2027 Training Year - Non-SET Surgical Registrars
Auckland Metropolitan Region - Te Toka Tumai, Counties Manukau, Waitemata, Permanent Fulltime
Work and live your best life in Auckland in 2027!
• Highly diverse and multicultural - Tamaki Makaurau (Auckland) has more than 200 ethnic communities
• Live a life that allows you to explore the energetic nightlife, bustling restaurant scene, and an abundance of cultural and leisure activities
• Experience the East and West Coasts of Aotearoa within a short drive
• Access to beautiful beaches and walking tracks right by your doorstep
Benefits
• Ability to rotate through the nine RACS surgical subspecialties: Cardiothoracic Surgery, General Surgery, Neurosurgery, ORL/ENT, Orthopaedics, Paediatric Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Urology, Vascular Surgery
• Approved training reimbursements
See for yourself what one of our Non-SET Surgical Trainees has to say about training and working in Auckland:
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
• Obtain world-class training and supervision by world-renowned Consultants dealing with some of the most complex and serious conditions in New Zealand
• Diverse patient base, and with almost a third of the population of New Zealand in the Auckland region, the ability to hone your interpersonal, diagnostic and surgical skills and to rapidly increase experience in all aspects of surgical care.
About the Team/Service/ Location
• Opportunity to practice across multiple hospitals, all within a 30km radius of each other. Many national and supra-regional specialist services are located within the three districts.
• Work in structured teams with support from SET trainees and Fellows as well as Consultants.
• Work alongside Consultants who are SET selectors who can offer you valuable mentoring, feedback, advice and tips to get onto the RACS SET Training program
For more information on living and working in Auckland click here
About you
• Minimum of 6 months experience in surgical runs
• Eligibility for general scope registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand.
- Applications close: at 5pm on Monday 8 June 2026
- Interviews held between: 29 June 2026- 3 July 2026
Offers to successful applicants: Monday 17th August 2026
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.
How to Apply
To apply please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal by 8 June 2026. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Akriti Vaid at Akriti.Vaid@tewhatuora.govt.nz
We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.
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