Job Opportunities in New Zealand
October 1, 2024
Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora
Tokoroa
OTHER & PART TIME
Medical Officer
Where you’ll be working: Tokoroa Hospital
The details: Offering flexible positions - Permanent/ full time/ part time/fixed term
Salary details: Competitive salary on ASMS scale / rural allowance + Kiwi Saver superannuation, relocation package, study leave and continuing medical education fund. Reimbursement of fellowship fees, Medical Council fees and indemnity insurance.
Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity
We are a team of talented individuals working together to make a positive difference to the people we serve, the communities we work in and to each other.
Click here to view the position description.
(Please note position descriptions can only be viewed on the Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Waikato website.)
Mō tātou Ratonga | About our Service
Tokoroa hospital sees approximately 14,000 presentations a year through its emergency department and has a 17 bed inpatient ward. We have on-site plain film radiology and laboratory services available during the day and on call 24 hours, 7 days a week. We also have an up to date point of care ultrasound in the emergency department if you wish to use it or are keen to learn. We also manage and help with palliative care within the community to allow patients to be nearer to family. There are two primary care General Practices located on our site, and a third in Tokoroa town. Specialist clinics are provided by visiting specialists from tertiary provider Waikato hospital. There is a four bed primary birthing unit on site run by an employed charge midwife manager and midwives. Our services have close collaborative relationships with primary health providers in Tokoroa and on site including the South Waikato Pacific Island Community NGO as well as Raukawa Charitable Trust.
Mōu | About you
Ko ngaa hua o te noho ki roto o Waikato, te mahi hoki ki Te Whatu Ora, Waikato | The Benefits of living in Waikato and working for Te Whatu Ora, Waikato
Located in the heart of the mighty Waikato, Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora, Waikato operates over a number of sites, Hamilton City our main campus and smaller community-based hospitals across our region. Hamilton City has easy access to beaches and mountains, so if your interests range from a host of water sports, mountain biking to vineyard lunches, the area has something for you right on your doorstep. To discover more about our stunning area, please click here.
Tō mātou whakahaere ki te tika, te rerekētanga, me te whai wāhi mai | Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply
Please apply online as applications are unable to be accepted via email. If you have any questions about the role or just want to chat about what it entails please contact Tokoroa’s Head of Department – Giles.sharman@waikatodhb.health.nz
Closing date: Open until filled.
Nau mai haere mai - Come join the team!
Salary details: Competitive salary on ASMS scale / rural allowance + Kiwi Saver superannuation, relocation package, study leave and continuing medical education fund. Reimbursement of fellowship fees, Medical Council fees and indemnity insurance.
- Get a great work life balance and start enjoying work again!
- Join our happy rural hospital team in Tokoroa.
- We will provide you with a wide range of experience within a flexible, multidisciplinary and highly skilled team.
- We are a friendly multidisciplinary team working together to provide high quality healthcare to our rural community. The patient mix is broad with a full range of trauma, medical and minor presentations. The population we serve is diverse with high levels of deprivation and many live in rural and remote communities. This adds to the acuity and complexity of our patient presentations but makes our work even more rewarding.
- You will have many opportunities to develop and grow your skills and scope of practise within the framework of a community and rural hospital based service.
- There is the opportunity to work in the emergency department, on our medical ward and fracture clinic.
Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity
We are a team of talented individuals working together to make a positive difference to the people we serve, the communities we work in and to each other.
- Deliver proficient preventive, therapeutic and diagnostic interventions effectively.
- Perform procedural skills, both diagnostic and therapeutic in a proficient manner.
- Seek appropriate consultation from health professionals based at our tertiary hospital within the boundary of your expertise.
- Develop rapport, trust and ethical therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
- Accurately extract and synthesise relevant information from patients, families and other professionals.
Click here to view the position description.
(Please note position descriptions can only be viewed on the Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Waikato website.)
Mō tātou Ratonga | About our Service
Tokoroa hospital sees approximately 14,000 presentations a year through its emergency department and has a 17 bed inpatient ward. We have on-site plain film radiology and laboratory services available during the day and on call 24 hours, 7 days a week. We also have an up to date point of care ultrasound in the emergency department if you wish to use it or are keen to learn. We also manage and help with palliative care within the community to allow patients to be nearer to family. There are two primary care General Practices located on our site, and a third in Tokoroa town. Specialist clinics are provided by visiting specialists from tertiary provider Waikato hospital. There is a four bed primary birthing unit on site run by an employed charge midwife manager and midwives. Our services have close collaborative relationships with primary health providers in Tokoroa and on site including the South Waikato Pacific Island Community NGO as well as Raukawa Charitable Trust.
Mōu | About you
- Eligibility for vocational registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand
- FACEM or Fellow of the Division of Rural Hospital Medicine , or overseas equivalent
- If you are not a fellow of Emergency Medicine or Rural Medicine but feel you have the experience and skills required from working in a similar environment please apply and we can discuss suitability.
- Experience in, or passion for, providing quality care to our rural and disadvantaged communities.
Ko ngaa hua o te noho ki roto o Waikato, te mahi hoki ki Te Whatu Ora, Waikato | The Benefits of living in Waikato and working for Te Whatu Ora, Waikato
Located in the heart of the mighty Waikato, Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora, Waikato operates over a number of sites, Hamilton City our main campus and smaller community-based hospitals across our region. Hamilton City has easy access to beaches and mountains, so if your interests range from a host of water sports, mountain biking to vineyard lunches, the area has something for you right on your doorstep. To discover more about our stunning area, please click here.
- As part of our Health NZ, Waikato family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
- We offer flexible and agile working opportunities alongside our Health NZ, Waikato benefits and staff discount schemes.
- We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Tō mātou whakahaere ki te tika, te rerekētanga, me te whai wāhi mai | 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 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.
Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply
Please apply online as applications are unable to be accepted via email. If you have any questions about the role or just want to chat about what it entails please contact Tokoroa’s Head of Department – Giles.sharman@waikatodhb.health.nz
Closing date: Open until filled.
Nau mai haere mai - Come join the team!
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