Orthopaedic Surgeon - Hand & Trauma

• Orthopaedic Department, Dunedin Hospital
• Part time (0.7FTE)

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

Dunedin Hospital is a tertiary hospital is situated in the city centre, and serves a large geographical catchment area. The hospital is a teaching hospital of the University of Otago and has all major specialties including neurosurgery and cardiothoracic surgery. All orthopaedic subspecialties are covered including scoliosis surgery for all of the South Island.

About you

To be considered for this you will have an interest and fellowship experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Hip and knee arthroplasty including complex revision surgery
• Foot and ankle surgery
• Paediatric Orthopaedics

You will have a breadth of caseload you’ll find stimulating with a wide variety of trauma but also the opportunity to undertake a sub-speciality interest. With our modern operating theatres, together with the latest in PACS digital radiology, MRI, CT and iSOFT patient management system, there's no better place to take a leading role in maintaining and enhancing our orthopaedic service.

You will be proficient in General Orthopaedics and trauma and your expected duties include:

• On call roster participation
• Supervision of acute operating lists
• Fracture clinics
• Elective operating and outpatient clinics
• A rural clinic
• Support and leadership of junior medical staff and administrative duties
• Teaching of undergraduate medical students and registrars
• An active role in interdisciplinary team education
• Active support and utilise specialist nurse role/s as appropriate
• Participation in quality improvement, clinical audit activities and service development meetings and initiatives.

To be considered for this role you must already hold a Vocational registration with Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ) or have Fellowship of Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in Orthopaedics or an equivalent qualification, enabling specialist (locum tenens specialist registration) with the MCNZ, enabling you to be able to start in this role by February 2025.

You will also need:

• 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 projects / initiatives which give effect to 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.

Salary range

This role belongs to the ASMS Collective Agreement and falls between the Step 1 ($142,683) and Step 14 ($210,933 per annum pro rata) dependant on experience and registration status.

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 6 December 2024. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Agatha Chen, Recruitment Advisor – Senior Medical Officers at agatha.chen@southerndhb.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.

Pre-Employment checks
In the interests of protecting our people and our patients, all appointments will be subject to:

• Occupational Health Assessment
• Police Vetting / Ministry of Justice safety checks
• Serious misconduct checks (previous Public Service departments and statutory Crown entities only)