Taranaki Base Hospital, New Plymouth

Permanent, full time

• Do you want to work for an employer known for their focus on employee wellness?
• Would you like to work with a passionate and innovative team?
• Come join us in beautiful Taranaki

New Plymouth was named the most liveable city, for a population between 75,000-150,000, by the International Awards for Liveable Communities

Why Taranaki?

Taranaki boasts some of New Zealand’s most iconic natural landscapes including Mt Taranaki and many adventure activities. The rugged and wild coastline is home to more than 12 world-class surf breaks. Taranaki is a place where you can ski and surf in the same day.  For a more relaxing experience, there are many walks (bush, coastal or mountain) as well as   art trails, festivals and award-winning museums and galleries and a thriving café culture.  Click here to read more information about Taranaki.

Te Whatu Ora Taranaki is a large organisation operating in the exciting, changing Health sector. To hear more about our culture view the video on our careers page.

About the Role

Te Whatu Ora Taranaki is seeking the services of a permanent full-time general radiologist to work in our department at Taranaki Base Hospital.  You would be working as part of a dynamic team with nine other radiologists.  The department offers;

• General Xray
• CT
• MRI
• Intervention
• Angiography
• Ultrasound
• Nuclear Medicine
• Fluoroscopy

All modalities are state of te art, with CT, MRI, and ultrasound all upgraded in 2022. An integrated regional RIS/PACS is in use.

If you are looking for an opportunity to challenge yourself and take on a leadership role, we have the following leadership opportunities available in the department:

• Director of Training - Te Whatu Ora Taranaki are in the process of becoming and accredited training facility with the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiology. We are seeking a Consultant Radiologist to lead the training programme.
• Clinical Lead Breast Radiology
• Clinical Lead MRI

Click here to view more information about the Department of Radiology.

About You

You will possess essential skills that include plain film, ultrasound, CT, and MRI reporting.

Desirable skills would include sub-specialty interest in any of: musculoskeletal MRI; general interventional radiology (no intracranial work); CT colonography; cardiac CT, or nuclear medicine. 

Ideally you will hold vocational registration from the Medical Council of new Zealand ,or be eligible for such registration holding recognised post-graduate qualifications from another country.

You may be eligible for relocation assistance and a generous continuing education allowance and days.

Click here to view the position description. 

If you are interested to make an application please click on “Apply Online” within this page.

For further information, please contact Dr Ryan Walklin, Head of Department on Email: Ryan.Walklin@tdhb.org.nz  

Closing date for applications is 30 April 2023