Non-Training Surgical Registrar - General Surgery (2024 Training Year) 1.0 FTE at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Tairāwhiti, Gisborne

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

Non-SET General Surgery Registrar, 1.0 FTE

• Gisborne, Tairāwhiti

Te Whatu Ora Tairāwhiti is pleased to open applications for the Non-SET General Registrar position for the 2024 training year. We are able to offer an option for a 6 or 12 month contract.

Our vision is “Working together for a Healthier Tairāwhiti”, this means you will enjoy making a difference in the rural community as part of a supportive, committed and highly experienced General Surgical team led by four FRACS General Surgeons.

Gisborne Hospital is RACS accredited for vocational training in General Surgery and you will be supported in your role by a General Surgical SET Registrar and 4 House Officers.

The Department of General Surgery in Gisborne provides general surgical care in the widest sense: from elective sub-specialist procedures to the acute management of Plastic Surgery, Urology, Vascular, Neurosurgery, ICU, Trauma and ENT patients, with support from Waikato Hospital.

Our focus is on your development and learning, expanding your knowledge and advancing your skills.  Clinically, you will work closely with our General Surgeons and we have a structured departmental registrar educational program with rostered non-clinical time each week for educational activity.

Requirements:

• Be PGY3 or above
• Hold full General Scope of Practice registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand or if you are an International Medical Graduate (IMG) you must be eligible to apply for Provisional General Scope of Practice registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand,

Gisborne Hospital is a rural hospital with a community of approximately 50,000 people and is geographically isolated on the east coast of the North Island.

For more information, please review the position/run description or contact Roberto Sthory

(Head of Department): roberto.sthory@tdh.org.nz

Applications open: Friday 12 May 2023

Closing date for applications: Friday 9 June 2023

Offers Made On: Monday 21 August 2023

Acceptances By: Monday 28 August 2023

All applications must be made online. Click on link below

All applications should include:

Up-to-date CV and the names and contact details of 3 referees (one of whom must be your most recent supervisor).

Te Whatu Ora Tairāwhiti works to increase collaboration, strengthen leadership and accountability, and improve equity of access and outcomes across the health service. We’re shifting the emphasis towards primary and community care allowing more people to be cared for close to home, and take a greater role in their own health and wellbeing.

Our values form the acronym WAKA. They reflect our voyaging heritage, guiding us on our journey to create a healthier Tairāwhiti by working together.

Whakarangatira/enrich - Enriching the health of our community by doing our very best.

Awhi/support - Supporting our tūroro/patients their whānau/families, our community partners and each other.

Kotahitanga/togetherness - Together we can achieve more.

Aroha/compassion - Empathy, we care for people and people want to be cared for by us.

Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to Apply

To complete and application please use the “apply now” link provided which will redirect you through our online career's portal. For successful applicants our mandatory process includes police vetting and health screening.  

Te Whatu Ora Tairāwhiti are committed to improving Māori health outcomes and achieving health equity for Māori through Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations. We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.

It is desirable that new employees of Te Whatu Ora are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Immigration/Visa Support

Immigration NZ has introduced an Accredited Employer Work Visa scheme. For some positions this includes a clear pathway to residency. Successful candidates offered a position with us who require a work visa, will provide support with their Visa application. This booklet provides information on settling in Tūranganui-a-Kiwa.