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Permanent - Fulltime

6 - 12-month attachments - Starting 14 June 2023

There are exciting opportunities for House Officers to join Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, Te Matau a Māui, Hawke’s Bay in full time positions.   Applications are invited for the positions of ED House Officers for 2022 from Starting 14 June 2023.  The Emergency Department offer supportive working conditions and are committed to excellent teaching.

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, Te Matau a Māui, Hawke’s Bay 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.

The Emergency Department sees 46,000 attendances a year, with a 30% admission rate.  The general patient acuity is high and we see a significant amount of major trauma.  The Emergency Department runs 5 observation unit beds.  You will join a team of 10 Emergency Physicians, 1 Medical Officer, 15 Registrars, 8 House Officers and 3 Nurse Practitioners.  We are accredited for Provisional and Advanced training (12 months) with the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine and offer a regular and protected teaching programme.

There is a preference for applications from PGY3 and above but we would consider applications from PGY2 for the second half of the training year.  6-month placements are preferred.

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.

Experience and Eligibility

Suitable for Resident Medical Officers who will be PGY3 and above, although we will consider PGY2 applicants to start Starting 14 June 2023.

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, details below.

For a copy of the run description, please click HERE

For further information please contact:

Email: RMO.Recruitment@hbdhb.govt.nz 

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, Te Matau a Maui, Hawkes 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. 

As per COVID-19 Public Health Response Amendment Act (No 2) 2021 Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, Te Matau a Maui, Hawkes Bay requires ALL its employees to be both fully vaccinated against COVID-19.  For full details of eligibility or when  please click HERE.

Failure to meet these requirements will result in your application being rejected.