Joint Clinical - Orthopaedic Surgeon - Dunedin Hospital

## Mo tenei turanga mahi | About this role

• DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY AND CRITICAL CARE - DUNEDIN
• FACULTY OF MEDICINE - TE KAUPEKA WHAIORA
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• HEALTH NEW ZEALAND - TE WHATU ORA - SOUTHERN
• In pursuit of excellence, the Faculty of Medicine - Dunedin, in association with Health New Zealand - Southern, seeks to appoint a Senior Lecturer / Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery.

The position provides an excellent opportunity for a clinical academic to establish themselves in one of the leading medical schools in Australasia.The appointee will provide leadership in teaching and research in the field of Orthopaedic Surgery while supporting an effective and efficient service for orthopaedic surgery patients in the Otago and Southland regions.

There are research opportunities for wider collaboration with other researchers in the University's well regarded medical and medical science departments such as the Departments of Anatomy, Pathology and Preventive and Social Medicine.In addition to holding the position of Senior Lecturer / Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Otago, the appointee will concurrently hold a position as Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Health New Zealand - Southern.

This is a joint University / Hospital position and will be held as a single contract with the University of Otago.

The two separate roles equal the equivalent of one full-time position.

The appointee will have appropriate experience in teaching and research.

The incumbent will be responsible for teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

There will be significant opportunity for clinically-based research.

This position is based in Dunedin.

The successful applicant will participate in a shared roster and an after-hours on-call roster.

Clinical duties and patient care including outpatient clinics and operating will form 50% of weekly duties.

An additional payment (0.2 FTE) is provided for clinical duties performed outside of regular hours in negotiation with Health New Zealand - Southern.

The successful candidate must be eligible for vocational registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand.

Experience in spine and paediatric subspecialties is preferred.

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