Radiation Oncologist (Fixed term)

Capital & Coast District Health Board; Lower Hutt; On-site; NZD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora invites a Consultant Radiation Oncologist with general radiation oncology experience to join our team on a fixed-term contract.

The role supports outpatient and inpatient services across Wellington hospitals, with HDR brachytherapy for gynecological, prostate and skin cancers, and access to multidisciplinary clinics.

Qualifications

• MCNZ registration as a Radiation Oncologist
• FRANZCR or equivalent qualification
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
• Maintain high standards of medical care
• Relevant experience in radiation oncology

Responsibilities

• Provide radiation oncology care to patients in a timely and compassionate manner
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across sites
• Delivered HDR brachytherapy for gynaecological, prostate and skin cancers and stereotactic treatments
• Contribute to high-quality, patient-centered treatment planning and delivery

Skills

Collaborative teamwork

Patient care focus

Education

FRANZCR or equivalent

Vocational registration with MCNZ

Job description

Location: Wellington Regional Hospital, Kenepuru Hospital, Hutt Hospital, Wairarapa Hospital

Service: Radiation Oncology Service

Contract: Full time, fixed term - starting February 2026 - December 2026

Salary: As per ASMS SECA

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

About The Role/team/service

We are looking for a Consultant radiation oncologist with general radiation oncology experience to join our team on a fixed term contract.

The team currently consists of 10 radiation oncologists who are supportive, and dedicated to the provision of an efficient, high quality, patient focused treatment service. We are a very cohesive team, and work collegially with our radiation therapy and medical physics colleagues, which creates a rewarding work environment. We also work closely with our oncology and surgical colleagues with multidisciplinary clinics across several sites. We offer HDR brachytherapy for gynaecological, prostate and skin cancers, and a radioactive iodine service for thyroid cancer. We offer stereotactic treatment to several sites.

Wellington is an accredited training facility for radiation oncology registrars, radiation therapists and medical physicists. There is a research unit in the department to support a wide-range of local, national and international studies. We have close links with the University of Otago Medical School and Department of Radiation Therapy, should you wish to get involved

About the llocation

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.

About You

• Vocationally registered in Radiation Oncology with the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ)
• FRANZCR or equivalent qualification and be able to register for vocational registration with the MCNZ
• Work in collaboration with multidisciplinary team
• Able to provide consistently high standards of medical care
• Relevant experience and training

Working for Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We’re dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.