Consultant Gastroenterologist

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About the Role and Department

The Gastroenterology Department at Palmerston North Hospital serves the university town of Palmerston North and the Manawatū district. We provide quality outpatient gastroscopy and colonoscopy, ERCP, liver elastography, outpatient clinical care, inpatient gastroenterology care and bowel cancer screening services to the 180,000 people in our district. We are affiliated with the University of Otago, have a training gastroenterology registrar in our department, and maintain a research relationship with Massey University. This environment offers excellent opportunities for teaching and research, and the successful applicant will form part of a team delivering general gastroenterology services. Private work in Palmerston North is also possible once fully vocationally r...