Orthopaedic Registrar

About the role

You will be part of a dedicated team providing comprehensive elective general orthopaedic services, as well as 24-hour orthopaedic trauma and orthopaedic emergency care.

You will also have the opportunity to undertake regular outpatient clinics in Queenstown.

There are two trainees and six non-trainee positions, as well as a trauma senior house officer.

• One year of accredited training at any level for RACS / NZOA trainees
• The opportunity to work in a modern facility and provide healthcare to a large geographical area, ensuring your exposure to a wide range of work
• The department has one hour registrar teaching session per week
• We have comprehensive weekly audit and x-ray meetings and discussions, patient case reviews, journal club and practical workshops are part of our regular teaching schedule

The scope of your work will be varied and will include exposure to a range of subspecialties including :

• diverse and complex trauma from ski fields and mountain bike tracks and other sports
• primary and revision joint replacement of the hip, knee and shoulder
• specialist exposure to complex trauma, complex revision arthroplasty and pelvic surgery
• elective and trauma paediatric surgery, hand surgery as well as general orthopaedic cover.

This role belongs to the New Zealand Resident Doctors' Association and Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Collective Agreement and Specialty Trainees of New Zealand (STONZ) and Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Collective Agreement.

About you

Our ideal candidate will have registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand or be eligible for general or provisional general registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand.

You can check your eligibility for registration by visiting the Council's website at MCNZ.

We are interested in hearing from RMOs with a minimum of two years' post qualification experience, preferably including at least six months orthopaedic experience.

It is requirement of the Medical Council of New Zealand that your qualifications are approved through EPIC.

If you have a commitment to working in New Zealand, it is highly recommended that you start this process as soon as possible to allow your subsequent registration to be undertaken in a timely fashion.

For more information, please visit MCNZ website re EPIC Credentialing.

All applications must include the following :

• A cover letter
• An up-to-date CV
• Three referee reports

How to apply

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All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

We only accept online applications.

Please apply via our website.