Consultant Neonatologist

Location:  Wellington Regional Hospital

Service:    Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

Contract:  Permanent, full time

Salary:      As per ASMS SECA

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence. 

About the role

Wellington Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is looking for a Neonatologist to join the team in a permanent position. 

We are one of the largest NICUs in NZ, with a fantastic,multidisciplinary team who value collaboration in a friendly and supportive environment.   

Wellington NICU is a 40 cot unit, with close to 1000 admissions per year, providing intensive care for medical and surgical infants from central New Zealand. We run a busy neonatal retrieval service, with the majority of transports via air as well as medical and long term neurodevelopmental follow-up clinics.

We have a strong emphasis on practicing and contributing to international best practice. Huge value has always been placed on having the very best, modern equipment and resources. It certainly makes working here very satisfying! 

About the Team/Service/ Location

Our team thrives on collaboration across the disciplines. We work together to stay up to date with current practice with constant quality initiatives providing a dynamic and progressive work place. As a Neonatal Consultant at Wellington hospital, you would help to be part of this leadership group, bringing the team along with you.

At the heart of all we do, is the pēpi and their whānau. Bringing skills to complement our family centred philosophy will help you fit right in!

Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley district is located centrally in Wellington and has over 6,000 full-time equivalent staff, making us one of the major employers in the Wellington region. We operate three hospitals – Wellington Regional Hospital in Newtown, Hutt Valley Hospital and Kenepuru Hospital in Porirua – as well as the Kāpiti Health Centre at Paraparaumu.

About you

• Vocationally registered in Neonatal- Perinatal medicine with the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ)
• FRACP or equivalent qualification and be able to register for vocational registration with the MCNZ
• CCPU or similar qualification and experience neonatal clinician performed ultrasounds (cardiac and cranial)
• Experience in follow-up of infants with complex medical issues and high risk of neurodevelopmental impairment (Training and experience in General Movement Assessments and Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development would be highly valued)
• Work in collaboration with multidisciplinary team
• Able to provide consistently high standards of medical care
• Relevant experience and training 

Working for Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.

How to apply

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If you have any questions about the role, please email sandra.tam@ccdhb.org.nz

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