ANZCA-accredited Fellowship Positions

Who we are: At Te Whatu Ora Waikato, our vision is “Healthy People. Excellent Care”.

Te Whatu Ora Waikato serves a population of more than 425,000 and covers more than 21,000km. It stretches from northern Coromandel to close to Mt Ruapehu in the south, and from Raglan on the west coast to Waihi on the east. Waikato Hospital is a 600-bed teaching hospital and is the tertiary referral centre for a population of almost 900,000.

Our Anaesthetic Department has over 60 consultant anaesthetists and 30 doctors in training, comprising of SHOs, registrars and fellows. We have a strong reputation for teaching and research, with an academic professor, a PhD student, a research scientist and three research nurses supporting our team.

We are a large, vibrant, supportive department, and each year we look forward to welcoming new fellows into our family.

The Fellowship opportunity:

Fellow positions at Waikato Hospital Department of Anaesthesia are available in the areas of regional, cardiac, obstetric anaesthesia, simulation, and research. We also have experience and the opportunities to create a fellowship tailored to your needs by negotiation - see https://waikatoanaesthesia.org.nz/training/fellowships

This position is for anaesthesia trainees in their final year prior to consultant practice, or for those in their first year following completion of anaesthetic training. International applications are welcomed. The position is accredited with ANZCA for the PF year.

Position Requirements:

The successful applicant with need to be able to be registered with the Medical Council of New Zealand You can review registration pathways with New Zealand Medical Council: https://www.mcnz.org.nz/registration/

The minimum clinical experience required for this position is completion of ANZCA advanced training, or equivalent e.g., ST6/7 or with CCT if from the U.K. It is expected that the applicant has completed, and not deferred, all advanced training requirements prior to commencing the fellowship.

It is a full time (50 hrs per week), 12-month fixed term position with duties split between the candidate’s specialty interest area, other daytime elective and acute lists, as well as rostered non-clinical time. Rostered after-hours duties consist of weekday evening shifts every 4-6 weeks. There are no rostered night shifts. Our fellows are employed under the Association of Salaried Medical Specialist’s Multi-employer collective agreement (MECA) https://asms.org.nz/employment-advice/meca/

How to apply:

1. Please send your CV, Cover letter, completed Checklist to MidlandAnaestheticRecruitment@waikatodhb.health.nz
    
2. Please ask three References to complete an RP6 New Zealand Medical Council form. Ask your references to email it directly to MidlandAnaestheticRecruitment@waikatodhb.health.nz We will email confirmation when we have received all three references.
    
3. Please also apply online https://www.waikatodhb.health.nz/jobs/vacancies/ position: WAI24072

Applications for Fellowship positions with a February 2024 and August 2024 start will open on Monday 13 March 2023 and close on Monday 10 April 2023. These are nationally agreed Anaesthetic Fellowship dates. Waikato Hospital will be interviewing on the 17 May 2023.
 

Further information about our department can be found on our website at https://waikatoanaesthesia.org.nz/training/fellowships 

Any enquiries or assistance required with your application should be sent to Dr Civil (Lead Supervisor of Training) via email: MidlandAnaestheticRecruitment@waikatodhb.health.nz

Closing Date: 10 April 2023

COVID-19:

A national Vaccination Policy which includes COVID19 is under development. In the interim, a Health and Safety Risk Assessment against the requirements of the role will apply to unvaccinated candidates and employees and appropriate risk mitigation (e.g. extra PPE, RAT testing) may be taken as a result. Please note that when a Vaccination Policy is introduced it will apply to this role and need to be supported.