Medical Registrar, Respiratory Advanced Trainee - 2026 Training Year

• Hawke’s Bay Fallen Soldier’s Hospital, Medical Registrar – Respiratory Advanced Trainee
• Permanent, Full-time, Rostered and Rotating Shifts
• Minimum 6 month or 12 month placement

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role
We are seeking a Medical Registrar Advanced Trainee in Respiratory looking to further your training by joining our Medical Department at Hawke's Bay Fallen Soldiers Memorial Hospital. The 2026 placements are 2 February and/or 3 August.

The Respiratory & Sleep Department is a thriving regional service encompassing most facets of respiratory medicine. The Advanced Trainee position is accredited for 12 months of core respiratory training and is supported by with 7 permanent Respiratory Physicians, ensuring continuous specialist supervision and diverse training opportunities.

This role provides exposure to both general and sub-specialty respiratory interests, allowing the successful candidate to shape and advance their role within the department. Our previous trainees have praised the role for its rich training experiences, with all prior trainees securing further positions in Australasian Tertiary Centres to complement their tenure with us.

Services include regular bronchoscopy lists, a busy pleural service, and outpatient care spanning respiratory and sleep medicine. Opportunities abound in areas such as obstructive airways disease, lung cancer, interstitial lung disease, bronchiectasis, cystic fibrosis, TB, and complex lung diseases. We offer a comprehensive local education program, participate in tertiary MDM for ILD and lung cancer, and provide support for ASUM certification in thoracic interventional ultrasound in collaboration with radiology.

Our comprehensive pulmonary function lab includes CPET with two experienced physiologists linking in to tertiary physiology teaching sessions weekly; provision of ambulatory sleep services; teaching of RMOs, nurses and allied health; developing models of care and liaison with community based support services. The trainee has the opportunity to perform bronchoscopies, participate in pleural procedures, engage in lab activity, manage acute admissions to respiratory and specialist outpatient clinics. With no competition from other respiratory trainees, this role offers extensive hands-on experience across clinical, procedural, and educational domains.

As a regional hospital, your afterhours work will be in Acute General Medicine. There is opportunity to extend your training time in Hawke’s Bay by rotating through other accredited medical registrar roles, suitable for both advanced and basic training.

About the Team/Service/Location
The wider Medical Department comprises nine ward-based teams and includes 28 dual-trained Internal Medicine Physicians, 24 Registrars, 15 House Officers, and support from Trainee Interns.

We foster a collaborative, supportive and collegial work environment. Our current rotations include Cardiology, Respiratory, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, General Medicine (with Neurology and Older People’s Health), Renal, as well as outpatient-based rotations in Medical Oncology and Haematology.

Hawke’s Bay Hospital is a 400-bed secondary level public hospital in Hastings, serving a population of over 180,000 people. We offer both acute and elective care across a wide range of medical and surgical specialties. We are supported by a strong regional ICU and flight team with tertiary support for cardiac intervention, cardiothoracic surgery, plastics and neurosurgery from Wellington, ensuring comprehensive care for a diverse patient population.

Hawke’s Bay offers excellent work-life balance, sun, beaches, exceptional outdoor adventures, great schools, mountains and skiing close by, wonderful food and stunning wineries, vibrant cities and plenty more to boast about. For more information on living and working in Hawke’s Bay click HERE

About you

• You’re a Resident Medical Officer (RMO) who has completed basic physician training, and passed their FRACP examination (or equivalent qualification)
• Respiratory rotations are also available for Basic Trainees, please apply to the Medical Registrar advertisement
• You are registered or eligible for general registration, with the Medical Council of New Zealand

Working at Health New Zealand
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to Apply
To review the run description, click HERE. To apply please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal. If you have any questions about the role, please contact via email Dr Daniel Garner, Clinical Lead, Respiratory & Sleep Medicine daniel.garner@hbdhb.govt.nz or the RMO Recruitment Consultant on rmo.recruitment@hbdhb.govt.nz. 

Application Requirements

• Up-to-date CV detailing full dates of employment.
• Cover letter specifying preferred start date.
• 3x Reference Request forms (including one from your most recent supervisor). Ensure all reports are received by the stated closing date. References should be returned to the RMO Recruitment Consultant, email above. Download the Reference Request Form here.

Important Dates
Applications Close:   Monday, 9 June 2025
Offers Made:             Monday, 18 August 2025
Acceptances by:       Monday, 25 August 2025
Start Date:                Monday, 2 February 2026 or Monday, 3 August 2026