Rural Paediatrics Fellow - Wairarapa Hospital 2027

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Rural Paediatric Fellow – Wairarapa Hospital

Full‑time | 6 – 12 months Fixed‑Term (part time also available)

We invite applications for a Rural General Paediatric Fellow to join our friendly and supportive Child Health Service at Wairarapa Hospital, Masterton, for a 6-12 month fixed‑term role.  You will also have the option to continue on with other paediatric advanced training rotations with the Hutt Valley and Capital and Coast Child Health Service. This position is ideally suited to trainees in the latter stages of Advanced Training who are preparing for the transition to consultant practice.

Wairarapa Hospital offers an exciting rural paediatric experience and is currently accredited for 12 months of advanced core general paediatric training, including the rural requirement. Serve a close-knit community of 51,000 and develop skills in:

• Managing complex cases and independent patient care
• Continuity of care across inpatient, outpatient, and emergency settings
• Paediatric emergencies and limited high-dependency/intensive care provision
• Regular outpatient clinics (2+ sessions/week) fully supervised by consultants
• Community outreach, multidisciplinary care, and telehealth sessions
• Level 2 neonatal experience through one-week rotations at Hutt Hospital SCBU every 12 weeks

Fellows may also run specialty clinics to meet local needs & training needs, including developmental and behavioural services. Thrive in a supportive, hands-on rural setting where you can make a real impact.

Applicants must be eligible for MCNZ registration and have completed FRACP written and clinical exams.

For further information regarding this position, please contact:

Dr Liza Edmonds at Liza.Edmonds@wairarapa.dhb.org.nz or liza.edmonds@vuw.ac.nz

Experience and Eligibility

Suitable for Resident Medical Officers who are advanced trainees in Paediatrics;

You must have eligibility for general or provisional general registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand. Information on the process of application for this can be found on their website at hhttp://www.mcnz.org.nz/ or http://www.mcnz.org.nz/get-registered/registration-self-assessment-tool/

You will need to be a NZ or Australian citizen or resident, or have an appropriate visa to be eligible to live and work in NZ.

About us

You will love working with Wairarapa, Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley District, as you will have options for exposure to our rural and regional hospitals without having to leave the region.

As we are a large employer and include a tertiary hospital, there are vast career progression opportunities available due to the high number of Registrar positions and wide range of specialties across the region. We also ensure that formal and informal teaching sessions are available to all of our RMO’s.

Join our fellow Resident Medical Officers employed by the 3 hospitals in the Wellington Region (Capital & Coast, Hutt Valley and Wairarapa) to gain leading experience, medical supervision and training.

How to apply

Click the apply now button to send your application directly to us. For further information on this role please email RMO_Recruitment@ccdhb.org.nz and indicate the job title and vacancy number (RMO_29_26) in the subject line.

For Senior Registrars in their final years of vocational training, you may want to consider one of our Fellow Positions.  Please click on these links for information on these roles:

• Senior Paediatric Fellow Wellington Hospital 
• Paediatric Fellow Hutt Hospital
• Neonatal Fellow, Wellington NICU 

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