Palliative Care Advanced Trainee - Consult Liaison Role
Waikato District Health Board
Waikato
Contract
Full-time
2 months ago
Registrar – Advanced Trainee – Palliative Care – Consult Liaison6 months Fixed Term ContractWhere you’ll be working: Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand Waikato – Hamilton, New ZealandThe details: Permanent Full time, 45 Hours per week (1.0 FTE).Salary details: see NZRDA / SToNZTe whiwhinga mahi | The OpportunityWe are seeking a suitably qualified candidate for an advanced training/chapter training position in Palliative Medicine in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty DHB’s. 1 Position is available from 29 July 2024.Clinical attachments will be allocated following the recruitment process; successful candidates may be allocated attachments at the following sites: Waikato Hospital, Hospice Waikato, Waipuna Hospice (Tauranga), Tauranga Hospital. In addition to the core attachments there are varied opportunities for experience with a number of other specialties in the hospital setting.Mō tātou Ratonga | About our ServiceThe Waikato Palliative Care Program, currently accredited with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, encompasses two sites; Waikato Hospital and Hospice Waikato, providing specialist Palliative Care across the Waikato Region. It is an exciting time for the service as it is about to undergo transformation in the way it works. We are looking for a candidate keen to help us implement changes as we adapt to Te Whatu Ora. The Palliative Care department currently reports within the Division of Oncology. A consult liaison service is provided by medical and nursing specialists to patients with both malignant and non-malignant diagnoses. A small number of patients are admitted under the Palliative Care Consult service each year with complex palliative care needs or as transfers from other regions to access tertiary level Palliative Care input.Hospice Waikato is the main community palliative care provider to the region comprising a 10-bed inpatient unit along with Rainbow Place, NZ’s only specialist Children’s Hospice facility. Hospice Waikato also provides an at home service, a rural outreach programme, plus outpatient clinics. Patients and /whanau/family of Hospice have access to a full range of psychosocial and spiritual support through illness and bereavement.Mōu | About youApplicants must either be eligible to sit or has passed the RACP clinical examination or have appropriate qualifications to commence/continue chapter trainingAdvanced trainee positions are contestable. They are subject to a competitive interview process following the submission of an up to date curriculum vitae, covering letter and three current references, one of which must be from your current or most recent clinical supervisor.He aha WaikatoWaikato is the fourth largest region in Aotearoa New Zealand and located just south of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. It features a wide range of world-class outdoor and cultural experiences. You can surf the world-famous beaches of Whāingaroa Raglan, swim at the beautiful beaches of the Kapanga Coromandel, hike our majestic mountain ranges, tour the Hobbiton shire, experience the magic of the Waitomo glow worm caves, and encounter a vast array of flora and fauna at the remarkable Maungatautari Ecological Reserve.Waikato is the home of the Kiingitanga and rich in Māori culture. Waikato Hospital sits on whenua gifted by Waikato iwi, situated on the banks of the mighty Waikato Awa, Hamilton is New Zealand’s largest metropolitan inland city. Hamilton’s vibrant city centre and rich cultural mix makes it an ideal place to experience the authentic friendly Kiwi lifestyle.Learn more about living in the mighty Waikato .Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to applyPlease apply directly online, attaching a current CV and cover letter. Applications are not able to be accepted via email.For further information, please contact Dr Anna Armstrong, Head of Department,email:Position DescriptionClosing date: Open until filled
