Cardiologist - Sabbatical Cover

Job details
Job type
Full-time
Shift and schedule
Monday to Friday
 
Location
Hastings, Hawke's Bay
 
Full job description
Hawke’s Bay Fallen Soldier’s Hospital, Cardiology
Fixed-term, full-time 80 hours per fortnight (1.0 FTE)
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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.


About the Role

Our Cardiology team is looking for a cardiologist or cardiologists to provide sabbatical cover from Monday, 14 July to Friday, 10 October.

The key tasks that need to be covered are:

Diagnostic Invasive Coronary Angiography
Inpatient Cardiology Ward Service
General Cardiology Outpatient Clinics
Echocardiography Reporting

Our diagnostic and procedural facilities include echocardiography, exercise treadmill testing, stress echocardiography, transoesphageal echocardiography, ambulatory cardiac monitoring, CT coronary angiography, cardiac MRI, a diagnostic angiography laboratory and cardiac device implantation. Proficiency in left and right heart catheterisation studies, temporary pacing wires and pericardial drains is important.


We are open to interest in doing all or parts of this role as well as contributing to cardiac device implantation and advanced cardiac imaging.


About the Team/Service/ Location

Our Cardiology team is comprised of 4 Cardiologists supported by two registrars, a house officer, inpatient cardiology nursing staff including Charge Nurse Manager, Associate Charge Nurse Manager and cardiology procedural nurses, two Nurse Practitioners, several Clinical Nurse Specialists and senior cardiology outpatient nurses, two Cardiac Sonographers and two Cardiac Physiologists.


We also have close ties with allied health services, other specialities within our hospital, as well as our tertiary centre Wellington Regional Hospital, who provide a comprehensive package of care including interventional cardiology, electrophysiology and cardiothoracic surgery.


You must be registered, or eligible for registration, with the Medical Council of New Zealand as a Specialist Cardiologist and must be a fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, or equivalent.


You should have proven experience in the following:

Cardiological procedures
Supervision and teaching of junior medical staff
Working within a multidisciplinary team
Developing and maintaining effective clinical systems

Working at Health New Zealand

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.


How to Apply


If you have any questions about the role, please contact Adele Pope via email on vacancies@hbdhb.govt.nz putting the name and reference number of the role in the subject line.


We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

 
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