Job Description
Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role
- Wairoa Hospital and Health Centre
- Rural Hospital Generalists – Wairoa Health
- Permanent, Part-time, up to 0.55 FTE available
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.
About the Role
You will provide clinical services that include emergency, in-patient and out-patient assessment and management of people requiring hospital medical care. The role will provide leadership, advice and support to the Group Leadership team, relevant staff within Primary Healthcare Organisations and other organisations within the sector, with a focus on addressing disparities in health care provision.
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About the Team/Service/ Location
Wairoa Health is a rural hospital and health centre that provides 24/7 emergency care (categorised Level 2). It has nine overnight medial beds, two Emergency care beds and provides primary maternity and primary birthing care, some outpatient services, and same-day surgical services (this includes dental) are currently delivered by a visiting surgical bus.
Queen Street Practice is the local primary care provider and is collated at Wairoa Health. This General Practice provides primary care services and provides medical staff for the inpatient ward and Emergecny Department.
Wairoa is surrounded by picturesque farmland and the sea nearby. Lake Waikaremoana is 50km away from Wairoa with walking tracks, fishing; and Mahia Beach hosts good surfing, diving and fishing. There are airports in Napier and Gisborne providing domestic flights to Wellington and Auckland and the rest of New Zealand.
About You
You must have Vocational or General Registration (or be eligible for) with the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ) to be considered and to have:
- Core Level 7, APLS, EMST (or equivalent) Credentialed or the ability to be credentialed in rural hospital medicine
- Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth
- Experience in projects/initiatives which give effect to Te Tiriti principals and frameworks, and the application of Mātauranga Māori and Kaupapa Māori approaches, particularly as they apply in healthcare settings.
Working for Health New Zealand
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
- We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter
- We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.
How to Apply
To apply for the role please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59pm on 19 December 2024.
If you have any questions about the role, please contact Sherryl Parkin – Operational Manager Rural and Localities Services via email Sherryl.Parkin2@hbdhb.govt.nz or Philip Moore via email philip.Moore@hbdhb.govt.nz
Please note, we will be reviewing applications when received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.