positions
6 and 12 month attachments

There are exciting opportunities for Registrars to join the Hawke’s Bay District Health Board in full time positions.   Applications are invited for the position of Emergency Registrars for the 2022 training year commencing in February and August 2022.  The Emergency Department offer supportive working conditions and are committed to excellent teaching.

The Hawke’s Bay DHB in general encourages a workforce that’s innovative, eager to learn and enhance their skills and is passionate about caring for our community. As part of our team we’ll support, encourage and help you to develop your career with us. Hawke’s Bay Hospital is a 400 bed hospital providing acute and elective care for the Hawke's Bay region.  We have strengthening Primary and Community health services and an increasingly integrated approach to health and health care. 

We’re committed to delivering and living our DHB values of He kauanuanu – Respect, Ākina – Improvement, Rāranga te tira – Teamwork and Tauwhiro – Care. You should be someone who has similar personal values.

The Emergency Department is a mixed ED and has approximately 46,000 attendances a year, with a 30% admission rate.  The general patient acuity is high, with a significant amount of major trauma. You will see a wide variety of advanced pathology with the opportunity for hands-on procedural skills.  The Emergency Department runs 4 observation unit beds.  You will join a team of 12 Emergency Physicians, 1 Medical Officer, 15 Registrars, 8 House Officers and 3 Nurse Practitioners.  We are accredited for training with the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine and offer a regular and protected teaching programme.  There is the potential for suitably qualified advanced trainees to rotate through Paediatrics or Medicine, by application.

Ideal applicants should have at least 3 Years post graduate experience and ideally have completed at least a six month placement working in an Emergency Department at Registrar level.

We’re are proud of our team’s diversity.  We know the strength of a diverse and inclusive workforce helps us achieve the best outcomes for our patients and the communities in which we operate and serve.

If you’re not already living in Hawke's Bay and making the most of what's on offer, you should know it boasts an enviable lifestyle with great homes, superb schools, a burgeoning economy, and no traffic headaches.  Whether you like living by the sea, next to the river, nestled in the hills, in a village community, or an art deco city...Hawke's Bay has it all.

For any further information regarding ACEM training, please email Dr Rebekah Bennett, Co-DEMT on rebekah.bennett@hbdhb.govt.nz

Experience and Eligibility

• Suitable for Registrars who will be PGY3 or above.
• You will have eligibility for general or provisional general registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand. Information on the process of application for this can be found on their website at http://www.mcnz.org.nz/ 
• You will need to be a NZ or Australian citizen or resident, or have an appropriate visa to be eligible to live and work in NZ. The Immigration NZ website can be found at https://www.immigration.govt.nz/new-zealand-visas

Interested parties are to apply online and should include:

• Up to date CV with cover letter uploaded to your application.
• 3x Reference Request form (one of whom must be your most recent supervisor).  Reports must be received by the stated closing date to complete your application.  Click here to download the Reference Request Form.  Completed references should be uploaded to your application or returned to the Recruitment Consultant, contact details below.
• For a copy of the current run description, please click here

For further information please contact:

Kate Taylor, Recruitment Consultant

Email:  kate.taylor@hbdhb.govt.nz