Anaesthesia Provisional Fellow | January 2025

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Mō mātou | About us

“Ko ngā tāngata, te mātua mahi - Putting people at the heart of all we do”

Te Whatu Ora, Health New Zealand, leads the day-to-day running of our health system across New Zealand, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels. It weaves the functions of the 20 former District Health Boards into its regional divisions and district offices, ensuring continuity of services in the health system.

Here in Waitaha, Canterbury we deliver health services to the almost 700,000 people that live in the Canterbury region. We are committed to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its principles by ensuring our partnership with Māori are at the forefront of all our conversations.

The Team

The Department of Anaesthesia is a large department which provides acute and planned anaesthesia services in Christchurch across two main campuses, Christchurch Public and Burwood Hospital. Surgical services are provided for all the main surgical specialities including Cardiothoracic, Vascular, Neurosurgery, Trauma, Paediatric/Neonatal surgery and Obstetrics and Gynaecology.  Tertiary services provided for patients from outside Canterbury include Acute Spine, Oncological surgery and endovascular clot retrieval. The department is accredited for training by ANZCA and has a large number of trainees.

The Role:

We are seeking Provisional Fellows in Anaesthesia who will be based at Christchurch Hospital. The department has 2 positions available:

1) End of January 2025 to the end of January2026

2) July 2025 to the end of January 2026(with potential to extend to 12-18 months)

The Provisional Fellow positions are accredited by the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists and offer an ideal bridge between registrar training and consultant practice.

Provisional Fellows are given an increased level of responsibility and manage a wide range of elective and acute cases.  Where possible, sub-specialty interests will be accommodated.

Applicants must have passed the Final Fellowship Examination and be entering their fifth year of training (or equivalent).

Our Culture: What matters to us

Ko ngā tāngata, te mātua mahi

Putting people at the heart of all we do

Health is ultimately all about people. What’s important around here is the way we care for and respect others, the responsibility taken for delivering outcomes, and going about our work with integrity.

Belonging Here

Being part of Te Whatu Ora, Waitaha our people enjoy access to, flexible working arrangements and a genuine and ongoing focus on career development.

Te Whatu Ora believes that diversity and inclusion is key to ensure we deliver the best care for our diverse population. As an organisation we are an inclusive and equal opportunity employer that welcomes and respects everyone. 

Apply online, or to find out more information about the recruitment process, please contact Amy Walker– Recruitment Specialist. Email: Amy.Walker@cdhb.health.nz

Should you require any further clinical information please contact Consultant Anaesthetist Patrick McKendry by email: patrick.mckendry@cdhb.health.nz

Please note that applications made via an agency will not be considered.