Job Application

SMO (Part-Time, Fixed-Term), Infectious Diseases, Te Whatu Ora

Counties Manukau Health (CM Health) is looking to employ an Adult Infectious Diseases (ID) physician for a part time role.  

 April 8 2024 – May 2 2025

  • Salary Range (dependant on experience) $170,369. - $250,560.
  • South Auckland area
  • Middlemore Hospital

CM Health provides care for an ethnically diverse, South Auckland population of approximately 600,000. The Infectious Diseases (ID) department is based in Middlemore hospital, an 800 bed public hospital which is also home to the National Burns Centre and the receiving hospital for Auckland airport, the main international gateway into New Zealand.

The ID department consists of 9 part-time SMOs and 2 registrars. The department works very closely with other infection services, namely microbiology, infection, prevention & control (IP&C), OutPatient Antmicrobial (OPAT) services and infectious diseases pharmacy. Applicants should be strong team players.

The ID service at CM Health provides extensive specialist consultation and advice as required across the institution for adult inpatients and outpatients including community advice through its inpatient services, outpatient clinics, OPAT support and advice lines. The service maintains a 24hr, 7 days a week, rostered on call service.

Applicants must hold a fellowship to the RACP (or equivalent) which enable registration as an Infectious Diseases physician by the Medical Council of New Zealand.

Please note that applications made via an agency will not be considered.

 

To view the Position Description, please click here.

 

To view more about us and our hospital, please click here.

 

For further information, please contact Barbara Ridgway in the Recruitment Centre on 09 2593640 or Barbara.ridgway@middlemore.co.nz 

Job Number:  CMH202412988

 
 
 
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.