Senior Medical Officer, General Medicine
General Medicine SMO
Middlemore Hospital, Auckland
Employment: Permanent Fulltime
Are you looking for something to suit your lifestyle on a permanent basis?Do you want to be challenged professionally?
Do you want to be part of a dynamic team?
If so, then this is the fantastic opportunity for you to work in South Auckland, New Zealand!
We are recruiting for a permanent full-time or part-time position to suit your requirements and lifestyle.
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.
About the Role
We are currently looking for experienced Senior Medical Officers - SMOs with a passion for General Medicine at Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau, based at Middlemore Hospital, in South Auckland, New Zealand.
As a General Medicine SMO, you will:
Provide expert clinical care to patients presenting with a wide range of General Medicine conditions.Supervise initial clinical assessments by junior medical staff, provide early senior decision making, and direct disposition and management.
Provide expert clinical advice to referring clinicians from Primary Care, Emergency Department, and other medical specialties.
Lead ward rounds on patients anticipated to require a short hospital stay.
Participate in training of junior doctors and other health professionals.
Assist in developing guidelines, clinical pathways, and service quality improvement.
Suitable candidates may also be able to pursue other special clinical interests and/or medical sub-specialties. Experience and/or interest in clinical leadership roles are particularly valued.
To view the Job Description, please click here.
Ko wai matou | Our Organisation:
Middlemore hospital is one of the largest hospitals operated by Health New Zealand- Te Wahtu Ora. It has a catchment area stretching from Otahuhu to Port Waikato, encompassing a population of around 600,000 people. It covers a diverse ethnic population including large Maori and Polynesian populations, significant socioeconomic deprivation and acts as the receiving hospital for Auckland international airport.
Almost all internal medicine subspecialties are represented (medical/radiation oncology is regionally provided) ranging from dermatology, haematology, stroke, and palliative care to rheumatic fever services.
Middlemore Hospital is the main hub for acute care and referral services within CM Health. It is an accredited, teaching hospital of Auckland University.
The Department of General Medicine:
General Medicine is a large department with 15 inpatient teams (6 admitting teams per day) and over 50 consultant physicians. A long-standing acute medicine team manages patients at the front door, expediting admission and discharge challenges daily with inpatient teams for more complex patients.Inpatient ward teams are well resourced with one registrar and 2 house officers.
The clinical medicine encountered daily is extremely varied in both type and severity not to mention highly varied cultural and socioeconomic factors providing an endless variety of clinical challenges. Alongside a supportive and collegial department, this provides both a professionally and personally rewarding environment.
Counties provides both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching programmes with ample opportunity to contribute alongside an active education programme including weekly grand rounds and well organised MM and peer review within general medicine.
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Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity:
We are currently looking for experienced General Medicine Consultant / Physicians (Senior Medical Officers - SMOs) with a passion for General Medicine at Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau, based at Middlemore Hospital, in South Auckland, New Zealand.
As a SMO, you will have opportunity to work with the ward-based teams as well as the Acute Medicine Team.
Nga Pukenga Motuhake | Important Skills:
As the ideal candidate:
You should be either registered or be eligible for vocational registration within the scope of General Medicine with the Medical Council of New Zealand.Previous experience as Consultant Physician is desirable.
Please note, you will be required to provide source verification of your qualifications for your registration application. For more information about the registration process and source verification of qualifications, please click here.
He aha nga painga o tenei mahi mou | Why you will enjoy working here
A great learning environment where you will continue to grow and be challengedFantastic culture and team environment
Reimbursement of cost of the annual practising certificate
Onsite professional development sessions
Discounted services as part of our work perks
For more information about this role, please contact Dr Ruwan Chaturang