Job Description
Based at Whangārei, New Zealand, this position for a Specialist Physician in Geriatric Medicine is part of a service which provides health care for Older People across Northland. The region covers an area of 12,600 square kilometres with a population of 170,000.
Our team are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Geriatrician to join our growing team of 5.5FTE SMOs We have been developing and expanding our service to meet the needs of the rapidly growing older population of Northland, aiming to provide better care for the frail elderly across both hospital and community settings.
This replacement role is based at Whangārei Hospital which is a 250-bed district hospital with all major specialities. We have a 30 bed Assessment and Rehabilitation ward which also includes a 8 bed Acute Stroke Unit. We also have 8-10 Acute Care of the Elderly beds (ACE) with a full multidisciplinary team and provide an ACE service in ED to rapidly assess, and if possible, prevent admissi...