Where you’ll be working: Waikato Hospital - Hamilton, New Zealand
The details: Permanent Full time
Large tertiary training hospital
Flights, relocation and registration expenses covered
Central North Island - great community & lifestyle
Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity
This is a fantastic opportunity for an Abdominal / Pelvic / O&G Radiologist to join the Waikato Hospital Radiology team, where you’ll work with other sub-spec trained colleagues and develop and grow your own professional interests.
The position is based in the friendly city of Hamilton with the benefits of an affordable cost of living, a vibrant arts and culture scene, outdoor activities on your doorstep and good schools; the perfect family lifestyle. You can choose to live in the city or more rurally with only a 20-30 minute commute to work. Located centrally in the heart of the North Island, close to beaches, mountains, lakes and forests, with a domestic airport and Auckland only an hour away, Hamilton truly is a welcoming community and an ideal place to call home.
Waikato Hospital is a tertiary training hospital with a Level 1 Trauma Centre serving the whole Waikato region: one of the busiest in New Zealand. The Radiology Department carries out approximately 200,000 examinations each year with a major focus on Emergency and Trauma imaging and Oncology.
You will be reporting a broad mix of complex clinical cases within your area of expertise, including hepatobiliary/pancreas, urology, gynaecology, gastrointestinal diseases. A skills set including obstetric US & MRI would be an advantage. Your workload will also include general radiology and acute imaging. You will participate in multi-disciplinary meetings, teach registrars, and be involved with the continual development of high standards within the department.
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Ko o tatou painga | Our Benefits
A competitive salary package and comprehensive benefits including six weeks annual leave, superannuation, paid indemnity insurance, up to 10 days continuing medical education (CME) leave and expenses. Medical Council of NZ fees are reimbursed, and a relocation allowance is on offer.
“It’s true what they say, New Zealand is very green, the people very friendly. It’s such a melting pot of nationalities too; never have I felt so welcome, so understood, so respected.” (newly arrived Radiologist, Waikato Hospital, 2023)
Mōu | About you
Required skills & experience you will need to be considered for this role:
Fellowship training or formal sub-speciality experience in Abdominal Radiology. Desirable skills include sub-speciality experience in CT colonography, male and female pelvic MRI, O& G imaging.
You need to be qualified in a comparable health system and eligible for registration as a Specialist Diagnostic Radiologist with the Medical Council of New Zealand. We will help you gain registration plus support you through your entire relocation process.
Ko ngaa hua o te noho ki roto o Waikato, te mahi hoki ki Te Whatu Ora, Waikato | The Benefits of living in Waikato and working for Te Whatu Ora, Waikato
Located in the heart of the mighty Waikato, Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora, Waikato operates over a number of sites, Hamilton City our main campus and smaller community-based hospitals across our region. Hamilton City has easy access to beaches and mountains, so if your interests range from a host of water sports, mountain biking to vineyard lunches, the area has something for you right on your doorstep. To discover more about our stunning area, please click here.
He whare Manawanui, He whare Koronga | A committed workspace, a workspace with purpose
Tō mātou whakahaere ki te tika, te rerekētanga, me te whai wāhi mai | Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter. We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.
Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply
Please apply online as applications are unable to be accepted via email.
For any queries about the role please contact Rachel Spencer: Rachel.Spencer@hospitalstaff.co.nz or +64 21 493 907 for an informal chat or to register your interest.
Closing date: Open until filled
Nau mai haere mai - Come join the team!