Oral and Maxillofacial Registrar

**_Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora - Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District_**

**Location**: Hutt Hospital

**Service**: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

**Contract**: 0.6FTE, Fixed Term (to end of July 2026)

**Salary**: As per relevant MECA

**Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the service**

The Oral Maxillo Facial Service is a tertiary service provided at Hutt Hospital and provides regional services to the Capital and Coast, Wairarapa, Mid Central, Taranaki, Hawke - s Bay, Nelson/Marlborough and Whanganui areas, servicing a population of over 1 million people.

The service currently comprises four oral and maxillofacial surgeons, expanding to five from 2024. The service is supported by four dental house officers and works closely with hospital dental service.

**Mō tō mātou rōpū - About the role**

This role will be involved in all aspects of inpatient and outpatient oral and maxillofacial surgery. Responsibilities will include:

- Provision of outpatient clinics, including surgical procedures using sedation and local anaesthesia
- Supervised theatre operating for elective and acute cases
- Be responsible to the admitting consultant (where appropriate) for the supervision of admissions and discharges, investigatory procedures, changes in treatment and similar matters.
- Participate in an out of hours/on call roster
- Attend regional clinic/theatre sessions with consultants (while the role is based at Hutt Hospital, regular travel to Wellington and Hawkes Bay is a core requirement of this position).

**Moū - About you**

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

- Recent experience and knowledge in dental and/or oral and maxillofacial surgery
- Able to deal with a wide range of conditions both acutely and electively
- Works well in a collaboration with the multidisciplinary team

Essential Professional Qualifications / Accreditations / Registrations:

- Registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand and/or New Zealand Dental Council, or through comparable health systems pathway with full registration in the country of origin

**E pā ana ki a tatou - About us**

Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

To find out more about us click on the following links:
Capital and Coast

Hutt Valley

**Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to apply**

**_
Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai_**
**_By joining together we will succeed_