Senior Medical Officer, General Medicine

Senior Medical Officer, General Medicine at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Counties Manukau, Auckland Remunerations per ASMS MECA $185,380 - $267,980
Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau District is dynamic and progressive and at the forefront of innovative health delivery, serving New Zealand's most culturally diverse population.
It is this diversity that offers unique opportunities for health professionals on both a personal and professional level.
Middlemore Hospital is the main hub for acute care and referral services.
We are currently seeking a Renal/General Medicine SMO who is interested in joining our multidisciplinary department.
The role will be a combined Renal and General Medicine Senior Medical Officer.
Our Renal Department comprises senior medical staff, junior medical staff and a full team of ward and specialist nursing and allied health staff.
We have a high quality under and post-graduate teaching program, as well as a focus on research.
We treat over 700 dialysis patients across all dialysis modalities and have a strong philosophy and organisational policy of independent and home based renal replacement therapy and quality assurance.
The Renal service includes an inpatient ward, an acute 26 bed inpatient dialysis unit, 3 satellite dialysis units and 3 community houses.
The service delivers outpatient care including in-centre haemodialysis, home haemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and outpatient dialysis and nephrology clinics.
The service covers all aspects of renal medicine apart from acute kidney transplantation and has a home-based treatment philosophy.
Currently within our service we have 15 Renal Physicians, 4 Registrars, 1 Research Fellow and 2 House surgeons who work closely with our dedicated multidisciplinary Nursing and Allied Health team.
The posts offer a broad focus on patient care, research and education, within an innovative and friendly work environment.
The opportunity exists to undertake interventional and procedural work for those with aptitude and previous experience (Tunnelled lines, Tenckhoff catheter insertion).
Candidates should be eligible for vocational registration in New Zealand.
Essential requirements include FRACP or equivalent (with nephrology training).
For further information please contact Dr Jamie Kendrick-Jones on 0212462082.
Job Number:
CMH202413854
At Counties Manukau Health people and their lives matter to us.
We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community.
We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maaori and Pacific communities.
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