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The opportunities
Northland Region – Te Tai Tokerau (The unique winterless north!)
Northland comprises of Whangārei, Kaitaia, Bay of Islands and Dargaville Hospitals. We have a great opportunity for a role which is split between Whangārei and Kaitaia. Whangārei has 8 operating theatres and a procedure room co-located in the operating theatre suite, as well as a 2-room endoscopy suite. It provides the majority of the surgical services for Northland, including a wide range of surgical sub-specialties and all emergency surgery for the region. Kaitaia base is our northernmost general hospital, which has 28-beds and has a general; paediatric and maternity ward. We are looking to expand surgical services to enable equity of access for our rural population, so come and be part of our supportive team in the beautiful winterless North!
Auckland Metro Region (combining 3 largest hospital facilities in New Zealand)
Waitematā – Auckland Northshore
We operate over multiple sites at the North Shore campus and at Waitakere Hospital. A wide range of clinical sub specialities are provided (excluding Cardiothoracic, Vascular, Neurosurgery) and additionally an Acute Pain Service, an Anaesthetic Preadmission Service and secondary Obstetric Units in both locations. There are presently 6 Fellows, 13 registrars and 5 SHOs in ANZCA accredited training positions.
Te Toka Tumai – Auckland Central
Te Toka Tumai has three major facilities Auckland City Hospital, Starship Children’s Hospital and Greenlane Clinical Centre. Auckland City Hospital is New Zealand’s largest public hospital as well as the largest clinical research facility, playing a key role in advancing national and international research.
Women’s Health Anaesthesia – Auckland Central
Part of Te Toka Tumai Auckland, National Women’s Health (NWH) is providing care for around 6500 births annually. Labour epidurals feature in over 60% of births, and the caesarean section rate is around 40%. The unit has an established reputation in women’s health as a regional and national referral centre for maternal fetal medicine, as well as home to the largest gynaecological oncological cancer centre in New Zealand, providing a regional service to around 2.3 million people.
We encourage all qualified Anaesthetists with genuine interest in Women’s Health Anaesthesia to submit your online application.
Starship Children’s Health-Auckland Central
If you are specialised in Paediatrics, then Starship Children’s Health could be the perfect place for you. Starship Children’s Health is the leading provider of paediatric health care in New Zealand and the South Pacific, delivering child-centred, whanau (family) focused, whānau led care in hospital and the community. Starship provides a wide range of complex medical, surgical and cardiac health services. It aims to lead the nation in paediatric training and research.
We welcome all expressions of interest from experienced Paediatric Anaesthetists.
Counties Manukau -Auckland South
If you love a challenge, and would like to serve our tangata whenua (the original inhabitants of New Zealand) Counties Manukau District could be the perfect opportunity for you. We can offer you the fun of living in New Zealand, working in a supportive and collegiate environment with the challenge of unique and interesting clinical experiences with high acuity patients.
Our organisation spans South Auckland, with a large Maaori and Pasifika population. We are a large teaching hospital with 14 operating theatres + procedures rooms at Middlemore Hospital and a further 10 theatres at the Manukau Surgical Centre. We host the national burns unit, the north island spinal service and support out of theatre anaesthetic services across both sites. We also have a strong acute, complex and chronic pain service.
We welcome all expressions of interest and are keen to hear from anaesthetists with an interest in both adult and paediatric anaesthetics.
Our Organisation
Health New Zealand Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora is the Government organisation that provides publicly-funded universal health care to 5 million Kiwis. We manage all health services provided in New Zealand, including hospital and specialist services, and primary and community care.
We recruit across 19 unique districts within the country, developing and implementing plans based on local needs to improve the health and well-being of our communities.
We are dedicated to building a team that thrives on diversity and inclusion, welcoming individuals from all walks of life and backgrounds. Our commitment is to both representing and ensuring that every voice is heard, and valued, and contributes to our dynamic and inclusive culture.
Registration information
As an ideal candidate, you will either be registered or be eligible for specialist registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand. For more information about the registration process and source verification of qualifications, please visit www.mcnz.org.nz.
Helping you make the move
Our Candidate Support Team provides one-to-one personalised support throughout your journey to your new home in New Zealand. This includes help with visas/immigration and relocation.
If you’re interested in any of these opportunities across New Zealand, please contact Kavitha John, at KavithaJ@adhb.govt.nz for an initial chat, or just hit the apply button to register your interest and we’ll be back in touch.
Please provide your preference of work location/s in your Cover Letter while submitting application.
Join us in paradise – apply now!
If you’re ready to be part of an innovative, progressive, and passionate organisation while exploring all that our country has to offer, we have the role for you – providing you with the best of both worlds.
Come on over to New Zealand, and make a difference, somewhere different.
• Full-time and Fractional Positions Available
• Join the dynamic team at the newly expanded Latrobe Regional Hospital
• Opportunities for Career Progression
Our Anaesthetist team is expanding, and we’re seeking specialist anaesthetists to join our dedicated team!
About Latrobe Regional Health Latrobe Regional Health (LRH) is Gippsland’s premier referral and trauma centre, located in Traralgon, VIC. We provide a comprehensive range of medical services, including elective surgery, emergency care, aged care, obstetrics, mental health, pharmacy, rehabilitation, and medical and radiation oncology. Our department has fostered an innovative partnership with Alfred Health, a leading tertiary health service in Victoria.
Specialist Vacancies
Anaesthetist, Head of Acute Pain Lead our Acute Pain Service, ensuring timely, efficient, and high-quality patient care. You’ll attend preadmission clinics, preoperative assessments, theatre sessions, post-surgical care, and delivery suite as rostered. You’ll also participate in setting clinical standards within the department, maintain accurate patient records, assist in developing protocols, and ensure prompt communication with other clinicians.
Anaesthetist, Head of Perioperative As an integral part of our department, you’ll provide clinical expertise in anaesthesia and perioperative medicine, supervise junior staff, and support LRH’s quality initiatives, teaching, research, and clinical governance programs. You’ll lead preadmission clinics, attend preoperative assessments, theatre sessions, post-surgical care, and delivery suite as rostered.
Anaesthetist, Supervisor of Training In this role, you’ll attend preadmission clinics, preoperative assessments, theatre sessions, post-surgical care, and delivery suite as rostered. You’ll ensure timely, efficient, and high-quality patient care, maintain best practice, recognise consumer diversity, maintain accurate patient records, assist in developing protocols, use resources responsibly, and ensure prompt communication with other clinicians.
Fractional Anaesthetist We’re seeking anaesthetists to deliver high-quality patient care, mentor junior staff, and support quality initiatives. You’ll provide expert anaesthesia services, engage in teaching and research, and uphold LRH’s core values. Your responsibilities will include preadmission clinics, preoperative assessments, theatre sessions, post-surgical care, and on-call rotations.
Requirements
Essential:
• Legally qualified medical practitioners, registered or registrable with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) without conditions, undertakings, or reprimands that could impact on their clinical practice
• Fellowship of the Australian & New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (or eligible for fellowship via the recognition of equivalent training pathway)
• Meets LRH requirements for credentialing and scope of practice in anaesthesia
• Demonstrable relevant knowledge and experience in anaesthesia
• Received three (3) doses of COVID-19 Vaccination
Desirable:
• Experience in teaching and research
• Experience in Obstetric anaesthesia, paediatric anaesthesia, and trauma
• Experience outside the operating suite (e.g. ICU)
Why Relocate to Gippsland, Victoria?
Just two hours’ drive from the city of Melbourne, the region of Gippsland features urban centres, rural lifestyles, snow-capped mountains, forests and a magnificent coastline. You could be surfing the breaks off the 90-mile beach, skiing the slopes of Mount Hotham or hiking through ancient native forests. All this in an area the size of the Netherlands. So that’s your new lifestyle taken care of. Now, what about a career caring for a population of 300,000 at Gippsland’s largest provider of specialist health services? Latrobe Regional Health (you can call us LRH) prides itself on providing a safe, supportive environment for you to learn, develop and flourish. For more information about this exciting opportunity, we encourage you to contact Simon Hendel at s.hendel@alfred.org.au for a confidential discussion. Explore all the great things happening at LRH – www.lrh.com.au and take the next step on your career journey by submitting your application for this and other roles here – https://lrh.mercury.com.au
Diversity and Inclusion
We actively embrace workforce diversity, equity and inclusion, and encourage applications from across our community, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. LRH’s Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted on (03) 5173 8653.
IMPORTANT: All staff employed in the healthcare sector are required to be vaccinated for 3 COVID-19 doses.
Opportunity available to join an established Private Practice Partnership in Bendigo, Victoria.
Central Victorian Anaesthetic Service is an 8-person Anaesthetic Partnership.
Our well-established practice is based in Bendigo and provides anaesthesia services to two Public and two Private Hospitals in Central Victoria. We have excellent, long standing surgical lists in private practice and excellent VMO contracts in place at Bendigo Health and Castlemaine Health. Our practice is 80% private and 20% public practice.
We are seeking a qualified FANZCA with well-rounded training and Medicare Specialist recognition who has a desire to establish a career in private practice anaesthesia in a large regional centre. We are primarily looking to recruit an Anaesthetist interested in full time clinical anaesthesia.
Our Private Practice Partnership offers the security of immediate and constant work across a full variety of surgical specialities (except neuro and cardiac anaesthesia) in public and private. The workload of the group is equally shared by the Partners with flexibility for good work/life balance and generous annual leave.
The ideal candidate is someone who desires to live and work in Regional Victoria and wants to make a long-term commitment to settle in Bendigo. The offer to join our Practice as a Partner comes after a 6 month period as an employed Associate Anaesthetist with our group. The Associate position offers generous terms and conditions with secure stable income.
Bendigo Hospital is Victoria’s largest regional hospital. It was opened in 2017 and is a 372 bed, state of the art health care facility.
Bendigo is a thriving regional city with a population of 110,000. It has a rich goldfields history with excellent cultural, educational, sporting and artistic facilities. Central Victoria is home to great food and wine and only 1 hour 45 minutes from the Melbourne CBD.
Expressions of interest, along with CV, can be directed via email to Dr Andrew Purcell – office@cvas.com.au
Location: Hutt Hospital
Service: Department of Anaesthesia
Contract: FPermanent, Full time (open to fixed term/part time hours)
Salary: As per ASMS MECA
Kōrero mō te tūranga – About the role
We are looking for a Consultant Anaesthetist to join our team at Hutt Hospital.
You’ll be responsible for the provision of anaesthetic and intensive care services including day case anaesthetics, theatre sessions, outpatient anaesthetic assessment clinics, critical care and sedation services and acute pain management. Experience in Paediatrics, Intensive Care or Obstetrics anaesthesia is preferred.
You must be highly motivated and enthusiastic and willing to take a lead in quality development and teaching.
Moū – About you
E pā ana ki a tatou – About us
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.
Here at Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District we embrace diversity and welcome applications from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disability and religions. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and serve our community.
Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District is a pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.
Me pēhea te tuku tono – How to apply
Click the apply now button to send your application directly to us. For further information on this role please email sandra.tam@ccdhb.org.nz and indicate the job title and vacancy number in the subject line.
Email: sandra.tam@ccdhb.org.nz
Website: www.capitalhealth.careercentre.net.nz
Location: Wellington Regional Hospital, Kenepuru Hospital
Service: Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management
Contract: Full-time, Permanent starting February 2024 and fixed term starting asap – Please note your preference on your covering letter
Salary: As per ASMS MECA
Kōrero mō te tūranga – About the role
The Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Te Whatu Ora – Capital, Coast is seeking applications from Specialist Anaesthetists for a permanent and fixed term vacancies.
Clinical work will encompass anaesthesia for a wide range of surgical specialties, preoperative assessment of patients, involvement in acute postoperative pain management, and participation in an on-call roster. A challenging, tertiary level, case-mix is offered but can be tailored to the individuals past experience and areas of interest.
Te Whatu Ora – Capital, Coast hospitals include Wellington Regional Hospital (servicing a tertiary population of 900,000) and Kenepuru Hospital (a secondary level community hospital). There are a total of 19 operating theatres. Wellington Regional Hospital is one of the newest hospitals in New Zealand and one of 5 tertiary level teaching hospitals in the country. It is a state of the art facility with innovative models of care.
Mō tō mātou rōpū – About our team
The department provides anaesthesia for all surgical specialties with the exception of plastic surgery, paediatric cardiac surgery, and Heart and Lung Transplant Surgery.
The department has an active education programme that includes Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists fellowship training for 20 trainees, continuing education for specialists and participation in an on-site, high-fidelity simulation training suite (The Wellington Regional Centre for Simulation and Skills Education). The research and education centre provides opportunity to pursue research interests. An attractive employment package, including competitive allowances for on-call work and full-time commitment, is available.
Moū – About you
E pā ana ki a tatou – About us
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.
Here at Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District we embrace diversity and welcome applications from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disability and religions. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and serve our community.
Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District is a pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.
Me pēhea te tuku tono – How to apply
Click the apply now button to send your application directly to us. For further information on this role please email sandra.tam@ccdhb.org.nz and indicate the job title and vacancy number in the subject line.
Email: sandra.tam@ccdhb.org.nz
Website: www.capitalhealth.careercentre.net.nz
Anaesthetist required to establish an independent private practice to provide anaesthesia services to private inpatients of Hillcrest Rockhampton Private Hospital (HRPH).
Located on the Central Queensland coast, Hillcrest Rockhampton is a busy 66-bed regional private hospital specialising in orthopaedics, ophthalmology, general surgery, urology, bariatric surgery, oral surgery, gynaecology, IVF, general medicine, and mental health.
Facilities include 4 operating theatres including a state-of-the-art Stryker Orthopaedic i-Suite, 3 stage recovery and a 4-bed high dependency unit.
You will be responsible for working closely with the Hospital’s accredited visiting specialist surgeons to provide high quality clinical care to patients of the Hospital. Participation in the on-call roster is also a requirement.
We can provide an Income guarantee including an attractive relocation package for the successful candidate and assistance with setting up your private practice.
Minimum Requirements:
Candidates must have FANZCA, specialist AHPRA registration, and eligible for an unrestricted provider number that attracts Medicare benefits.
For a confidential discussion, please contact
Fiona Hebbard, CEO
Phone: (07) 4932 1121
Mobile: 0417 608 386
Email: hebbardf@ramsayhealth.com.au
Website: www.ramsaydocs.com.au
With our exciting new hospital extension almost complete, Latrobe Regional Health (LRH) have several permanent Specialist Anaesthesiologist roles available with fractions up to and including full-time.
Available roles:
LRH Department of Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine has developed an innovative partnership with Alfred Health, a leading tertiary health service in Victoria with state-service responsibility in trauma, burns, and cardiothoracic transplant services (among others). This unique opportunity blends aspects of clinical experience across both health services – one a large tertiary centre and the other a major regional hospital. For the right candidate, this partnership has the scope to facilitate strong collaboration in research, education, and clinical practice. There is the potential for dual appointments by mutual agreement.
As a Specialist Anaesthesiologist at LRH, you will have the unique and exciting opportunity to genuinely shape the growth and development of a key clinical service.
LRH is located in the heart of the beautiful Gippsland region and are a major provider of a range of health services across Gippsland. We are experiencing significant growth, with our $217 million hospital expansion due to open early 2024.
The Anaesthesia department at Latrobe Regional Health provides clinical anaesthesia to all major surgical specialties (except cardiac and neurosurgery). There is a busy general surgical service (including major abdominal cases) and regular sessions with visiting specialist thoracic surgeons, urologists, and ENT surgeons (including paediatrics). There is an active vascular intervention suite and a growing cardiac catheterisation laboratory. Plans for a ‘hot STEMI’ service are underway and are likely to be operational in the near term. These will inevitably increase opportunities for interested anaesthesiologists to be involved in caring for patients with more complicated cardiac disease.
The Orthopaedic Surgical service is busy and have daily elective and emergency lists. Major joint replacements and orthopaedic trauma are commonplace.
There is also a busy Elective and Emergency Obstetric service (which functions as the regional referral centre for higher-risk obstetrics).
We offer:
We are looking for candidates with:
For more detailed information on each of these positions, please refer to the individual job advertisements on our website:
For a confidential discussion, please contact, Ian Graham on (03) 5173 8823 or medicalworkforceunit@lrh.com.au
About LRH
LRH was proud to be the recipient of the 2022 Premier’s Health Service of the Year (Medium) Award. This prestigious award recognises the amazing work of our team in driving change and improvement in the health outcomes for the Victorian community.
We are located 150 km east of Melbourne, and LRH is the regional provider of a broad range of specialist health services including hospital based, sub-acute and mental health services across Gippsland.
Now is an exciting time to join the LRH team, with $217 million expansion nearing completion, offering improved maternity and paediatric facilities, larger intensive care unit, increase medical and surgical beds and additional operating theatres.
Explore all the great things happening at LRH – www.lrh.com.au and take the next step on your career journey by submitting your application for this and other roles here
Diversity and Inclusion
We actively embrace workforce diversity, equity and inclusion, and encourage applications from across our community, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. LRH’s Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted on (03) 5173 8653.
IMPORTANT: All staff employed in the healthcare sector are required to be vaccinated for 3 COVID-19 doses and current season influenza vaccination, unless a valid medical exemption applies.
Phone: 03 5173 8823
Email: medicalworkforceunit@lrh.com.au
Website: https://lrh.mercury.com.au/
Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora – Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District
Wellington Regional Hospital, Kenepuru Hospital
Kōrero mō te tūranga – About the role
Wellington Regional Hospital is one of the newest hospitals in New Zealand and one of 5 tertiary level teaching hospitals in the country. It is a state of the art facility with innovative models of care.
The Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Te Whatu Ora – Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley is seeking applications from Specialist Anaesthetists for a fixed-term vacancy we currently have available. Clinical work will encompass anaesthesia for a wide range of surgical specialties, preoperative assessment of patients, involvement in acute postoperative pain management, and participation in an on-call roster. A challenging, tertiary level, case-mix is offered but can be tailored to the individuals past experience and areas of interest.
Te Whatu Ora – Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley hospitals include Wellington Regional Hospital (servicing a tertiary population of 900,000), Kenepuru Hospital (a secondary level community hospital) and Hutt Hospital (a secondary level community hospital). Wellington has a total of 19 operating theatres while Hutt Hospital is the tertiary centre for regional plastics, burns and oral maxillofacial services and has a suite of 8 operating rooms undergoing procedures in General Surgery, Orthopaedics, ENT, Gynaecology, Dental, Plastics, reconstruction and OMF.
Mō tō mātou rōpū – About our team
The department provides anaesthesia for all surgical specialties with the exception of plastic surgery, paediatric cardiac surgery, and Heart and Lung Transplant Surgery.
The department has an active education programme that includes Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists fellowship training for 20 trainees, continuing education for specialists and participation in an on-site, high-fidelity simulation training suite (The Wellington Regional Centre for Simulation and Skills Education). The research and education centre provides opportunity to pursue research interests. An attractive employment package, including competitive allowances for on-call work and full-time commitment, is available.
Moū – About you
E pā ana ki a tatou – About us
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.
Here at Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District we embrace diversity and welcome applications from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disability and religions. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and serve our community.
Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.
Me pēhea te tuku tono – How to apply
Click the apply now button to send your application directly to us. For further information on this role please email sandra.tam@ccdhb.org.nz and indicate the job title and vacancy number in the subject line.
Vanguard Health
Vanguard Health are looking for locum Anaesthetists experienced in providing care for Ophthalmic and other sub-specialty patients in Queensland and Northern Territory.
Through strong partnerships we contribute to better healthcare and disability services, to enable better lives for ALL Australians.
We are here for the long-term and will continue to grow by challenging the status-quo, working together to develop innovative solutions.
What we will provide to you:
This role will require you to work across multiple sub specialties including but not limited to Gen Surg, Urology, O&G, Orthopaedics, Ophthalmology and ENT.
Email: surgical@vanguardhealth.com.au