Anaesthetist

New Zealand Government; Taranaki; On-site; NZD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

The New Zealand Government is seeking a Specialist Anaesthetist to join the Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care at Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Taranaki. This role includes providing anaesthesia, pain medicine, and intensive care services as part of a multidisciplinary team.

The successful candidate will collaborate with seven anaesthetists and two intensivists in an expanding ICU, committed to educational and quality improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Specialist anaesthetist with clinical experience in intensive care.
• Senior experience in providing intensive care for critically ill patients.
• Commitment to continuing medical education and professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide anaesthesia, perioperative, pain medicine, and intensive care services.
• Participate in intensive-care daytime and after-hours on-call roster.
• Respond to emergencies and provide expert medical care in the ICU.
• Collaborate with teams to develop treatment plans.

Skills

Anaesthesia

Intensive care

Teamwork

Collaborative practice

Education

Specialist anaesthetist with SMO designation

Eligible for an Annual Practicing Certificate

Job description

About the role

We are welcoming applications for a Specialist Anaesthetist (SMO) to join the Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care at Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Taranaki. The department supports a wide range of clinical services including anaesthesia, perioperative and pain medicine, and intensive care.

Responsibilities

• Provide anaesthesia, perioperative, pain medicine, and intensive care services as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Participate in an intensive‑care daytime roster and an after‑hours 1:7 on‑call roster.
• Respond swiftly and effectively to emergency situations and provide expert medical care to critical patients in the ICU.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement comprehensive treatment plans.
• Contribute to clinical practice improvement, education, quality improvement, and research initiatives.

Qualifications and Experience

• Specialist anaesthetist with SMO designation and clinical experience in intensive care.
• Senior experience in providing intensive care for patients with acute, severe, and life‑threatening conditions.
• Eligible for an Annual Practicing Certificate with relevant vocational scope with the Medical Council of New Zealand.
• Strong teamwork skills, collaborative practice, and respect across disciplines.
• Demonstrated commitment to continuing medical education and professional development.

About the Team / Service / Location

The successful candidate will join a team of seven anaesthetists with intensive‑care skills and two intensivists. Our ICU is progressing towards CICM C6 accreditation and is expanding with a green‑certified new build in May 2026, featuring 16 individual closed‑glass bed spaces, ventilated ICU beds, a paediatric ICU room, a bariatric room, CCU, and HDU beds. The unit is also pandemic‑ready with negative pressure rooms.

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