Fellowship - Gastroenterology - Dunedin Hospital

Fellowship – Gastroenterology / IBD / Endoscopy

• Salary: ASMS MECA 2024 Fellow (NZD 179,480)
• One Year Fixed Term 1.0 FTE (FTE negotiable)

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we're building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

About the role
We are pleased to offer a one-year fellowship position in Dunedin Hospital/University of Otago to gastroenterology trainees interested in the areas of IBD and Endoscopy. The Fellow in this program will work closely with the team of  5 Consultant Physicians, Registrar, Clinical Nurse specialists and Nurse Practitioner to ensure an efficient and high-quality service.

Dunedin Hospital is the only tertiary level hospital in the lower South Island and can offer you a varied and challenging array of all aspects in Gastroenterology. We have over 1000 patients with IBD under our care and provide over 5000 endoscopic procedures. Our Gastroenterology Research Unit, affiliated with the University of Otago, allows research into various aspects of IBD, from fundamental research into bacterial host interactions using state of the human art organoid models to digital health applications for monitoring the wellbeing of our patients.

Fellows should be mostly proficient in upper and lower diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopies.  

The successful candidate will participate in all aspects of our in- and outpatient IBD specialist service, including two IBD clinics per week, ward rounds, rural clinics, participate in the IBD medical/surgical MDMs, four endoscopy lists per week, research and 1:6 Gastroenterology on-call under supervision as needed. They will also be expected to conduct in house research, preferably using the CCCare database, investigator-led studies and commercial clinical trials.

Supervision, both direct and indirect, will be provided by other SMOs including a consultant available for advice at all times. This is an excellent opportunity to hone specialist skills before becoming fully vocationally registered. It is intended to aid the transition from registrar working under supervision to specialist providing supervision to junior staff.

We are looking for someone with the following skills and experience to complement our team:

• A team player with exceptional interpersonal skills who builds effective relationships both within and external to their team
• Is solution focussed and can demonstrate excellent decision making and priority setting in a clinical environment
• Enthusiasm for teaching and passing on their knowledge to junior members of staff and University students.
• Supervision of more junior medical staff within the Unit – education of junior staff in clinical management and procedural techniques (where the Fellow is appropriately skilled).

About you
You will need to be at least in your last 6 months of Gastroenterology advanced training.

About Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is 'the weaving of wellness'. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community

Salary range

This role belongs to the ASMS Collective Agreement Fellow Scale $179,480.

How to Apply

Please send a cover letter and your up-to-date CV to Professor Michael Schultz ) or apply here.

Pre-Employment checks
In the interests of protecting our people and our patients, all appointments will be subject to:

• Occupational Health Assessment
• Police Vetting / Ministry of Justice safety checks
• Serious misconduct checks (previous Public Service departments and statutory Crown entities only)

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