Renal Physician Job at Capital and Coast District Health Board, Wellington
- Location:
- Wellington
- Classification:
- Healthcare & Medical
- Medical Specialists
Ready for a six-month working holiday? Spend Christmas in New Zealand during the summer Hours to suit your lifestyleCapital and Coast District Health Board is one of 20 District Health Boards (DHBs) located throughout New Zealand. We serve a population of about 270,000 and provide some specialist services for a regional population of about 900,000 delivering community, primary, secondary and tertiary health services. Wellington is our nations capital and, as anyone who lives here will tell you, its a place that tugs at your heartstrings; a compact, cosmopolitan, cultural city; a place you quickly begin to call home. The globally loved travel guide agency, Lonely Planet, named Wellington as the 4th top city in the world to visitand we also thinkto live.Its location at the bottom of the North Island puts Wellington close to vineyards in the Wairarapa and Marlborough and beaches on the Kapiti Coast, within a short distance to numerous golf courses nestled into the regional landscape and in the heart of a natural harbour offering opportunities for fishing and many water sports.One of our renal physicians has recently been appointed to Deputy Chief Medical Officer, creating the opportunity for you to make your next career move to join our team.We are currently reviewing the position in terms of its job size which is expected to take six months. While the review is taking place, we are looking for someone who is interested in working with us on either a full-time for part-time basis. You can negotiate your hours.As a renal physician, you will provide consultant services which will facilitate the provision of appropriate high quality service to the patients which come under your care. The renal team is made up of 5 Senior Medical Officers and has three junior medical staff attached to the service looking after both inpatients and outpatients. As their senior, you will be involved in their training and professional development. We look after approximately 200 dialysis patients and perform around 30 transplants per year.For further information or to discuss this role please contact Dr Grant Pidgeon, Clinical Leader, grant.pidgeon@ccdhb.org.nzPh +64 4 8060633. Recruitment agencies wishing to present candidates are asked to contact the Recruitment Advisor. All candidates applying for any of our current vacancies must complete an online C&C DHB application form by clicking the ‘Apply Here Now’ button (applications for positions will not be accepted unless accompanied by one).For further information on this role please contact, Elena Scheule, Recruitment Advisor, on +64 4 806 2547 or email elena.scheule@ccdhb.org.nz quoting the vacancy reference number and job title in the subject.