• Hutt Hospital
• General Medicine
• Permanent, part-time or full-time role
• Salary as per ASMS SECA

Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

About the role

We are seeking an enthusiastic Consultant General Medicine Physician to join our Hutt Hospital team.

We are looking for a general physician, and can accommodate most medical subspecialties for those who are dual trained. We also have a position available on our Stroke team for those who are interested in working across both services.

This is a senior leadership role within the 54 bed acute medical ward and the 16 bed Medical Assessment and Planning Unit. Our general physicians work on a team with a registrar and house officer, and collaborate with nursing and allied health staff to care for acutely unwell medical inpatients.

About the Team/Service/Location

Our service provides a consistently high standard of medical care to patients in inpatient, outpatient, virtual and community settings. The team is dynamic and forward thinking, embracing new ideas and working across services to provide the best outcomes for our patients. We have an inpatient Cardiology team on-site, 24/7 virtual telestroke service, and on-site physicians specialising in respiratory, infectious disease, endocrine, gastroenterology, rheumatology, and geriatric medicine.

Wellington Hospital is 20 minutes away and provides tertiary services and access to other medical subspecialties.

Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley district is located centrally in Wellington and has over 6,000 full-time equivalent staff, making us one of the major employers in the Wellington region. We operate three hospitals – Wellington Regional Hospital in Newtown, Hutt Valley Hospital and Kenepuru Hospital in Porirua – as well as the Kāpiti Health Centre at Paraparaumu.

About you

You will:

• be vocationally registered in internal medicine with the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ)
• hold FRACP or equivalent qualification and be able to register for with the MCNZ
• have an interest in teaching medical students and junior doctors
• work in collaboration with multidisciplinary team
• be able to provide consistently high standards of medical care
• have relevant experience and training.

Working for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We’re dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.

How to apply

To apply please click ‘apply now’. All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Sandra Tam sandra.tam@ccdhb.org.nz

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

We are accepting recruitment agency’s applicants.

We only accept online applications. Please apply via our website.