- Gisborne Hospital, Permanent Full time
- A Cardiologist role in Gisborne, NZ, offers the chance to make a meaningful impact in a diverse community while enjoying a supportive work environment, excellent work-life balance, and a stunning coastal lifestyle
- Join our team as a Cardiologist in Gisborne, NZ, and enjoy a rewarding role with a competitive salary, relocation support, professional development opportunities, a supportive team, and an unbeatable coastal lifestyle with excellent work-life balance
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
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct face-to-face patient clinics, providing comprehensive assessments and management plans for a range of cardiac conditions.
- Participate in echo reading sessions, contributing to the diagnostic and treatment processes for patients.
- Offer support to nursing staff and collaborate with general medicine teams in managing complex cardiac cases.
- Provide in-hospital consultations, addressing acute and ongoing cardiac needs.
- Engage with Waikato, the tertiary center, for service development and support, ensuring best practices are upheld in our region.
- Opportunity to maintain interventional skills by performing procedures at a partnering hospital, should you be an interventional cardiologist.
Work Hours:
- 40 hours per week
- No on-call or weekend responsibilities
For detailed aspects of this role please see the position description | Cardiologist
About the Team/Service/ Location
Join our dynamic healthcare team in Tairawhiti, where we are dedicated to providing high-quality medical care to our community (population 50,000) on the East coast of the North Island. Gisborne is a friendly, welcoming coastal city with a sunny temperate climate and outstanding beaches with enthusiastic surfers.
Working at Health New Zealand - Tairawhiti you will become part of an enthusiastic, dynamic and committed team of health workers, with the bonus of a healthy balanced lifestyle and opportunities for professional development.
Tairawhiti has a high Māori population with relatively high levels of airways disease and lung cancer and this role offers considerable opportunity to address inequitable health outcomes in a culturally diverse area.
For more information on living and working in Gisborne click here
About you
To be eligible for the role you will have:
- Medical degree and board certification in Cardiology.
- Experience in managing complex cardiac cases, with a commitment to patient-centered care.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with a multidisciplinary team.
- A desire to work in a community-focused environment and address the specific health needs of the population.
As a part of NZ medical registration application, you will be required to provide source verification of your qualifications. For more information about the registration process and source verification of qualifications (EPIC), 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.
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 [email protected]
We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.