Senior Plastic Surgery Fellow

## Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora - Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District
• Location :
• Wellington Regional Hospital / Kenepuru Hospital / Hutt Valley Hospital
• Service :
• Plastic Surgery and Burns
• Contract :
• 6 months
• Salary :
• As per relevant RMO MECA
• Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role
• The Wellington Regional Plastic Maxillo-Facial and Burn Unit is seeking a senior plastic surgery fellow to join our service for an initial period of 6 months
• starting January 2026.
• This role works alongside a medical team comprising around 12 plastic surgery consultants, and 12 junior doctors of varying grades.The Plastic Surgery Unit is a tertiary service based in Lower Hutt, Wellington, and provides regional services to Capital and Coast, Wairarapa, Mid Central, Hawke's Bay, Nelson / Marlborough and Whanganui areas, servicing a population of over 1 million people. The fellow roles will be expected to attend clinics in these other district hospitals alongside colleagues.You must be able to work legally in New Zealand and have either a permanent NZ address or a work visa or permit, and be eligible for registration through the Medical Council of New Zealand.
• Moū - About you
• The senior fellow role would suit a candidate who is well advanced in their plastic surgery training, seeking to develop skills in specific areas before becoming a consultant. You will participate in the senior registrar on-call roster (approximately 1 in 7) which will include long days and weekends, requiring an ability to manage hand and burn trauma along with other reconstructive emergencies.We place a particular emphasis on leadership, teamwork, the wider determinants of health and the elimination of health inequities, with a particular focus on Māori and Pacific Peoples health and wellbeing.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.The Mental Health, Addiction and Intellectual Disability Service (MHAIDS) spans three districts - Wairarapa, Hutt Valley and Capital and Coast - and includes local, regional, and national services. The local MHAIDS services are provided from multiple sites within the sub-region - greater Wellington, Hutt Valley and Wairarapa.Here at Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley district we embrace diversity and welcome applications from people of 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.Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District is a pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.
• 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 and indicate the job title and vacancy number (
• RMO\_3\_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
• | Location : | Hutt Valley |

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