Acute Medicine SMO Middlemore Hospital, Auckland Employment: Permanent Fulltime
* Are you looking for something to suit your lifestyle on a permanent basis?.
* Do you want to be challenged professionally?
* Do you want to be part of a dynamic team?
* Remunerations via ASMS SECA $185,380 - $267,980
If so, then this is the fantastic opportunity for you to work in South Auckland, New Zealand!
We are recruiting for a permanent full-time or part-time position to suit your requirements and lifestyle.
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
We are currently looking for experienced Acute Medicine Senior Medical Officers - SMOs with a passion for Acute Medicine at Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau, based at Middlemore Hospital, in South Auckland, New Zealand.
As an Acute Medicine SMO, you will:
· Provide expert clinical care to patients presenting with a wide range of acute medical conditions.
· Lead a multi-disciplinary team within our Medical Assessment Unit.
· Supervise initial clinical assessments by junior medical staff, provide early senior decision making, and direct disposition and management.
· Provide expert clinical advice to referring clinicians from Primary Care, Emergency Department, and other medical specialties.
· Lead ward rounds on patients anticipated to require a short hospital stay.
· Conduct urgent assessment & management in an ambulatory setting via the Acute Medicine Rapid Access Clinic.
· Participate in training of junior doctors and other health professionals.
· Assist in developing guidelines, clinical pathways, and service quality improvement.
Suitable candidates may also be able to pursue other special clinical interests and/or medical sub-specialties. Experience and/or interest in clinical leadership roles are particularly valued.
About the Team/Service/ Location
Middlemore is the largest hospital operated by Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand. We offer secondary-level (hospital and specialist) care and a selected range of community and domiciliary services for the population of Counties Manukau - the area that stretches from Otahuhu to Port Waikato.
Middlemore Hospital is the main hub for acute care and referral services within CM Health. It is an accredited, teaching hospital of Auckland University and caters for most medical and surgical specialties with a catchment area of around 600,000 people.
We also provide niche specialist tertiary services for regional and national consumers in orthopaedic and plastic surgery, burns, spinal injury rehabilitation, renal dialysis, and neonatal intensive care.
Acute Medicine & General Medicine:
South Auckland has the highest health needs in New Zealand with relatively high levels of socio-economic deprivation, chronic diseases, and acute presentations with high acuity & complexity. Our population has the highest ethnic and cultural diversity in NZ. This makes the General Medicine experience at Middlemore complex and challenging, but also highly rewarding and interesting for those who value caring for the patients most in need of it.
Acute Medicine is developing as a specific sub-service of General Medicine focusing on the first 24 hours. It aims to deliver early senior-led decision making in acute referrals, patient assessments, and management pathways. This includes the Acute Medicine Rapid Access Clinic to deliver urgent ambulatory assessment and care without admission to hospital. Acute Medicine is still evolving so there is room to adapt and shape it according to our needs.
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About you
As the ideal candidate:
You should be either registered, or be eligible for vocational registration within, the scope of General & Acute Care Medicine with the Medical Council of New Zealand. You should also have a specific interest in Acute Medicine.Previous experience as a Consultant in Acute Medicine and/or Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) is desirable.Please note, you will be required to provide source verification of your qualifications for your registration application. For more information about the registration process and source verification of qualifications, please click here.
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.
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How to Apply
To apply please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Barbara Ridgway @barbara.ridgway@middlemore.co.nz
We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process before the closing date of this advert which is 06 June 2025
At Counties Manukau Health people and their lives matter to us. We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community. To help us achieve this we need a workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maaori and Pacific communities. We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whaanau, community and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan. Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability. Our values are Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga, Kind –Manaakitanga, Together –Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga. If these are your values too, then join us today.
Job details
Job Reference:
Job Reference: CMH202515078
Location:
North Island - Auckland - South & East Auckland
Job type:
Job type: Permanent Full time
Expertise:
Clinical - Senior Medical Officers, Medical Officers and Fellows - General Medicine
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