Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Fellow

• Excellent opportunity to develop your professional practice at Te Toka Tumai Auckland

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 motivated Fellow to join our Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS) team, providing comprehensive hospital-based, tertiary-level specialist services to 1.6 million people domiciled with the Northern Region of New Zealand.

The current OMS team consists of 5 OMS surgeons, 3 dual-qualified College trainee registrars, 1 dual-qualified non-training registrar, 2 dental registrar, 5 dental house officers and 1 medical house officer. Auckland is a training centre in OMS surgery, accredited by the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons (RACDS).

This role offers an exceptional learning opportunity for a surgical graduate to further develop clinical skills and knowledge in the specialty of OMS, with a primary focus on Head & Neck Cancer surgery. The Fellow will contribute to procedures including tumour resection and microvascular reconstruction of structures critical to speech, swallowing, appearance, and implant rehabilitation. Timely surgical intervention is essential to prevent disease progression, and the successful applicant will be an integral part of this care. The fellow will also gain experience in interprofessional collaboration and communication with OMF surgeons, orthodontists, oral pathologists, neurologists, dentists and other surgical disciplines including the interdisciplinary Head & Neck Cancer Team.

In addition, the Fellow will participate in acute work, including surgery for facial trauma and management of severe dental infections involving the mouth, jaws, and neck. For the right candidate there is potential to gain exposure to corrective jaw surgery (orthognathic surgery), bone grafting, sleep apnea surgery, and temporomandibular joint surgery.

The fellow will be involved in research projects during their tenure. Other activities include participation in head and neck tumour board meetings and review of histology. At the conclusion of the experience, the fellow will be properly equipped to accept a teaching/clinical position in an academic medical centre or private practice depending on his or her career interests.

This position is ideally suited to a candidate seeking advanced training and hands-on experience in complex Head & Neck procedures within a collaborative, multidisciplinary hospital setting.

About you: Important Skills

To be eligible for this role you must hold or be eligible for primary and vocational registration as a specialist Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon with the Medical Counciland the Dental Council of New Zealand. You must have an excellent work record, an ability to integrate as part of a team, and a desire for public service.

For more information about this unique opportunity, please contact Dr Christian Freudlsperger, Service Clinical Director, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at cfreudlspe@adhb.govt.nz

For a detailed overview of the role, please click here

Working at Health New Zealand

We are Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland. We provide health and disability services to more than half a million people living in central Auckland, regional services for Northland and greater Auckland, and specialist national services for the whole of New Zealand. Our main sites are Auckland City Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre and Starship Children’s Hospital, located in central Auckland, however, this role will work regularly for Middlemore Hospital

We are part of Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealand’s national health service. Te Whatu Ora leads the day-to-day running of the health system, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels. We are also an Accredited Employer with Immigration NZ (Please visit Immigration NZ Accredited Employer Work Visa for more information if you will be needing a Work Visa)

We are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngāti Whātua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand. We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.

How to apply

To apply, simply click on the link below and make an online application attaching your latest CV and cover letter explaining your motivation for wanting to apply. 

If you have any queries about this opportunity or accessibility or technical issues with the online process, please contact Kavitha John, Recruitment Consultant on Kavitha.John@tewhatuora.govt.nz to discuss how we can best support your application.