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Resident Medical Officers...
Child Health - Waikids
The Waikato Child Health service is a dynamic forward-thinking service. Care is integrated from
community to acute care with good working relationships between professionals who continue
to provide a child-friendly service.
Our 48 bed inpatient service comprises of secondary and tertiary paediatric medical and
surgical services, acute and elective. Additionally we have a 41 cot newborn intensive care,
with the retrieval and transfer of sick neonates by air.
We provide outpatient services for paediatric medicine and surgery (both secondary and
tertiary) – region-wide (e.g. Tokoroa, Thames etc). Paediatric surgery includes neonatal surgery
and is the tertiary service for the Midland region. We are accredited for paediatric surgical
training.
Who we are:
 Nine paediatricians with subspecialty interests
(oncology, haematology, respiratory and CF,
cardiology, diabetes, behavioural and developmental)
 Five neonatologists
 Four paediatric surgeons
 Ten medical registrars, four surgical registrars,
and a community paediatric senior registrar
 Seven medical SHOs and one surgical house officer
Paediatric Medicine
The paediatric medical unit comprises of 24 inpatient beds, an 8 bedded Mothercraft unit, an 8
bedded day stay facility and a large outpatient clinic including a Child Development Unit. RMO
will be provided with Paediatric specific training: departmental teaching – case-based and topic-
based, Journal Club & radiology conference. Access to tele-paeds teaching: weekly Starship
Update and Starship Grand Round (four-six hours/week). The service has 3 paediatricians with
an academic portfolio with the University of Auckland, providing excellent teaching and research
opportunities.
Additionally involvement with outpatient clinics for both SHOs and registrars makes this the
essential experience for anyone considering a future in General Practice, ED or sub-speciality
surgeries (ENT, Orthopaedics, Plastics or Ophthalmology)
You will be provided with support to complete the Diploma of Child Health (Otago) or Diploma of
Paediatrics (Auckland) and FRACP preparation, as well as access to tele-paeds weekly FRACP
teaching.
Paediatric Surgery
The Paediatric Surgery Department also comprises of a 24 bedded inpatient beds providing
secondary, tertiary and trauma services to the people of the Waikato region. There are links
with other services, particularly the Neonatal Unit, acute Orthopaedics, ENT, Urology, Intensive
Care, Emergency, and Gastroenterology. The Paediatric Surgery Unit at Waikato Hospital
provides a comprehensive range of Paediatric surgery services including outpatients and
visiting services to eight other hospitals in the region.
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Who we are:
 Seven consultant positions (full and part time)
Resident Medical Officers...
 Four registrars (two training position)
 One house officer
 Four audiologists
 Clinical nurse manager and specialised nursing staff
 Clinical Nurse Specialist
 Clinical nurse educator
 Newborn hearing screeners
 Clerical staff
We provide:
 Opportunities for involvement in international clinical trials are a priority.
 Work in multidisciplinary team with weekly MDT meeting on the ward and weekly head and neck
cancer clinic on Thursday mornings. MDT attended by radiation oncologists, radiologist,
pathologist, speech language therapist, dietician, nurses and medical staff. Plastics, Maxillo-facial,
ophthalmology and palliative care teams are involved.
 House officers are welcome in theatres and clinic as well but ward work is their priority.
 Education and training is available in both formal and informal settings. Senior RMOs are well
supported in attending relevant courses and conferences in Australiasia.
 Outreach services extend to the Midland region - in Thames, Tokoroa, Te Kuiti and Taumarunui.
 Registrars have opportunities to have their own lists.
Orthopaedic department
The Orthopaedics Unit provides inpatient and outpatient services to people of all ages with musculoskeletal
problems. Our 54 in-patient beds cater for a diverse range of elective cases including hip, shoulder and
elbow replacements as well as trauma cases, including complex pelvic reconstructions. The beds are
spread across two wards; orthopaedic paediatrics are collocated with other paediatric surgical patients in a
separate ward. The majority of elective cases attend pre-admission clinics prior to theatre. Twice a week
there are structured multi-disciplinary teaching sessions. We run pre-admission clinics for most orthopaedic
patients. These have been very successful in ensuring that discharge planning is commenced as soon as
possible.
The outpatient area sees approximately 1400 patients per month in fracture clinics and consultant clinics
and the plaster room, whilst there are approximately 300 inpatient admissions per month.
We have a high trauma caseload with dedicated theatre lists.
Who we are:
 13 consultant orthopaedic surgeons
 13 registrar positions (including four advanced trainee positions, one SET position plus one
exchange with the UK and one fellow position)
 Seven house officers (1 working in ED running Bone Shop)
 clinical nurse managers
 Outpatient Clinical Nurse coordinator