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Christchurch Hospital is seeking a full-time Specialist Medical Officer (SMO) to join their Plastic Surgery team. This position is available as either a fixed-term or permanent role, offering flexibility to suit the right candidate

Position 1: February 2025 – July 2025

The successful candidate will join us on a fixed-term contract from February 2025 to July 2025,

Position 2: Permanent Role or Fixed Term from July 2025

From July 2025 onwards, we are seeking a permanent or fixed term SMO to fill the role.

If you are a passionate and experienced SMO looking for a dynamic and supportive environment, we encourage you to apply for either the fixed-term position starting in February or the permanent role or fixed term role beginning in July 2025.

The PRS Department

The Plastic and Reconstructive Department at Christchurch Hospital provides a complete range of secondary and tertiary services for paediatric and adult patients, both acute and elective for the Canterbury and West Coast regions. Acute hand call is shared with the Department of Orthopaedics.

The Department is one of three regional burn units and is the Regional Burn Unit for the South Island.

We are an accredited training centre for the Royal Australian College of Surgeons for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and have a complement of both training and non-training registrars within our service

Further details

Further details can be found at Plastic Surgeon – CDHB (careercentre.net.nz)

Apply online, or to find out more information, please contact Amy Walker – Recruitment Specialist | Email: Amy.Walker@tewhatuora.govt.nz