Infectious Diseases and General Medical Physician

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

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 looking for an Infectious Diseases Physician to join our Infection Services team who is looking for a challenge to develop a new service and extend our care out to our neighbouring district of Tairawhiti.  

We have a well-established team of ID physicians, AMS Pharmacists, HIV nurses and Infection Prevention and Control Practitioners looking after the people of the Bay of Plenty across Tauranga and Whakatāne Hospitals.  We have recognised that whilst we cater well for our district but other districts in our region have no such service.  We work closely with our neighbours to the south in Lakes and have a collegial relationship to support their singlehanded practitioner and IPC team.  With this role we want to develop a service that will reach out to Tairawhiti to our East to work with their IPC nurses and AMS pharmacist to provide multi-disciplinary Infection care to the East Cape and beyond.  

The successful candidate be responsible for working alongside the Infection Team in Bay of Plenty and the Medical Service in Tairawhiti to establish the new service.  Whilst they can live in either of the two districts there will be time spent in each.  Transport (flights or road transport if weather necessitates) and accommodation on the second site will be provided.  In addition to in-person onsite work in both districts it is anticipated that there will be service provided by virtual and phone consults. On call work for all sites will be shared across all ID specialists. 

In addition, we are enthusiastic about clinical infection-based research and are involved with SNAP and ReMAP-CAP as well as the planning of ROADMAP and other bacteraemia and allergy-based research. We regularly have 4th, 5th and 6th year students from University of Auckland as well as being a popular run for overseas elective studies.

About the Team/Service/Location

Tauranga Hospital is a 359-bed hospital which provides acute general medical service with support from resident specialists in Cardiology, Respiratory, Gastroenterology, Endocrinology, Rheumatology, Infectious Diseases, Geriatric medicine, Neurology, Oncology, Haematology and Renal services. This role participates in planned care delivery in Infectious Diseases at both Tauranga Hospital and Whakatane Hospital, which is a smaller level 2 hospital south of Tauranga.  Gisborne Hospital is a 112-bed hospital within an area that spans urban to rural and remote with a high Māori population and complex infection needs.

About You

Candidates with sup-speciality qualification and experience in Infectious Diseases speciality are welcome; trainees completing training within the next six months are also invited to apply. Given the service development intrinsic to this job, experience in service improvement or programme development is highly desirable. It is essential that the candidate is happy to travel between districts. 

Applicants must hold or be eligible for, vocational registration with the NZ Medical Council.

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.  

How to Apply

To apply please click “apply now.”  All applications must be submitted through our online careers' portal by Wednesday 6th of August. For additional information or to arrange a confidential chat, contact service Business leader -   Sharon Turner sharon.turner@bopdhb.govt.nz Or Medical Leader - Dr Michelle Downie Michelle.downie@bopdhb.govt.nz Or ID SMO Dr Kate Grimwade kate.grimwade@bopdhb.govt.nz

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.