Senior Medical Officer, Critical Care Complex

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau; Auckland; On-site; NZD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand / Te Whatu Ora invites applications for an Intensive Care Specialist (Senior Medical Officer) at Middlemore Hospital in Auckland. The role involves leading ICU admissions and discharges on the Critical Care roster, supervising resident staff, and developing non-clinical portfolios with protected time for education, research, or quality and safety projects.

Applicants should be senior in intensive care, registered or eligible with the NZ Medical Council, and ideally hold or be

Qualifications

• Specialist-level ICU training or nearing completion of intensive care training.
• Must be registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand and hold an Annual Practising Certificate.
• Fellowship: Australasian Part 2 in Intensive Care Medicine or FCICM for NZ/Australia preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage admissions and discharges to the Critical Care (ICU/HDU) roster.
• Supervise resident medical staff and coordinate with the multidisciplinary team.
• Develop non-clinical portfolios (e.g., Education, Research, Human Factors/Safety) and CPD opportunities.

Skills

ICU leadership

Critical care medicine

Supervision

Education & CPD

Education

NZ Medical Council registration

Job description

About the Role

We are welcoming applications for an Intensive Care Specialist (Senior Medical Officer) to join our dynamic team in our Critical Care Complex, based at Middlemore Hospital. We have a progressive attitude to intensive care medicine and development of the service, with a multi-disciplinary, non-hierarchical approach to our work. Additionally, we value collegiality and work-life integration. Start date is negotiable. Permanent and fixed term positions available, with ability to negotiate hours to suit both parties.Admission numbers are around 1400 per year to the Complex (ICU/HDU) with 85% of these as acute admissions. We are a supra-regional spinal injury service and care for severe burns as part of the National Burn Service taking patients from throughout New Zealand. Additionally, we admit around 150 paediatric patients each year and are involved in paediatric resuscitation in the Emergency Department.The successful applicant will be at specialist level or have completed training in intensive care medicine. Permanent positions will only be offered to those who have passed the Australasian Part 2 fellowship exam in Intensive Care Medicine and either have, or be working towards final completion of, the FCICM for Australia and New Zealand. You will work on the Specialist roster with responsibility for admissions and discharges to the Critical Care as well as supervision of resident medical staff. You will also develop responsibility for some of our essential non-clinical portfolios. We will offer 25% non-clinical time, and mentoring as appropriate, to help you develop portfolio interests and skills that will benefit your career development. These could include Education, Research and Human Factors/ Safety and Quality. We will support you to attend conferences and meetings that further these interests and allow you to complete your CPD requirements.It is essential that you are either already registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand and have an Annual Practicing Certificate prior to commencement.

If you need further information about this position please contact Anna Mulvaney, Clinical Head Intensivist at [e-mail].

About you

Working at Health New ZealandHealth New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities. At Counties Manukau Health people and their lives matter to us. We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community. To help us achieve this we need a workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maaori and Pacific communities. We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whaanau, community and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan. Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability. Our values are Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga , Kind Manaakitanga, Together Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga. If these are your values too, then join us today.