Anaesthetist New Zealand

ABOUT OUR ROLE:We're seeking someone with expertise in anaesthetic and intensive care services to join our team at the Valley District Health Board at the public hospital. You'll be responsible for the provision of anaesthetic and intensive care services including day case anaesthetics, theatre sessions, outpatient anaesthetic assessment clinics, critical care and sedation services and acute pain management. Experience in Paediatrics, Intensive Care or Obstetrics anaesthesia is preferred. You must be highly motivated and enthusiastic, competent to provide level 1 ICU care, vocationally registered (or eligible) in New Zealand with FANZCA (or equivalent) and willing to take a lead in quality development and teaching. We are a busy 260-bed facility providing secondary services for two cities and we are the tertiary centre for regional plastics, oral maxillofacial, burns and rheumatology services. We have a suite of 8 operating rooms and 8-bed ICU/HDU. There are 8000+ operative procedures per year in General Surgery, Orthopaedics, ENT, Gynaecology, Dental, Plastics, reconstruction and OMF, and we have 1,800 deliveries annually in the Obstetric Unit and 600 admissions to the ICU each year. The Hospital is located 20 minutes by road from Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. There is opportunity for most recreational pursuits, sporting and cultural activities.