Senior Medical Officer, Emergency Medicine

Senior Medical Officer, Emergency Medicine\n

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora - Counties Manukau – Auckland, North Island

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• Emergency Medicine SMO HNZ TWO Middlemore Hospital Permanent Fulltime OR Part time
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• Remunerations per ASMS SECA. $185,380 - $267,980 + CMEs and more!
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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.

\nAbout the Role\n

With approximately 130,000 adult and paediatric presentations per year our Emergency Department at Middlemore Hospital is one of the busiest in Australasia. Middlemore Hospital is situated in a lower socio-economic area and serves a culturally diverse, high‑need population with high acuity presentations. The department is accredited with the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine (ACEM) for 36 months of training as a mixed Tier 1 Emergency Department.

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Middlemore Hospital ED is a busy Major Trauma Centre seeing approximately 300 major trauma patients (ISS >13) per year as well as acting as the quaternary centre for spinal cord, mangled limb and burns patients. The hospital is well supported by dedicated Trauma, Burns and Spinal Cord teams and has an active trauma committee that provides governance and oversight. The hospital also provides immediate care for walk‑in paediatric trauma patients and maintains excellent links with the local cardio‑thoracic and neurosurgical centres via the Northern Regional Trauma Committee. The ED specialist plays a vital role in acting as team leader for major trauma.

\nAbout the Team / Service / Location\n

Auckland is New Zealand's largest, diverse and most popular city, nestled on one of the world's best harbours. It offers a metropolitan lifestyle mixed with the great outdoors; from cafés and restaurants to our stunning beaches, parks and marinas providing a beautiful natural landscape that we Kiwis are proud of.

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Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau is based in South Auckland and is within the largest Health New Zealand Districts across Aotearoa, New Zealand by population and provides employment for more than 7,000 people across the region.

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Our people are a large part of the community we serve which makes us passionate about the health of the people living in it. We are a team of talented individuals working together to make a positive difference to the community we serve, work in, and to each other.

\nAbout you\n

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• Vocationally registered in Emergency Medicine with the MCNZ
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• Managing complex and undifferentiated presentations
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• Supervising registrars and junior doctors
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• Supporting trauma, retrieval or helicopter services
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• Contributing to emergency planning and simulation training
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• Relevant experience and training
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\nWorking at Health New Zealand\n

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.

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Contact: For further information, contact Dr Sarah Bowker ([email protected]) or Dr Loana Tanielu ([email protected]).