6 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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The fellow will be allocated to upper GI surgery and procedures lists for approximately 50% of their clinical time. These include liver resections, bariatric surgery, Whipple’s procedures, oesophagectomies, and ERCPs. We have the highest volume of upper GI cases in the country. Note that transplants are not performed at our institution.
Two fellow posts are available for this role.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the fellowship, the fellow will be able to:
Provide anaesthesia for upper GI surgery and related procedures, including endoscopic procedures requiring anaesthetic input
Apply the principles of anaesthesia for bariatric surgery, including relevant perioperative issues
Demonstrate proficiency in anaesthesia for live surgery (excluding transplants)
Demonstrate proficiency in anaesthesia for oesophageal surgery, including potential complications
Responsibilities
Maintenance of a logbook to document upper GI cases, including follow-up of patients when necessary
Attendance at the Upper GI preoperative clinic
Lead Clinician for fellowship: Dr Lindsay Gray
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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/