Oral & Maxillofacial Registrar

Role: Oral & Maxillofacial Non-Training Registrar, based at Waikato Hospital Have you completed PGY2 or equivalent? Are you ready for an exciting opportunity for 2027? Be a part of a busy but supportive team 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 Applications are invited for the 2027/2028 year for Non-Training Registrar (NTR) Oral & Maxillofacial Positions (2yrs+ Post Graduation) at Waikato Hospital. Candidates who have completed two years post graduate hospital experience including a variety of surgical experience will be considered. Dually qualified (Medicine and Dentistry) or dentally qualified applicants are welcomed to apply for the positions. This is an excellent opportunity to experience the breadth of surgery in our large tertiary setting before honing in on a training pathway. We provide excellent opportunities for career planning and development as you will gain extensive experience in a wide variety of settings. Waikato Hospital is a teaching hospital and the major tertiary referral centre providing specialized and emergency healthcare for the Te Manawa Taki and Waikato area, with patient catchment of approximately 1,000,000 people. It is the only major hospital in New Zealand to offer all surgical specialties on one campus and is the major trauma hospital for the Midland region. Waikato Hospital has 550 general inpatient beds, performs in excess of 34,000 surgical procedures per year in the 24 theatre operating suite, and sees an average of 220 emergency department presentations per day. In this role, you will provide regional acute, elective and outpatient OMS Services, as part of the OMS Team. You will work closely with ORL Head and Neck Surgery, ICU, and Medical/Radiation oncology colleagues as part of a multi-disciplinary team responsible for providing complex head and neck oncology clinical services. The service is well-resourced with state-of-the-art technology, including a departmental CBCT machine, 3D printer, Model Scanner, Virtual Surgical Planning software, and access to in-house maxillofacial prosthetic technicians. About the Team/Service The Oral and Maxillofacial Department provides a tertiary service to the Central North Island of New Zealand. Hamilton is a level 1 major trauma centre and one of the largest tertiary teaching hospitals, and has a close affiliation with the University Of Auckland School Of Medicine. The current OMS team consists of 3 OMS Consultants, 1 OMS H+N Fellow, 1 full-time training Registrar, 2 NTRs, 1 Medical RMO, and 3 dedicated OMS House Officers. There is a varied acute work load (e.g. odontogenic infections, facial trauma), along with elective operating which includes dento-alveolar, orthognathics, both benign and malignant pathology and TMJ surgery. In this role, you will provide regional acute, elective and outpatient OMS Services, as part of the OMS Team. You will work closely with ORL Head and Neck Surgery, ICU, and Medical/Radiation oncology colleagues as part of a multi-disciplinary team responsible for providing complex head and neck oncology clinical services. We have a strong emphasis on teaching, clinical governance and research. There are weekly teaching sessions (1-2 hours) that involves: Radiology meeting and teaching on x-ray interpretation Case based pathology teaching from a clinical pathologist on patients treated within the unit including review of pathology specimens and slides Morbidity and mortality meetings Trauma meeting with discussion on surgical approaches and patient management Maxillofacial and dental teaching topics given by consultants, registrars and house surgeons on a rotational basis Complex case discussions As a 24/7 OMS service, our successful candidate will contribute to after-hours on-call on a 1 in 3 basis. Given the presence of trainees and house surgeons, you will be encouraged to support their teaching and development alongside visiting medical and dental students. About you PGY3 or equivalent from 2027 Experience in Plastic and/or ENT surgery is a bonus but not required Eligible to work in New Zealand #J-18808-Ljbffr