Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi. Engari, he toa takitini.

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

Full-time, permanent positions.

Six- and twelve-month attachments for start dates throughout 2023

There are exciting opportunities for Registrars to join Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, Te Matau a Māui, Hawke's Bay in full-time positions (or part time arrangements by agreement). Applications are invited for the position of ED Registrar for the 2023 training year. The Emergency Department offers supportive working conditions and are committed to excellent teaching, and have recently updated both our roster and education programme to reflect this.

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, Te Matau a Māui, Hawke's Bay Hospital is a 400-bed hospital providing acute and elective care for the Hawke's Bay region. We have most major medical and surgical subspecialties on site (except cardiothoracic and neurosurgery), as well as paediatrics, O&G. We are well supported by a strong regional ICU team. We have strengthening Primary and Community health services and an increasingly integrated approach to health and health care.

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. The Emergency Department runs four observation unit beds. You will join a team of sixteen Emergency Physicians, one Medical Officer, fifteen Registrars, eight House Officers and four Nurse Practitioners. We are accredited as a Tier 2 non-major referral site for training with the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (24 months ED training) 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 two years post graduate experience and ideally have completed at least a six-month placement working in an Emergency Department at Registrar level.

We 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 are not already living in Hawke's Bay and making the most of what is on offer, you should know it boasts an enviable lifestyle with great homes, superb schools, a burgeoning economy, a sunny climate 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 inquiries regarding ACEM training or recruitment in general please contact:

Dr Rebekah Bennett (Director of Emergency Medicine Training)

Email: rebekah.bennett@hbdhb.govt.nz

Dr Minnie Monteith (RMO and recruitment lead SMO)

Email: minnette.monteith@hbdhb.govt.nz

Experience and eligibility

Suitable for Resident Medical Officers who will be PGY2+ 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 an 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.

Three reference request forms (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.

Click HERE ffor your Run Description

When completing your application, you will be asked to select when you are available to commence work.

Rotation dates below

Quarter one and two: from 16 January 2023

Quarter three and four: from 31 July 2023

Full year: from 16 January 2023

For further information please contact: rmounit@hbdhb.govt.nz

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, Te Matau a Maui, Hawke’s Bay in general encourages a workforce that is innovative, eager to learn and enhance their skills and is passionate about caring for our community. As part of our team we will support, encourage and help you to develop your career with us.

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

We 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. 

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, Te Matau a Maui, Hawke’s Bay requires its employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.  Fully vaccinated means having two vaccinations and one booster.