Fellowship - Gastroenterology

• Salary: ASMS MECA 2024 Fellow (NZD 179,480)
• One year, fixed-term 1.0 FTE (FTE negotiable)

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

This Fellowship - Gastroenterology position is a structured one year, position. We are looking to pilot a Gastroenterology Fellowship programme at Dunedin Hospital/University of Otago in the area of General Gastroenterology/Endoscopy/ IBD. The Fellow in this program will work closely with the Clinical Director, Consultant Physicians, Registrar, Clinical Nurse specialists and Nurse Practitioner to ensure an efficient and high-quality service.

Fellows should be proficient in most of the skills and procedures outlined in the New Zealand Curriculum Framework for Junior Doctors. A work week includes 1:6 Gastroenterology on-call under supervision as needed, research, in- and outpatient specialist service, rural clinics, endoscopy. Supervision, both direct and indirect, will be provided by other SMOs including a consultant available for advice at all times when on call. This is an excellent opportunity to hone specialist skills before becoming fully vocationally registered. It is intended to aid the transition from registrar working under supervision to specialist providing supervision to junior staff.

Dunedin Hospital is a tertiary level hospital with a full range of elective and acute surgical specialities and can offer you a varied and challenging array of all aspects in Gastroenterology. We have subspecialty clinics in hepatology and IBD which allows research into aspects of these disciplines. We work in close collaboration with the University of Otago.

Ideally, we are looking for someone with the following skills and experience to complement our team:

• A team player with exceptional interpersonal skills who builds effective relationships both within and external to their team
• Is solution focused and can demonstrate excellent decision making and priority setting in a clinical environment
• Enthusiasm for teaching and passing on their knowledge to junior members of staff and University students
• Supervision of more junior medical staff within the Unit - education of junior staff in clinical management and procedural techniques (where the Fellow is appropriately skilled)

About you

You will need to be in your last 6 months of Gastroenterology advanced training.

About Working at 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.

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. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community

Salary range

This role belongs to the ASMS Collective Agreement Fellow Scale $179,480.

How to apply

To view the position description and/or apply for the role please click 'apply now'. All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59pm on 21 March 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Agatha Chen, Recruitment Advisor - Senior Medical Officers at agatha.chen@tewhatuora.govt.nz

Please note, we will be reviewing applications when received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

To apply We only accept online applications. Please apply via our website