Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora – Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District
Location: Wellington Regional Hospital, Kenepuru Hospital
Service: General Surgery Service
Contract: Full time, fixed term – 12 months starting 27 Jan 2025
Salary: As per ASMS SECA (Fellow step)
Kōrero mō te tūranga – About the role
We are looking for an applicant who has either completed their general surgical training or will complete their training in 2024 to achieve FRACS. The fellowship will allow the successful applicant to gain further experience as an independent specialist. Teaching and supervision of Resident Medical Officers (RMO) is an important part of the role.
The fellow acts as the first-on consultant on-call backed up by another Senior Medical Officer (SMO) 1:6.
Mō tō mātou rōpū – About our team
We are pleased to offer a fellowship in breast or endocrine surgery. The successful applicant will be able to tailor the experience to their learning goals working with either service to the extent that suits them best.
The oncoplastic breast surgery team comprises of 2 oncoplastic surgeons, 1 breast surgeon, a breast physician, a breast nurse practitioner, and breast care nurses. The service manages patients with both benign and malignant disease. The fellow will work independently and with supervision to support work in the operating theatre, and clinic setting. There is good exposure to therapeutic mammoplasty, chest wall perforator flaps and nipple/skin sparing mastectomy with implant based reconstruction as well as consolidating experience with level 1 oncoplastic techniques.
The endocrine surgery team is the regional unit for thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal surgery. The unit is high volume for operative endocrine surgery and the fellow will gain experience with benign and malignant endocrine surgery disease including lateral neck surgery and minimally invasive approaches to the adrenal and parathyroid glands. Our 3 consultants work closely with the endocrinology service locally and regional surgeons and endocrinologists. We run regular MDMs for malignant and benign endocrine surgery disease and weekly journal clubs/dynamic testing meetings with the endocrinologists. The fellow will work with all of the surgeons and integrate into the wider endocrine service.
The combined service is supported by 1 general surgery trainee, 2 non-training registrars, and a house surgeon.
Participation in the department Audit programme is a requirement. The wider general surgical department covers all the general surgery sub-specialities.
The fellow will obtain training in endocrine and breast surgery depending on their preference and will provide a general surgery service commitment to the unit.
Moū – About you
- Eligible for registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ)
- FRACS or equivalent to be able to register for vocational registration with the MCNZ
- Work in collaboration with multidisciplinary team
- Able to provide consistently high standards of medical care
- Relevant experience and training
E pā ana ki a tatou – About us
Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley district is located centrally in Wellington and has over 6,000 full-time equivalent staff, making us one of the major employers in the Wellington region. We operate three hospitals – Wellington Regional Hospital in Newtown, Hutt Valley Hospital and Kenepuru Hospital in Porirua – as well as the Kāpiti Health Centre at Paraparaumu.
Here at Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District we embrace diversity and welcome applications from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disability and religions. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and serve our community.
Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District is a pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.
Me pēhea te tuku tono – How to apply
Click the apply now button to send your application directly to us. For further information on this role please email sandra.tam@ccdhb.org.nz and indicate the job title and vacancy number in the subject line.
We are not accepting applications via recruitment agencies.
Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai
By joining together we will succeed
