Senior Plastic Surgery Fellow

Location: Wellington Regional Hospital/Kenepuru Hospital/Hutt Valley Hospital

Service: Plastic Surgery and Burns

Contract: 12 months Fixed Term

Salary: As per relevant RMO MECA

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

The Wellington Regional Plastic Maxillo-Facial and Burn Unit is seeking a senior plastic surgery fellow to join our service for one year, starting July 2025. This role works alongside a medical team comprising around 12 plastic surgery consultants, and 12 junior doctors of varying grades.

The Plastic Surgery Unit is a tertiary service based in Lower Hutt, Wellington, and provides regional services to Capital and Coast, Wairarapa, Mid Central, Hawke - s Bay, Nelson/Marlborough and Whanganui areas, servicing a population of over 1 million people. The fellow roles will be expected to attend clinics in these other district hospitals alongside colleagues.

You must be able to work legally in New Zealand and have either a permanent NZ address or a work visa or permit, and be eligible for registration through the Medical Council of New Zealand.

Moū - About you

The senior fellow role would suit a candidate who is well advanced in their plastic surgery training, seeking to develop skills in specific areas before becoming a consultant. You will participate in the senior registrar on-call roster (approximately 1 in 7) which will include long days and weekends, requiring an ability to manage hand and burn trauma along with other reconstructive emergencies.

E pā ana ki a tatou - About us

We place a particular emphasis on leadership, teamwork, the wider determinants of health and the elimination of health inequities, with a particular focus on Māori and Pacific Peoples health and wellbeing.

Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley district is located centrally in Wellington and has over 6,000 full-time equivalent staff, making us one of the major employers in the Wellington region. We operate three hospitals - Wellington Regional Hospital in Newtown, Hutt Valley Hospital and Kenepuru Hospital in Porirua - as well as the Kāpiti Health Centre at Paraparaumu.

The Mental Health, Addiction and Intellectual Disability Service (MHAIDS) spans three districts - Wairarapa, Hutt Valley and Capital and Coast - and includes local, regional, and national services. The local MHAIDS services are provided from multiple sites within the sub-region - greater Wellington, Hutt Valley and Wairarapa.

Here at Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley district we embrace diversity and welcome applications from people of all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disability and religions. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and serve our community.

Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District is a pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to apply

Click the - apply now - button to send your application directly to us. For further information on this role please email RMO_Recruitment@ccdhb.org.nz and indicate the job title and vacancy number (RMO_3_25) in the subject line.

Please note we will be reviewing applications when received and will progress through the recruitment process.

Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai
By joining together we will succeed