Consultant Otolaryngologist (Ears, Nose And Throat - Ent)

## Mo tenei turanga mahi | About this role

• Location :
• Wellington Regional Hospital, Kenepuru Hospital and Hutt Hospital, outreach to Wairarapa Hospital
• Service :
• Otolaryngology (Ears, Nose and Throat - ENT) Service
• Contract :
• Permanent, full time - up to full time, starting summer 2025 -2026
• Salary :
• As perHealth 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, whanau-centred care, and excellence.

The role is based at Wellington Regional Hospital,however the successful candidate will be expected to work across the greater Wellington region in line with a current change to establish a sub-regional ENT service.The position will involve a range of acute and elective general ORL surgery however application from a post-fellow or experienced surgeon with a sub-specialty area of interest, particularly in Otology, would be welcomed.Some undergraduate teaching is expected as well as supervision and teaching of registrars in the otolaryngology training rotation.

Current recruitment to the sub-regional service will see the team increase to 11 surgeons.These include general otolaryngology, rhinology andanterior skull base surgery, otology, lateral skull base and acoustic neuromasurgery, cochlear implantation, paediatric otolaryngology and head and neck surgery.

We work in close collaboration with oncology, neurosurgery, plastic surgery, paediatric and neurosurgery services.

Suitable candidates will have opportunities for research and 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 - Regional Hospital in Newtown, Hospital and Kenepuru Hospital in - as well as the Health Centre at Paraparaumu.

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.

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