Advanced Trainee in Endocrinology - Annual Recruitment 2024/2025 Year at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Waikato, Waikato

Advanced Trainee in Endocrinology

Where you’ll be working: Waikato Hospital – Hamilton, New Zealand

The details:  Permanent 80 Hours (1.0 FTE).

Salary details: see RDA SToNZ MECA

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

Applications are invited for a 6-24 month Registrar position.

This post offers a unique opportunity for advanced training in Endocrinology. This position is accredited by the RACP Endocrinology ATC as suitable for the required clinical year (RCY) and also for core training. Trainees will gain experience in a wide variety of inpatient and outpatient endocrinology care, specialist endocrine testing, as well as research and professional development opportunities. We welcome keen and passionate trainees to submit an application to our department.

Mō tātou Ratonga | About our Service

Our service is a multidisciplinary specialist endocrinology department, with a team of six consultant endocrinologists and two endocrine nurse specialists, with another advanced trainee colleague. Waikato DHB has separate endocrine and diabetes units so the endocrine training position is purely endocrinology during working hours. However, Waikato Hospital also offers accredited diabetes advanced trainee positions for training pathway planning. We provide full-day dynamic testing, consultant ward rounds plus daily inpatient consults, Radiology and MDM conferences and a weekly journal club.

Mōu | About you

You will need to have registered or be eligible for registration with the New Zealand Medical Council, completed the FRACP written and clinical examinations (or equivalent) and completed basic training requirements.

He aha Waikato

Waikato is the fourth largest region in Aotearoa New Zealand and located just south of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. It features a wide range of world-class outdoor and cultural experiences. You can surf the world-famous beaches of Whāingaroa Raglan, swim at the beautiful beaches of the Kapanga Coromandel, hike our majestic mountain ranges, tour the Hobbiton shire, experience the magic of the Waitomo glow worm caves, and encounter a vast array of flora and fauna at the remarkable Maungatautari Ecological Reserve.

Waikato is the home of the Kiingitanga and rich in Māori culture. Waikato Hospital sits on whenua gifted by Waikato iwi, situated on the banks of the mighty Waikato Awa, Hamilton is New Zealand’s largest metropolitan inland city. Hamilton’s vibrant city centre and rich cultural mix makes it an ideal place to experience the authentic friendly Kiwi lifestyle.

Learn more about living in the mighty Waikato here.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

Please apply directly online, attaching a current CV and cover letter. Applications are not able to be accepted via email.

Reference form

For further information, please contact Dr Marianne Elston, Head of Department,

email: Marianne.Elston@waikatodhb.health.nz.

Closing date: 9 June 2023.

Position Description: Advanced Trainee Registrar - Endocrinology  

COVID-19:

A national Vaccination Policy which includes COVID19 is under development. In the interim, a Health and Safety Risk Assessment against the requirements of the role will apply to unvaccinated candidates and employees and appropriate risk mitigation (e.g. extra PPE, RAT testing) may be taken as a result. Please note that when a Vaccination Policy is introduced it will apply to this role and need to be supported.