Forensic Pathology Registrar | Commencing January 2025 at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Waitaha Canterbury, Christchurch

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Kia hiwa ra! Kia hiwa!

Mō mātou | About us

When you work with Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora - Canterbury District you become part of something very special. Our primary goal is to put people at the heart of everything we do.

Forensic Pathology South Island is part of Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora, the organisation that leads the day-to-day running of our health system across New Zealand, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels. Health NZ employs the forensic pathologists based in Christchurch and autopsy services are contracted through the Ministry of Justice for the coronial system. The mortuary falls under Canterbury Health Laboratories at Christchurch Hospital and is the forensic centre for the South Island. The department is supported by a strong mortuary technical team as well as the expertise of other departments within CHL.

Here in beautiful Waitaha Canterbury we deliver routine autopsy services to more than 600,000 people living in the Canterbury region and the West Coast, as well as autopsies for homicides and suspicious deaths for the entire South Island. The department handles around 500 post-mortem examinations each year, including about 30 homicides and suspicious deaths.

Mō te tūnga | About the role

Under direct supervision of consultant forensic pathologists, the successful candidate will learn to perform medicolegal autopsies, interpret post-mortem imaging and laboratory testing, write detailed and clear autopsy reports, provide expert advice to police, coroners, and clinicians, and give expert testimony in all types of court. The registrar is expected to complete 100 - 150 autopsies per year with an increase in complex case types as training progresses. We have strong relationships with the New Zealand Police, ESR Forensic Laboratories, and our colleagues in anatomic and perinatal pathology who all participate in the training of the forensic pathology registrar.

• Full-time, permanent registrar position
• Starting 27th January 2025 (negotiable for the right candidate)

Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills & Experience

• Must have completed PGY2
• You must be eligible for a general registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand. You can check your eligibility by visiting the Council's website at www.mcnz.org.nz

Ngā hua | Benefits

• Enhance your career with first class training and supervision from the Medical Education & Training Unit (METU).
• Be supported by our Resident Doctors - Support Team (RDST)
• Access support at all hours, including after-hours support from the Clinical Team Coordinators and SMOs.
• Work in a supportive friendly and fun team environment.
• Live in a vibrant city, with a creative undercurrent. We have hills, beaches and ski fields a short drive from Christchurch City.

Tono ināianei | Apply now

Has this interested you to join us here in Canterbury? Click apply now and in the application form you will be asked to select your speciality preference(s), please note due to current staffing arrangements and training requirements, vacancies may not occur in some service.

You will need to submit:

• Electronic copies of your CV and covering letter, and
• Contact details for three referees (which will be contacted right away)

For further information, email RDST@cdhb.health.nz

Pandemic Vaccination Statement

The role that you are applying for is one that may only be performed by a person who has been vaccinated against Covid-19. It is therefore a condition of this application that you are vaccinated against Covid-19. This vaccination requirement includes gaining Booster Doses required to perform you role under the Health Order. As a person working in the health and disability sector you will come into contact with a large number of people, some of whom may be vulnerable.  Without a vaccine, there is the risk that you may contract Covid-19.  The requirement to be vaccinated is to keep you safe and also to endeavour to protect others against the potential transmission of Covid-19 as a result of you contracting it in the course of your employment.