Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora – Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District
Location: Wellington Regional Hospital/Kenepuru Hospital/Hutt Valley Hospital
Service: Plastic Surgery and Burns
Contract: 12 months Fixed Term
Salary: As per relevant RMO MECA
Kōrero mō te tūranga – About the role
The Wellington Regional Plastic Maxillo-Facial and Burn Unit is seeking applications for a junior/developmental plastic surgery fellow to join our service for one year, from early 2026.
This role will work alongside a medical team comprising around 12 plastic surgery consultants, and 12 junior doctors of varying grades. You will be rostered to a mix of acute and elective operating under both general and local anaesthetic, review patients in the emergency and outpatient departments, and participate in some clinics. Depending on your level of competency, you will participate in either the senior or junior registrar after hours roster.
The Plastic Surgery Unit is a tertiary service based in Lower Hutt, Wellington, and provides regional services to Capital and Coast, Wairarapa, Mid Central, Hawke’s Bay, Nelson/Marlborough and Whanganui areas, servicing a population of over 1 million people. The fellow roles will be expected to attend clinics in these other district hospitals alongside colleagues.
You must be able to work legally in New Zealand and have either a permanent NZ address or a work visa or permit and be eligible for IMG registration pathways through Medical Council New Zealand.
Moū – About you
The junior/developmental fellow role would suit an overseas candidate who ideally has commenced but not yet completed plastic surgery training. This may include plastic surgery registrars from less developed countries seeking a development opportunity in a New Zealand unit.
E pā ana ki a tatou – About us
We place a particular emphasis on leadership, teamwork, the wider determinants of health and the elimination of health inequities, with a particular focus on Māori and Pacific Peoples health and wellbeing.
Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley district is located centrally in Wellington and has over 6,000 full-time equivalent staff, making us one of the major employers in the Wellington region. We operate three hospitals – Wellington Regional Hospital in Newtown, Hutt Valley Hospital and Kenepuru Hospital in Porirua – as well as the Kāpiti Health Centre at Paraparaumu.
The Mental Health, Addiction and Intellectual Disability Service (MHAIDS) spans three districts – Wairarapa, Hutt Valley and Capital and Coast – and includes local, regional, and national services. The local MHAIDS services are provided from multiple sites within the sub-region – greater Wellington, Hutt Valley and Wairarapa.
Here at Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley district we embrace diversity and welcome applications from people of all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disability and religions. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and serve our community.
Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District is a pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.
Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to apply
For further information on this role please email [email protected] and indicate the job title and vacancy number in the subject line.
Please note we will be reviewing applications when received and will progress through the recruitment process.
Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai
By joining together we will succeed