Consultant Orthopaedics Surgeon

Location:  Wellington Regional Hospital, Kenepuru Hospital and Wairarapa Hopsital

Service:    Orthopaedics Service

Contract:  Permanent, full time

Salary:      As per ASMS SECA

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of TeTiriti 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

We have opportunity for an experienced arthroplasty orthopaedic surgeon with expertise in joint revisions to join our team of orthopaedic specialists.

The role will contribute to the weekend on call roster and will be required to assist with the supervision and instruction of junior medical staff within the orthopaedic service.

You will pride yourself on providing a high standard of clinical practice and expertise to the patients under your care.  The successful candidate will be a team player and clear communicator, willing to work with a multi-disciplinary health team across all 3 of our sites; Wellington, Kenepuru and Wairarapa.

About the Team/Service/ Location

The orthopaedic service provides for the management of major injuries and fractures at Wellington Regional hospital and treatment of injuries, congenital, infective, degenerative and malignant disorders of the musculoskeletal system at Wellington and Kenepuru hospitals.

We provide a regional tertiary service for patients with complex major trauma, revision joint replacement, spinal disorder, scoliosis, paediatric and hand surgery.

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 Orthopaedic Surgery with the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ)
• FRACS or equivalent qualification or to be able to register for vocational registration with the MCNZ
• Experienced in Arthroplasty including complex revisions
• 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.

How to apply

To apply please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers’.

If you have any questions about the role, please email sandra.tam@ccdhb.org.nz

We are not accepting recruitment agency’s applicants, please apply online.

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