Specialist Medical Officer/Gastroenterologist, Gastroenterology

The Department of Gastroenterology at Middlemore Hospital invites applications for a Gastroenterologist with experience/interest in Hepatology. Middlemore Hospital is an accredited, 800-bed, teaching hospital of Auckland University and it is the main acute medicine centre for the region of over 550,000 people.

Our Department of Gastroenterology currently operates 4 endoscopy procedure rooms and we offer a large volume of outpatient services and on-site gastroenterology diagnostic services. Our Gastroenterology Service provides high quality under-graduate and post-graduate teaching with an active research program in place. You will work within a team including 17 other Gastroenterologists.

Responsibilities include, endoscopy, acute general gastroenterology care on the gastroenterology ward and the out of hours gastroenterology roster. There will also be contribution to the provision of outpatient clinics.

We are seeking a colleague to cover sabbatical leave within the department for a fixed term period.

Salary and conditions of service will be in accordance with the New Zealand ASMS Award Agreement.

Applicants must have suitable training and experience in Gastroenterology and should be / be able to be registered with the New Zealand Medical Council. To view the job description, please click here

Further information is available from Dr Kumudith Ekanayaka, Clinical Head Gastroenterology Tel + 64 9 276 0000, email  Kumudith.Ekanayaka@middlemore.co.nz

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At Counties Manukau Health people and their lives matter to us. We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community. To help us achieve this we need a workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maaori and Pacific communities. We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whaanau, community and our staff – all carefully considered in our action plan. Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability. Our values are Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga , Kind –Manaakitanga, Together –Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga. If these are your values too, then join us today.