ICU Registrar | Commencing August 2027 - Canterbury District

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Waitaha Canterbury; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Canterbury is seeking PGY4+ trainees with critical care experience to join our intensive care unit team. The role offers exposure to a broad range of cases across tertiary care, with dedicated education and supervision opportunities.

You will engage in an active training program, including CICM-aligned education, and participate in inter-hospital retrieval services across the South Island. Christchurch is the base for this role.

Qualifications

• PGY4+ with experience in Critical Care.
• Airway management experience is desirable.
• Knowledge and commitment of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and how the principles can be applied to health.
• Eligibility for general or provisional general registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand.

Responsibilities

• Provide critical care across adult and selected paediatric cases in Canterbury.
• Contribute to education and supervision of trainees within METU and rotate with retrieval services.

Skills

Critical Care

Airway management

Te Tiriti o Waitangi understanding

Education

MBChB / Medical degree

Job description

Health NewZealand | Te Whatu Ora

is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti oWaitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all NewZealanders.

About the Role

With 16 Intensive Care Specialists combining qualificationsin Intensive Care, Retrieval Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Anaesthesia,Medicine, Cardiology, Surgery and Trauma Surgery you will gain world classexperience with varied case mixes and a high level of medical education,training, and supervision.With College of Intensive Care Medicine part I and part IIexaminers there can be a focussed education package to meet the needs oftrainees. There is also the opportunityto fulfil CICM echocardiography training requirements. Paediatric case numbers fulfil the criteriafor CICM Paediatric ICU Training.There is an active research department with Specialists ableto guide progression through audit and quality or research requirements ifrequired.In addition to the experiences above we provide an activespecialist led education programme with protected teaching time to enableparticipation. The efforts of theeducational enthusiasts amongst the SMO receives regular positive feedback fromthe participants. You will also have theopportunity to educate your peers as well as the Otago University TraineeIntern Medical Students that rotate through the unit.Our new Intensive Care facility opened in 2021, meaningthere has never been a better time to consider a career with WaitahaCanterbury. Critical care experience awaits you, encompassing the spectrum oftertiary care for adults and selected paediatric specialties in the SouthIsland of New Zealand.Participate and gain a breadth of experience across criticalcare. We care for patients requiring Intensive Care all specialties includingCardiothoracic and Neurosurgical. Christchurch Hospital also provides regionalcare for trauma, burns, paediatric oncology, paediatric surgery, South Islandneurosurgery, interventional radiology. In addition, we are one of two SpinalInjury units for New Zealand and likewise one of two hyperbaric units for NewZealand. We can also provide an anaesthesia rotation progressing from SHO toRegistrar covering 12 months for Intensive Care Trainees requiring completionof their anaesthesia training.In addition to working on ICU there is the opportunity toparticipate in a busy road, rotary and fixed wing inter hospital retrievalservice covering commonly the South Island (including the Chatham Islands) butwith a reach for subspecialty transfers into the North Island as far north asAuckland.Christchurch's Intensive Care adopted the care fordeteriorating patients early in the evolution of rapid response systems and hasa dedicated nurse and doctor deteriorating patient response team 24 hours aday.Accredited for training with the College ofIntensive Care Medicine and with the Colleges of Physicians, EmergencyMedicine, Rural Health Medicine, Surgery and Anaesthesia.

About you

PGY4+ with experience in Critical Care.Airway management experience is desirable.Knowledge and commitment of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and how the principles can be applied to health.A willingness to grow and further develop an equity lens and skillset, both to assist Māori and minority groups.You must be eligible for general or provisional general registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand. You can check your eligibility by visiting the Council's website at www.mcnz.org.nz

About the Team

Whenyou work with Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora - Canterbury District, you arepart of something very special. We plan, fund, and deliver health servicesto the almost 600,000 people that live in the Canterbury region. We arecommitted to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its principles by ensuring ourpartnership with Māori are at the forefront of all our conversations.Facilities within CanterburyDistrict include:Christchurch HospitalChristchurch Women's HospitalHillmorton Hospital and the Princes Margaret Hospital - Mental Health ServicesBurwood Hospital ' Older Persons Health and Rehabilitation Services, including the Spinal injuries UnitAshburton Hospital - General Hospital, south of ChristchurchYou will gain world classexperience with varied case mixes and a high level of medical education,training, and supervision. With 600 Resident Doctors employed at Canterbury,you will join a team committed to serving their community. You can learn more hereLive in a vibrant city, with a creative undercurrent. We have hills, beaches, and ski fields a short drive from Christchurch City. To find out more, visit http://bit.ly/2n9sr32Enhance your career with first class training and supervision from the Medical Education & Training Unit (METU)Be supported by our Resident Doctors' Support Team (RDST)Access support at all hours, including after-hours support from the Clinical Team Coordinators and SMOsWorking at Health New ZealandHealth New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuringexcellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce thatis diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand andservice our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori,Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.