Advanced Choice of Employment Scheme 2011

Becky Dyke (ACE Candidate Care Coordinator)

ACE Overview

Complete ACE application to apply for a first year House Officer position in NZ

DHBs rank applicants in order of preference

Applicants rank DHBs in order of preference

ACE match using algorithm

ACE notifies DHBs of successful matches

ACE notifies applicants of successful matches

DHBs send an offer of employmentto successful applicants

EligibilityONE Match process

The 2011 match will consist of one single match

• All applicants eligible for first year house positions, and suitable to apply for registration with the New Zealand Medical Council

• Unfilled positions after the match?

EligibilityDHB Ranking

The DHBs will rank applicants in the following order until ALL applicants have been ranked:

1) Graduates from New Zealand medical schools and are citizens or permanent residents of New Zealand/Australia.

2) Graduates from Australian medical schools and are citizens or permanent residents of New Zealand/Australia

3) Applicants who have passed the NZRex clinical exam and are citizens or permanent residents of New Zealand/Australia or hold an unconditional work permit to work in New Zealand.

4) Graduates from New Zealand medical schools and are not permanent residents of New Zealand/Australia.

5) Applicants who have passed the NZRex clinical exam and are not permanent residents of New Zealand/Australia.

6) Graduates from Australian medical schools and are not permanent residents of New Zealand/Australia.

ACE Application

• ACE application form

• Certified copy of academic transcript

• Certified copy of residency document

• Three ACE referee report forms completed

• Curriculum vitae

• Cover letter(s) (Optional)

ACE application form

• Complete all sections!

• Changes can be made until the closing date – Monday 27 June 2011

Academic Transcript• Post certified hard copy of the official academic

transcript

• Must be certified by:o Justice of the Peaceo Court Registraro Lawyer

• Original transcripts accepted but not returned

• University of Auckland – Faculty Transcripts – sent to us by the faculty administration in May – you must send details of 4/5 year distinctions

• University of Otago – Faculty Transcripts – must be ordered by the student and then sent to ACE (original or certified)

Residency Document• Post certified hard copy/copies of:

o Photo page of NZ passport oro Photo page of an overseas passport accompanied by

the relevant visa page oro New Zealand driver licence accompanied by birth

certificated or citizenship certificate

• Must be certified by:o Justice of the Peaceo Court Registraro Lawyer

• Please do not send original documents

References• Must be a Consultant GP/Consultant Specialist who has observed the applicant’s clinical work in a NZ health setting or in a comparable health setting (as defined by the Medical Council of New Zealand).

• Countries included can be found at the MCNZ website. There are 22 countries and include Canada, the UK, Hong Kong, Singapore and the USA.

• References must be obtained from placements completed in the past 2 years. Only one 5th year reference may be used. Must be completed using the 2011 ACE referee form

Curriculum vitae

• ACE CV template can be found on the ACE Healthcareers website.

• Your chance to ‘sell’ yourself

• Professional, positive and genuine

• Try to keep to 1~2 pages (excluding research & publications)

• Include employment history but make sure you explain any large gaps

• Avoid listing key skills/attributes

• No grammatical and spelling errors!

Cover Letters• One page

• Professional and enthusiastic but not desperate

• Be yourself and avoid regular use of clichés

• Explain what skills you can bring to the job and the organisation – Do the research

• Show genuine interest by giving specific reasons to why you want to work for that DHB – Simply stating “I have ranked you as my first choice” is meaningless

• No grammatical and spelling errors!

ACE Selection Criteria• Aside from the eligibility criteria outlined earlier,

each DHB uses a number of other criteria to rank applicants, shown on the next slide.

• After a successful pilot scheme last year, all DHBs will use the same ranking matrix.

• This has always been done but never publicised.

• Increase transparency

• You must provide all the information requested in the ACE CV template

ACE Selection Criteria• Academic Transcript

• Pre-Clinical• Clinical• Prizes and Scholarships during MBChB

• CV• Additional Qualifications• Publications/Presentations – other than course

requirements

• References• Clinical skills• Professional skills• ‘Outstanding’ marks • Extra comments

• Other information provided on CV

ACE algorithmHow it works…

Applicant A Applicant B Applicant C Applicant DHospital 1 Hospital 2 Hospital 3 Hospital 2Hospital 2 Hospital 3 Hospital 1 Hospital 3Hospital 3 Hospital 1 Hospital 2

Hospital 1 Hospital 2 Hospital 3(2 positions) (1 position) (1 position)

Applicant B Applicant B Applicant AApplicant A Applicant A Applicant BApplicant C Applicant C Applicant C

Applicant D

The red line indicates the “quota boundary”. Applicants ranked above the red line who have

also ranked the hospital as their first preference will be matched to that hospital and

be taken out of the matching pool.

Applicants A and B have been matched to Hospitals 1 and 2 respectively.

Hospital 3 still has one position and the next applicant on the ranking list is Applicant C.Applicant D was not matched and hospital 1 has

an unfilled position..

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ACE on Healthcareers

0800 ACE CENTRE (0800 223 236)

ace@healthcareers.org.nz