Emergency Medicine Physician

Location:  Wellington Regional Hospital

Service:    Te Pae Tiaki, Emergency Department

Contract:  Permanent, full time (rostered rotating, including evenings and weekends) 

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/team

We are looking for Consultant Emergency Medicine Physicians (FACEM) to join our team of 22 Emergency Physicians in the Te Pae Tiaki - Wellington Emergency Department.

We are a mixed adult-paediatric department (20% children) with around 65,000 annual presentations and an admission rate of 40%. Wellington is also the regional tertiary and trauma centre and is supported in-house by most specialties. We have a 16 bed ED Observation Unit, a fully functional Minor Care Zone (Rohe Kākāriki) and a separate Paediatric zone (Rohe Tamariki). Education and training of future Emergency Physicians are high priorities for the department and the successful candidate will be required to participate in this program.

This role will meet criteria for the 3 months supervised practice for ACEM specialist registration for IMGs.

FACEM duties include:

• Empathetic, timely and high quality care of patients in the Emergency Department
• Supervise Trainee Interns, House Officers and Registrars
• Assist with acute flow through the Department
• Participate in assessment, management and disposition of patients in the Emergency Department Observation Unit
• Participate in clinical support activities through individual portfolios
• Maintain medical knowledge and skills essential to the role

About the Team/Service/ Location

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 Emergency Medicine with the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ)
• FACEM or equivalent qualification and be able to register for with the MCNZ
• Fellowship (or eligibility for) of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine or ACEM Fellowship Examinations complete 
• Competence in Emergency point-of-care ultrasound
• Participate in rotating rostered, including evenings and weekends 
• An enthusiastic team-based approach

Working at Health New Zealand 

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. 

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. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community. 

How to apply

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

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

We are not accepting recruitment agency’s applications.