2024 Training Year - Emergency Medicine Registrars

 

Start date: 15 January 2024

This role is advertised as part of National Recruitment, current vacancies will continue to be advertised.

 

Job description:

• Salary as per the relevant Collective Agreement. (Category C – Shift rosters)
• ACEM Tier 2 site with accreditation for 24 months of training
• Satisfy your ACEM Critical Care component with our dedicated six months rotation in Anaesthesia
• Supplement your Emergency Medicine training with our excellent non-ED accredited runs in General Medicine, Cardiology and Paediatric Medicine
• Be a part of our established Primary and Fellowship examination programmes

 

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Te Whatu Ora MidCentral Emergency Department is an Australasian Level 4 regional trauma centre with approximately 55,000 presentations per annum. It is a mixed ED and is Tier 2 accredited for 24 months of training under the revised Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) training programme. Our ED sees a large volume of trauma and high acuity paediatric and adult medical patient presentations. You can expect regular exposure to numerous critical procedures and a vast range of complex pathology. We have access to excellent accredited non-ED rotations such as Anaesthesia, Paediatric Medicine, General Medicine and Cardiology. We are a close-knit team of FACEMs who are committed to the career development of our registrars and to providing a supportive training environment.

 

Te Papaioea | Palmerston North

The city is diverse, lively, affordable and a great place to live. It is renowned for its mountain bike park, river walks, large number of restaurants and cafes, plus easy access to surf beaches and the Ruahine and Tararua mountains. Commutes are short and there are excellent schools in the city. There is plenty to do locally and with its central location it is also easy to get away and enjoy all the major attractions of the Lower North Island, including the ski fields of Ruapehu, the wineries of the Hawkes Bay and Martinborough, or the capital city of Wellington.

Painga | What's in it for you

We are committed to supporting our trainees as they progress through the ACEM training programme. Our Registrars enjoy a weekly, structured, protected teaching programme which is consultant led and delivered using an array of teaching strategies and features dedicated cultural competence, cultural safety and paediatric emergency medicine teaching. For trainees we have Primary and Fellowship examination programmes which are highly supported and are delivered weekly, in addition to the protected teaching programme.  

 There is an embedded mentoring programme and plentiful opportunities for involvement in clinical research and departmental non-clinical portfolios.

 

Mōu ake | About you

Ideal applicants will have completed at least 6 months in Emergency Medicine, and be post-graduate year 3 or above. You must be eligible to register for General Scope with the Medical Council of New Zealand.

 

How to apply

To view the position description and/or apply for the role (by submitting your cover letter and CV), please click “APPLY NOW.”  For tracking and reporting purposes, all applications must be submitted through our online career portal.

 

For further information about the position please contact:

Lindy Chivell (RMO Recruiter) on +64(0)63508828 or lindy.chivell@midcentraldhb.govt.nz

Dr Chris Underwood (Director of Emergency Medicine Training)

Chris.underwood@mdhb.health.nz

Or

Dr Aidan Murray FACEM (Registrar recruitment co-lead)

Aidan.murray@mdhb.health.nz

Or

Dr Kasia Hunt FACEM (Registrar recruitment co-lead)

kasiah@mdhb.health.nz

 

Visit our career site:  Careers at Te Whatu Ora MidCentral (mdhb.health.nz)

 

 

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.

MidCentral actively seeks Māori into our workforce to reflect the community we serve.

 

MidCentral requires ALL employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (including the first booster vaccination). We will not accept applications that do not meet this criteria.

Some positions are defined as a Core Children's worker under the Children's Act and require full safety checks completed before employment commences