Specialist Anaesthetist February - September 2025

Specialist Anaesthetist - Fixed Term 

• Dunedin Hospital
• Fixed Term Full-Time 1.24 FTE (Feb - Sept 2025)
• Salary: ASMS MECA 2022 (NZD 185,380 - 267,980)

Dunedin Hospital’s Anaesthesia Department welcomes applications for the position of a Specialist Anaesthetist to provide sabbatical cover from February - September 2025. 

Mō te tūranga | About the role
Dunedin Hospital has 300 beds and servicing the Southern region which covers a population of around 340,000. The Anaesthesia Service has state of the art equipment and is supported by our well-trained technicians and PACU staff. This is also an exciting time to join as our service prepares for the New Dunedin Hospital. As a Specialist Anaesthetist, you’ll be expected to provide anaesthesia for a mix of general lists covering a broad range of specialist services.  You will also be expected to provide afterhours cover during the week and will participate on a 1:8 weekend call roster. 

We are a tertiary level hospital with a full range of elective and acute surgical specialities and can offer you a varied and challenging array of anaesthesia work. Ideally, we are looking for someone with the following skills and experience to complement our team:

• An excellent general skill set
• It would be desirable to have a specialist interest in perioperative medicine.
• A team player with exceptional interpersonal skills who builds effective relationships both within and external to their team
• Is solution focussed and can demonstrate excellent decision making and priority setting in a clinical environment
• Enthusiasm for teaching and passing on their knowledge to junior members of staff

Mōu ake | About you
Appointed specialists will possess FANZCA or an equivalent qualification allowing a vocational registration with the NZ Medical Council. The Te Whatu Ora - Southern recruitment team are able to provide support in applying or renewing previous vocational registration. Applications from overseas physicians who had previous vocational registration are welcomed although you will need to be available for the full period of cover.

Mō mātou | About us
Health New Zealand - Southern has the largest geographical coverage of all the New Zealand regions, providing services to 350,000 people in diverse communities. We take pride in all the services we provide, and our aim is to improve, promote and protect the health of our region. We believe that our dedicated and passionate staff are a significant driving force behind the achievement of these standards, and we need more like-minded people to help us continue providing for our community.

Utu whānui | Salary range
This role belongs to the ASMS Collective Agreement and falls between the Step 1 ($185,380) and Step 15 ($267,980 p.a prorata)

Rā mōnehu | Closing Date: 30 September 2024
Due to the fast-paced nature of what we do, our vacancy close dates may be subject to change. Don’t delay, make sure you apply as soon as possible.

Tono ināianei | Apply now
We only accept online applications. Please apply via our website: https://careers.southernhealth.nz/

For a job description or further information, please contact, Agatha Chen, Recruitment Advisor – Senior Medical Officers with your CV. Phone: +64 3 470 9604 or email: [email protected].

If you currently work for Te Whatu Ora- Health New Zealand - Southern , please apply for this role via our internal careers site, found here:  Pulse > Applications > Corporate > SuccessFactors

Pre-Employment checks
In the interests of protecting our people and our patients, all appointments will be subject to:

• Occupational Health Assessment
• Police Vetting / Ministry
• Serious misconduct checks (previous Public Service departments and statutory Crown entities only)