Contact Details

Website

www.westcoastdhb.org.nz

03 768 0499 extn 2772 

SMO Recruitment

Michaela Cordy Human Resource Advisor 

RMO Recruitment

Rochelle Wilson-Bruce 
SMO & RMO Roster/Locum Coordinator. 
Phone (03) 768 0499 extn 2565
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Which hospital(s) fall under your DHB?

Grey Base Hospital, Reefton Health, Buller Health

What are the sizes of your hospital(s) in terms of:

Consultants – General Surgeons = 2.0 FTE, Anaesthetists - 5.0 FTE, Orthopaedic Surgeons – 3.0 FTE, O&G Consultants – 3.0 FTE.

What specialties are available to work in at your hospital(s)?

Orthopaedic Surgery, General Surgery, Anaesthetics, Emergency Department – Medical Officers. General Practitioners

What teaching opportunities are available for RMOs?

Informal teaching: Daily Rounds with Consultants, SMO Mentors. Smaller DHB equates to more accessible SMOs, RMOs are able to work to the edge of their scope (we don’t employ Registrars).

Formal teaching. Planned theatre time with Consultants, Formal tutorials across all specialties, attendance in specialist clinics, Multidisciplinary meeting e.g. radiology, morbidity and mortality, invitations to presentations from visiting specialists.

Other educational opportunities: Rural Hospital Specialist pathway, rural GP Registrar training programme, Rural Medical Immersion Programme and Rural elective placement (for medical students)

Advanced Training & CME - CME endorsed as per MECA, commitment to ongoing discussion on funding particular career pathways relevant to the DHBs staffing needs.

How easy is it for clinicians to get leave

RMO

We utilise locums to try and ensure RMOs and SMOs are able to be granted their leave wherever possible. We generally require six weeks notice of leave requests to ensure continuous service and ability for us to approve leave.

SMO

We utilise locums to try and ensure RMOs and SMOs are able to be granted their leave wherever possible. We generally require six weeks notice of leave requests to ensure continuous service and ability for us to approve leave.

What parking facilities are available?

Free parking. Parking is not a problem at any of our hospitals.

What IT systems does your DHB have (eg. electronic discharges, electronic radiology requests etc.)?

Five main systems are:
Patient Manager
Healthviews
Trendcare
Comrad
Omni Client

What other support structures / facilities are available for SMO / RMOs (childcare, gyms, security etc.)?

Childcare: none on site at our hospitals but various centres available in the community.

Gym: none onsite, gyms in the different regions available within the community.

RMO lounge: Yes we have one.

Clinical Library: Yes we have one.

What are the accommodation options in your DHB's area?

Accommodation. We offer staff 4 weeks free accommodation preferably in a furnished DHB house if one is available. If not we will place the new employee in a close by motel.
Non furnished rental properties are easier to come across than furnished rental properties.

What are some of the other attractions for your DHB area?

How do SMO/RMOs apply to work at your DHB?

Applications – email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or post application to Human Resources, Grey Base Hospital, PO Box 387, Greymouth