Geriatric Medicine Consultant Opportunity in Lakes Region, New Zealand

Head Medical; Rotorua; On-site; NZD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits a passionate Geriatrician to join a dedicated multi-disciplinary team in Rotorua, focusing on providing exceptional care for older patients and rehabilitation services. This role involves working in a purpose-built ward, collaborating with surgical and anaesthetic colleagues, and contributing to the development of an acute inpatient geriatric service. You will also play a vital role in teaching and supervising medical students and registrars, ensuring the highest standards of care and education. If you are committed to making a difference in geriatric medicine, this position offers a fulfilling career path in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Specialist training in geriatric medicine required.
• Vocational registration with the New Zealand Medical Council is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide care for older patients and those requiring rehabilitation.
• Support the teaching and supervision of medical students and registrars.

Skills

Geriatric Medicine

Patient Care

Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Teaching and Supervision

Education

Specialist Training in Geriatric Medicine

Vocational Registration with NZMC

Job description

Geriatrician

An exciting opportunity has become available to work as a Geriatrician and join our passionate and multi-disciplinary team Older Persons and Rehabilitation Team in Rotorua, The Lakes Older Persons and Rehabilitation Service.

Our excellent team is based in a purpose built 24-bedded ward that provides care for older patients and those requiring rehabilitation or who have suffered a stroke. Our team consists of one other specialist, a geriatric nurse specialist, a registrar and house officer as well as an excellent interdisciplinary team of allied health professionals and nurses. We are committed to providing the best outcomes for our patients.

We also provide outpatient and community assessments in both Rotorua and Taupo. We work closely with our surgical and anaesthetic colleagues and provide a perioperative frailty service. We run a specialist Parkinson’s disease interdisciplinary clinic and also a memory clinic. We have close links with our physician colleagues, older person mental health services, NASC, and our community based colleagues.

In response to a local aging population we anticipate the development of an acute in patient geriatric service that would be well placed to provide advice to our orthopaedic and surgical teams. The development of this service will be a key part of this role.

Rotorua is responsible for the teaching and supervision of 4th and 6th year medical students and medical registrars in training: you will be expected to help support this learning.

What are we looking for?

We are looking for applicants with specialist training in geriatric medicine that are either vocationally registered with the New Zealand Medical Council (NZMC) or for overseas trained applicants who would be eligible for vocational registration.

If you are interested in this position, please apply online and attach an up to date copy of your CV for consideration.