• Role: Cardiology Advanced Trainee, based at Waikato Hospital
• Permanent Fulltime
• Are you looking for a career in Cardiology? Are you ready for an exciting opportunity for 2025?
• Be a part of a busy but supportive team

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

Applications are invited for Advanced Trainees to work in the cardiology department at Waikato Hospital for a six- or twelve-month run. 

These positions are suitable for RMOs who have been successful in the RACP’s Divisional Clinical Examination and are now wishing to pursue a career in Cardiology.

The department is a busy one, with representation from all cardiac subspecialties, including advanced imaging, electrophysiology, structural intervention and acute cardiology. The service admits approximately 6,000 patients a year and performs 3,000 to 4,000 angiograms, 1,000 angioplasties as well as over 400 electrophysiological procedures in a year. As an Advanced Trainee, you will be exposed to general and subspecialty cardiac diagnostics, interventions and management for a wide range of cardiac pathologies. We also have a close working relationship with our on-site cardiothoracic surgeons, and offer outreach services to the regional peripheral hospitals.

If you are an overseas doctor would you please visit the Medical Council of New Zealand website to ensure that your qualifications meet their criteria for registration to practice medicine in New Zealand. If you have undertaken registrar training outside of Australia or New Zealand, you will need to have RACP approval to proceed to Advanced Training through their Recognition of Prior Learning.

The direct link to their self-assessment page is: 

www.mcnz.org.nz/get-registered/registration-self-assessment-tool/

You will need to complete the six questions to ascertain whether or not you are eligible for registration in NZ. If you do not have access to do the self-assessment test on-line you can contact the MCNZ by telephone: +64 4 384 7635

Click here to view the position description - Cardiology Advanced Trainee 2023

About the Team/Service

Waikato Hospital is a teaching hospital and the major tertiary referral centre providing specialised and emergency healthcare for the Waikato and Te Manawi Taki or Midlands area, with a catchment population of 900,000 people. The cardiology department has state-of the-art facilities, has an active research unit 

We are based in Hamilton, the third largest city in the North Island. It is 1½ hours from Auckland via a new expressway, and offers a great lifestyle. As the largest employer in Hamilton, there is a varied and approachable social network based around the hospital. It is within easy reach of both west coast surfing and east coast leisure beaches. Ski-fields and hot pools are a few hours away, and there are outstanding opportunities for hiking, fishing, biking and many other outdoor activities, providing plenty of options for recreation.

To be successfully appointed to this role, you will:

• Have successfully completed the RACP’s Divisional Written and Clinical Examinations
• Have prior experience in Cardiology
• Be eligible to work in New Zealand

How to Apply

To apply please click “Apply online” or apply via our Waikato Careers website by clicking here.All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal before 11:59 pm on 31 May 2025.  If you have any questions about the role, please contact Karen Capper at karen.capper@waikatodhb.health.nz

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.