Consultant Urgent Care Physician

Location:  Kenepuru Hospital, Porirua

Service:    Kenepuru Accident & Medical Clinic (KAMC)

Contract:  Permanent, Full time/part 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

We have an exciting opportunity for an Urgent Care Fellow to join our busy and thriving Accident and Medical Clinic based at Kenepuru Hospital in Porirua.  The clinic operates 24/7 to provide Urgent Care services to the Porirua community.

This is a permanent, salaried position which includes:

• Annual salary step progression as per the SECA
• Full reimbursement of APC, College membership fees and indemnity insurance
• 6 weeks paid annual leave
• Generous sick leave provisions, long service leave and sabbatical leave
• 10 days paid CME leave and $16,000 (GST exclusive) CME allowance per year
• Superannuation matched up to 6% of the employee’s contribution
• Paid weekly non-clinical time (approximately 20% of total contracted hours)

This role includes day and evening shifts over weekdays and weekends.  There is no requirement to work night shifts.  This role is 32-40 hours per week, however part-time work with lesser hours will be considered.

About the Team/Service/Location

We have a close knit team of medical, nursing and administration staff to support our 24/7 roster. 

Our doctor roster is made up of Urgent Care SMOs employed by the department, contracting doctors and local GPs.  The team is supported by a nursing team, including two Nurse Practitioners, led by a Charge Nurse Manager for the department and a Practice Administrator.

The clinic supports the northern corridor of the Capital Coast catchment area, in particular the Porirua community.  We are passionate about serving the local community and assisting with avoiding ED presentations where clinically appropriate and providing after hours medical care where needed.  This includes utilisation of on-site laboratory and radiology facilities (including CT for limited indications), POCUS, observation space and on-site urgent care led fracture clinic.

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 Urgent Care with the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ)
• OR Senior Urgent Care registrars nearing fellowship completion will also be considered
• FRNZCUC or equivalent qualification and be able to register for vocational registration with the MCNZ
• 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

To apply please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ 

We will review and interview applicants on an ongoing basis, recruitment process may closed early if the right candidate is found.

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

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