Job Description
Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role
- Waikato Hospital
- 12 month fixed term
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.
About the Role
Applications are invited for the position of Fellow, Cardiothoracic Surgery at Waikato Hospital. Waikato Cardiothoracic Surgery Unit performs over 650 open heart procedures a year with an active TAVI, aortic surgery and around 200 thoracic cases with active thoracoscopy services uni and multiportal access.
About the Team/Service/ Location
The fellowship provides experience in complex adult cardiac surgery, and includes aortic root and arch surgery, multiple valve replacement and repair, rheumatic heart disease, off pump and arterial revascularisation, thoracic aortic surgery including stenting and hybrid aortic procedures.
About you
We are seeking doctors who have completed their cardiothoracic training and acquired specialty fellowship or its equivalent and who are able to complete routine cardiac procedures independently.
The successful applicant will be required to:
- Manage outpatients and inpatients in Cardiothoracic Surgery Department under the supervision of the Cardiothoracic Surgeon
- Undertake clinical duties as directed by the Head of Department, Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Participate in the on-call SMO roster
- Participate in departmental meetings and be involved in teaching and service development
- Conduct research and quality improvement projects
Fellows in this program are expected to involve themselves in divisional research activities, and prepare presentations for research events.
If you are an overseas doctor please visit the Medical Council of New Zealand website to ensure that your qualifications meet the criteria for registration to practice medicine in New Zealand. The direct link to the self-assessment page is: http://www.mcnz.org.nz/get-registered/registration-self-assessment-tool/
You will need to complete the six questions to ascertain whether or not you are eligible for registration in NZ. If you do not have access to do the self-assessment test on-line you can contact the MCNZ by telephone: +64 4 384 7635.
- Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth
- Experience in upholding Te Tiriti principals and frameworks, and the application of Mātauranga Māori and Kaupapa Māori approaches, particularly as they apply in healthcare settings.
Working for Health New Zealand
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
- We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.
- We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.
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How to Apply
Please click ‘Apply online’ or apply via our Waikato Careers Website by clicking here All applications must be submitted through our online careers. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Kate Johnson at Kate.Johnson@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz