12-month Urology Fellowship opportunity available at Auckland City Hospital and North Shore Hospital
Commencing August 2025
Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity
The Urology department at the Te Toka Tumai Auckland invites applications for a 12 month Fellowship position under the supervision of Dr Simon van Rij, Service Clinical Director of Urology. This is a split role, with 6 months occurring at Auckland City Hospital working on open uro-oncological procedures and 6 months at North Shore Hospital covering robotics.
Auckland City Hospital is a large comprehensive public hospital in the centre of Auckland providing a wide range of tertiary services. The hospital is under the auspices of Te Toka Tumai Auckland which employs over 13,000 healthcare workers, and is the largest clinical training institution in New Zealand.
The Urology Department at Auckland City Hospital provides a secondary service for the population of Auckland City and Counties Manukau as well as tertiary service for the greater Auckland region, and a quaternary service for New Zealand. The Department covers major open uro-oncology, endourology, and reconstructive urology. Our service provides complex reconstructive and functional urology for our patients.
This position will encompass a mixture of clinical work, teaching, and research and will provide a significant learning opportunity for a surgical graduate to further their clinical skills in Urology. Clinical activities include:
Weekly operating lists across both Auckland City Hospital and Greenlane Surgical Unit
Daily ward rounds
Weekly MDM meeting
Weekly general outpatient clinic including procedural clinics
Overnight on-call (1st on, off-site)
Our surgical procedures include:
Open complex uro-oncology
Robot uro-oncology (prostate and kidney)
All general endo-urology
Laparoscopy
Collaboration with the Renal Transplant Surgery
High volume acute operative urology as the acute centre for the greater Auckland area
The successful candidate will enjoy a challenging and fulfilling year in our unit and significantly advance their skillset in areas of their choice.
Nga Pukenga Motuhake | Important Skills
It is essential that applicants have surgical training equivalent to FRACS level. You must have an excellent work record, an ability to integrate as part of a team, and a desire for public service. A commitment to research, audit and quality assurance is also required. You will be either registered or be eligible for registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand and demonstrate successful experience/training in research.
Ko wai matou | Our Organisation
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.
We are part of Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealand's national health service. We are also an Accredited Employer with Immigration NZ.
We are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngati Whatua.
He aha nga painga o tenei mahi mou | Why you will enjoy working here
For overseas applicants, or New Zealand applicants, outside of Auckland, we offer an attractive relocation package. We recognise there is more to life than mahi | work, and we encourage and provide access to all our staff several services and benefits to support themselves whilst they are employed within Te Toka Tumai Auckland.
Me pehea te tuku tono | How to apply
For help with your online application contact Kavitha John, Recruitment Consultant at ****** quoting job title and reference number ADHB21241. Please click the 'Apply now' button below and complete the online application, attaching an up to date cover letter and CV.
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