Microbiology Registrar - December 2020

Our department
Canterbury Health Laboratories (CHL) is the leading medical diagnostic reference laboratory in Christchurch, New Zealand with laboratory service links and academic partnerships throughout New Zealand and the World.
CHL provides a tertiary care laboratory service for Canterbury DHB's hospitals, specified laboratory services to general practice surgeries throughout the Canterbury DHB, and a range of reference tests for all medical diagnostic laboratories within New Zealand.
The Microbiology service provides specialist advice regarding the diagnosis and management of microbial pathogens involved in a patient's infectious disease process and assists with managing communicable disease outbreaks in healthcare settings.
Specialist areas in microbiology include bacteriology, mycology, parasitology, mycobacteriology, virology, serology, and infection prevention and control. These integrated services are provided by experienced and highly qualified scientific staff in partnership with specialised medical staff.
The Microbiology Unit at Canterbury Health Laboratories, CDHB employs two registrars in training positions and provides an extensive and state of the art service to both local hospitals and the community. While candidates would ideally be committed to pursuing a career in Microbiology, applicants from related disciplines such as Infectious Diseases, Pathology, Public Health or Sexual Health are welcome to apply.
The role:
Permanent, full-time Microbiology Registrar
Commencing in December 2020
Located at Canterbury Health Laboratories

Skills and experience:
Committed to training in the speciality of Clinical Microbiology or alternatively will be training in a closely aligned discipline such as Infectious Diseases, Paediatrics, Pathology, Public Health or Sexual Health
You will have completed PGY2 (or FY2) by December 2020
You must be eligible for general or provisional general registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand. You can check your eligibility by visiting the Council's website at www.mcnz.org.nz

For more clinical information on this position, please contact Dr Joshua Freeman, Clinical Director of Microbiology,**********, telephone 03 364 0640, extension 86601, or for advice on the application procedure please contact Tracey Sutherland at:**********