Obstetric Medicine Fellow

New Zealand Government Joba; Auckland; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Auckland invites applications for an accredited training position in Obstetric Medicine (Maternal Medicine). This is the only full-time, SOMANZ-certified obstetric medicine training post in New Zealand, and is available from Feb 2027 to Jan 2028 (two 6-month blocks or one 12-month block).

You will join a busy, multidisciplinary team caring for pregnant women with medical problems or complications, with the aim of pursuing Advanced Training.

Qualifications

• You will need to have prior Obstetric Medicine experience.
• Advanced Trainee or Fellow of RACP (or equivalent college or international trainee).
• NZMC General Registration.
• Approval from RACP (or equivalent college) as eligible for Advanced Training or post FRACP training.
• Be motivated and willing to contribute to a busy unit.
• Intend to pursue a career in reproductive medicine.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist obstetric medicine care within a multidisciplinary team.
• Contribute to the training and accreditation process for SOMANZ certification.

Job description

Join New Zealands largest academic tertiary hospitalOpportunity to gain specialist-level skillsOpportunity to join from Feb 2027 to Jan 2028 (2 x 6 month or 1 x 12-month position)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.

The Opportunity

Obstetric Medicine (Maternal Medicine) is an exciting and challenging subspecialty of internal medicine which integrates care by obstetric physicians (specialists in internal medicine) with that of the multidisciplinary team consisting obstetricians, maternal fetal medicine specialists, midwives and allied health workers, to provide care for women with medical problems in pregnancy or women who develop medical complications during pregnancy.

Obstetric Medicine is well-established at NWH and provides the following:

• Specialist evaluation, diagnosis and treatment for women with a wide range of medical disorders including diabetes, congenital and acquired cardiac, haematological, respiratory, renal, hepatobiliary, oncological and neurological conditions as well as obstetric-related conditions such as preeclampsia, HELLP syndrome, and cholestasis of pregnancy.

The only formal full time, accredited training position for Obstetric Medicine in New Zealand (with certification issued by the Society of Obstetric Medicine of Australia and New Zealand, SOMANZ).For further details, please refer to the position descriptionhere.

About you

You will need to have:

• Previous Obstetric Medicine experience.
• Advanced Trainee or Fellow of RACP (or equivalent college or international trainee).
• NZMC General Registration.
• Approval from RACP (or equivalent college) as eligible for Advanced Training or post FRACP training.
• Be motivated and willing to contribute to a busy unit.
• Intend to pursue a career in reproductive medicine.

For more information about this role please contact James Richard Pole SCD, Obstetric Medicine at [e-mail]

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.