ICU Registrar | Commencing August 2027 - Canterbury District

Canterbury District Health Board; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora – Canterbury District invites PGY4+ doctors with Critical Care experience to join our intensive care team at Christchurch. Our new ICU facility supports world-class education, supervision, and research across a spectrum of tertiary care in the South Island.

You will be part of a dedicated Education & Training Unit (METU) and benefit from a strong specialist-led program, with opportunities to teach trainees and rotate through the unit while contributing to

Qualifications

• PGY4+ with experience in Critical Care.
• Knowledge and commitment of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and how the principles can be applied to health.
• Willingness to grow and further develop an equity lens and skillset.
• Must be eligible for general or provisional general registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand.

Skills

Critical Care

Te Tiriti Waitangi

Education

Medical Council NZ eligibility

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) but with 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.
• Knowledge and commitment of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and how theprinciples can be applied to health.
• A willingness to grow and further develop an equity lens andskillset, both to assist Māori and minority groups.
• You must be eligible for general or provisional generalregistration with the Medical Council of New Zealand. You can check youreligibility 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:

• Hillmorton Hospital andthe Princes Margaret Hospital – Mental Health Services
• Burwood Hospital –Older Persons Health and Rehabilitation Services, including the Spinalinjuries Unit
• Ashburton Hospital -General Hospital, south of Christchurch

You 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 here

• Live 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/2n9sr32
• Enhance your careerwith first class training and supervision from the Medical Education &Training Unit (METU)
• Be supported by ourResident Doctors’ Support Team (RDST)
• Access support at allhours, including after-hours support from the Clinical Team Coordinatorsand SMOs

Working at Health New Zealand

Health 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.