General & Colorectal Surgeon - General Surgery & Trauma Service

New Zealand Government; Auckland; On-site; NZD 200,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Te Toka Tumai Auckland seeks a fully qualified General and Colorectal Surgeon with post-fellowship colorectal training to join its Colorectal Unit. Applicant should be eligible for Veterinary? (corrected) registration and CSSANZ membership, and preferred expertise in laparoscopic/robotic techniques.

Role includes teaching, research, and involvement in the Acute Surgical Unit with after-hours on-call commitments at Auckland City Hospital and Greenlane Centre.

Qualifications

• FRACS level surgical training with post-fellowship colorectal specialization.
• Aust/NZ medical registration eligibility and CSSANZ membership.
• Experience in advanced laparoscopic/robotic colorectal procedures.

Responsibilities

• Take an active role in the Department of Surgery and contribute to colorectal surgery development.
• Engage in teaching, audit, and research activities.
• Involvement with Acute Surgical Unit and on-call commitments.

Skills

Fellowsip FRACS trained (FRACS)

Post-fellowship colorectal surgery

Colorectal surgery expertise

Laparoscopic/robotic surgery

Colonoscopy accreditation

Teamwork, research, teaching

Education

FRACS or equivalent

Senior Lecturer appointment eligibility

Job description

Clinical position in a modern, world-renowned tertiary Hospital in beautiful AucklandFull Time Position Hours negotiableStraight forward Visa Applications with an Accredited Employer

The Opportunity

The General Surgery & Trauma Service at Te Toka Tumai Auckland invites applications for a suitably qualified medical practitioner with post-fellowship training in colorectal surgery to join its Colorectal Unit.

The Colorectal Unit comprises 6 full-time equivalent Surgeons, 1 Colorectal (CSSANZ) Fellow, a SET and pre-SET Surgical Trainee, 2 House Officers and 3 Clinical Nurse Specialists.

It provides the full range of secondary and tertiary colorectal surgical services, within state of the art facilities at Auckland City Hospital for elective surgery and Greenlane Surgical Unit. Surgical outpatient clinic facilities are also located at the Greenlane Clinical Centre.

Te Toka Tumai Auckland is a major tertiary hospital with a teaching focus in partnership with the University of Auckland.

The successful candidate will be expected to take an active role in the Department of Surgery; contributing to the development of colorectal surgery; and engaging in relevant teaching and research activities.

This will be a full-time Clinical position in General and Colorectal Surgery.

There will be involvement in the Acute Surgical Unit and after hour on-call commitments.

In addition, it is desirable for the applicant to have the suitable academic qualifications for appointment to an associated position as Senior Lecturer with the University of Auckland.

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About you | Important Skills

Ideally, the applicant will have general surgical training equivalent to Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) level, with post-fellowship training in Colorectal Surgery.

The applicant must be eligible for vocational registration as a Specialist Surgeon by the Medical Council of New Zealand. and must be immediately eligible for membership of the Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSSANZ).

Further expertise in advanced laparoscopic/robotic surgery and accreditation in colonoscopy is expected.

Competence in the management of acute general surgical conditions and trauma care is expected, as is a commitment to teamwork, research, teaching, audit and quality assurance.

The successful candidate will be expected to take an active role in the Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, FMHS, contributing to the development of colorectal surgery; and engaging in relevant teaching, audit and research activities.

The exact contribution of the different components of the position will be negotiated with the successful applicant.

To know more about the clinical role and service, please contact: Dr Julian Hayes, Service Clinical Lead - Colorectal Surgery, General Surgery & Trauma Service: [e-mail]

Or Dr Rowan Collinson SMO Colorectal and General Surgery: [e-mail]

For more information regarding the academic role please contact: Associate Professor Jacqui Allen Head of Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, FMHS, University of Auckland. Email: [e-mail]

Applicants must be registerable with the New Zealand Medical Council (please refer to; https://www.mcnz.org.nz/registration/getting-registered/)

Working at Health New Zealand

We are part of Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealands national health service. Te Whatu Ora leads the day-to-day running of the health system, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels.

Te Toka Tumai Auckland provide health and disability services to more than half a million people living in central Auckland, regional services for Northland and greater Auckland, and specialist national services for the whole of New Zealand. Our main sites are Auckland City Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre and Starship Childrens Hospital, located in central Auckland.

We are also an Accredited Employer with Immigration NZ (Please visit Immigration NZ Accredited Employer Work Visa for more information if you will be needing a Work Visa)