Consultant Obstetrician

**Location: Wairarapa Hospital**
**Service: Medical Services**

**Contract: Permanent Full time**

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**About the Role**

Wairarapa Hospital requires a Specialist Obstetrician Gynaecologist to provide obstetrics and gynaecology care for the Wairarapa region. This is an opportunity for clinicians interested in providing a general obstetrics and gynaecology service for a well-defined community within one of New Zealand's most attractive areas.

**About the Team/Service/ Location**

This position is located at Wairarapa Hospital, where gynaecology and secondary level obstetric services are provided. There is an average of 600 births per annum. Tertiary hospital services, including delivery of premature labours below 34 weeks is provided by Wellington hospital. Whilst the Gynaecology service is general in nature there may be the opportunity to develop special areas of interest.

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**About you**
- The appointee will be registered as a Medical Practitioner with the Medical Council of New Zealand or eligible for registration with the Medical Council to enable them to practice medicine within New Zealand.
- The employee will hold a higher qualification appropriate to the practice of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. This qualification must be recognised by the Medical Council of New Zealand for vocational scope registration
- Have at least two years post graduate obstetrics and gynaecology specialty experience.
- Have experience and confidence with both colposcopy and obstetric ultrasound scanning.

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