Radiation Oncology Registrar - Parental Leave Cover (1 October 2025 – 30 September 2026)

Nau mai, haere mai ki Ūpoko ki te uru hauora

• Fixed-term Parental Leave Cover (1 October 2025 – 30 September 2026)

• Based at Wellington Regional Hospital

• This is a non training role and a good opportunity for someone wanting to know more about this specialty, with a view to potentially training in radiation oncology
• You will be responsible for clinical management of patients in a fully supported training environment and be joining a team of 10 radiation oncologists and 7 trainee registrars.
• Most of our patients are outpatients with a small number of inpatients, on average 5 per week. You will be responsible for managing the inpatients along with the other registrars and a ward based house officer.
• You will attend outpatient clinics with a radiation oncologist to see new and follow up patients.
• You will participate in an acute roster assessing patients receiving radiation treatment.
• You will participate in an after-hours on call roster, including weekends till 11pm, a 1 in 8 rotation.

RMO salaries are calculated based on relevant previous years of experience and the average weekly hours of work as set out in the relevant run description. For the current salary bands, please refer to either the Specialty Trainees of New Zealand (SToNZ) or Resident Doctors’ Association (RDA) Single-Employer Collective Agreements.

Mō tō mātou rōpū – About our team

The Wellington Blood and Cancer Centre (WBCC) at Wellington Hospital serves patients from Wellington, Kapiti Coast, Hutt Valley, Wairarapa and Nelson/Marlborough, seeing over 1200 new radiation oncology patients per annum. All radiation treatment is delivered at Wellington Hospital. There are peripheral clinics at Hutt hospital, Masterton Hospital, Kenepuru Hospital, and Wairau Hospital. Wellington also offers supra-regional services for gynaecological brachytherapy.

The WBCC is an integrated department with medical oncology, haematology and palliative care. Multidisciplinary team meetings exist for all the major tumour types. The department has its own research unit to support participation in clinical trials. The radiation department has 3 Varian Linear Accelerators, a skin unit, a high dose brachytherapy suite, a wide-bore planning CT scanner, and utilises the Eclipse planning system. We offer gynaecology and prostate brachytherapy , stereotactic treatment for brain, lung and some palliative sites, and total body irradiation. 

This is a great role for someone interested in radiation oncology training, or oncology in general. 

Moū – About you

• Candidates must have completed at least 2 years post-graduate clinical work experience and therefore be PGY3 or above by the role commencement date to be considered for this position
• 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 http://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. The immigration NZ website can be found at https://www.immigration.govt.nz/new-zealand-visas

What’s in it for me?

• Home to the NZ Government, Wellington is a vibrant place to live and work and has repeatedly been voted as New Zealand’s top lifestyle city. Wellington is considered cultural and creative hub of the country and hosts numerous cultural events as well as live theatre, music and festivals. We are renowned for our café culture, nightlife, fantastic restaurants, sparkling harbour, surf spots, amazing views, outdoor activities and close proximity to vineyards ensuring you are never short of activities to do outside of working hours. For more information about living in Wellington, visit the Discover Wellington website.

• You will love working with us as you will have the opportunity to rotate across our three Regions and includes the possibility of Rural attachments 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.

E pā ana ki a tatou – About us

Here at the Te Whatu Ora Capital, Coast, Hutt Valley & Wairarapa districts we embrace diversity and welcome applications from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disability and religions. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and serve our community.

To find out more about us click on the following links:

Capital and Coast District

Hutt Valley District

Wairarapa District

Me pēhea te tuku tono - 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_22_25) in the subject line.

Please note we will be reviewing applications when received and will progress through the recruitment process

Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai
By joining together we will succeed