6 -12 month post
Positions commence in the first week of February and August each year, with a 12-month appointment. Applicants will need to make their preferred start date clear.
Applications open in March of the preceding year, with a closing date in late April or early May. Occasionally, additional positions are advertised in September or October.
Positions will be advertised on the local recruitment website.
Minimum Requirements
Eligible for registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand
New Zealand and Australian trainees: Fulfilled all requirements of Advanced Training to allow progress to Provisional Fellowship training when commencing the post
UK trainees: Completed ST5 and all Essential Units of Higher Level Training by commencement of post, with a minimum of 4 years' experience in clinical anaesthesia.
Republic of Ireland trainees: Completed SAT5 (with eligibility to progress to SAT6) by commencement of post, with a minimum of 4 years' experience in clinical anaesthesia.
Canadian trainees: Completed a residency accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, with a minimum of 4 years' experience in clinical anaesthesia.
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Over 50% of clinical time is dedicated to obstetric anaesthesia, including acute obstetrics, elective Caesarean section lists, and anaesthetic obstetric clinics. The fellow will assist with the delivery of our multidisciplinary obstetric emergency simulation course and coordinate obstetric anaesthesia teaching sessions for junior trainees.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the fellowship, the fellow will be able to:
Demonstrate further proficiency in obstetric anaesthesia
Evaluate an obstetric anaesthesia and analgesia service for a department
Teach principles of crisis management in obstetric anaesthesia
Apply the use of neuraxial ultrasound
Responsibilities
Provide formal labour epidural teaching sessions for junior trainees
Maintenance of an obstetric anaesthesia logbook to document performance of procedures and follow-up of patients.
Coordination of obstetric anaesthesia teaching for junior trainees and other staff as required
Lead Clinician for fellowship: Dr Morgan Edwards and Dr Olivia Albert
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All fellows are expected to contribute to departmental audits, research, and/or quality-improvement measures. A research project in a relevant area may be allocated to the fellow on commencement of duties.
All roles are for 4 days per week. The fifth day is a rostered day off. In addition, the fellows share an evening and weekend roster, where they supervise registrars on duty. They are supported by an on-call consultant. Overnight duties may be introduced in the future as the service expands.
Remuneration
Employment conditions are in accordance with the employer collective agreement of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS). Fellows who have not completed their specialist training (e.g. not obtained their UK CCT or FANZCA) are paid on Step 1 of the "Medical and Dental Officer" scale. Fellows who are eligible for specialist registration in New Zealand (e.g. post-CCT, post-FANZCA, completed Canadian residency) are paid on the "Fellow" scale. The figures listed in the employer collective agreement document are base pay figures (4 days per week) and do not include work performed after hours, which is paid at 1.5x the base hourly rate. In addition, fellows may choose to participate in the weekday evening roster at our satellite hospital or take additional locum duties on their rostered day off. All 12-month positions include a generous CME allowance of $16,000.
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For specific enquiries, please contact the Fellow Recruitment Lead, Dr Nav Sidhu (Nav.Sidhu@waitematadhb.govt.nz)
Or the Fellowship Supervisors:
Dr Ann-Marie Stevenson (Ann-Marie.Stevenson@waitematadhb.govt.nz)
Dr Elitza Sardareva (Elitza.Sardareva@waitematadhb.govt.nz)
For further information: http://www.waitemata-anaesthesia.com/education/fellowships/