Programme overview
A Christchurch vascular fellowship covering open and endovascular arterial, aortic and limb-preservation care, with supervised education and regional service exposure.
Documented training exposure
- ✓Open and endovascular peripheral revascularisation, distal bypass and complex aortic interventions including FEVAR/TEVAR
- ✓Carotid, renal access, vascular trauma, venous and oncological vascular surgery
- ✓Weekly teaching and multidisciplinary meetings, diabetic-foot care and ultrasound opportunities
- ✓Nelson regional rotations where suitable for educational and service needs
Training exposure does not guarantee independent operating. Participation depends on registration, credentialing and programme decisions.
Eligibility and prior training
Advanced surgical trainee, junior consultant or overseas-trained vascular surgeon; eligible for general or provisional general registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand.
International applicants: The advert welcomes overseas-trained vascular surgeons, as well as advanced surgical trainees and junior consultants, subject to New Zealand medical-registration eligibility.
Application status
Open
Deadline: 1 January 2027 for the 12-month fellowship commencing September 2027, confirmed by the government vacancy RMO252760 posted 16 October 2026. An earlier cached extract reported 13 November 2026; that earlier date is retained as historical discrepancy context. Applications may be reviewed and recruitment may begin before closing.
Applicants should confirm the current cycle directly with the institution before preparing an application.
Registration, language and immigration
- Medical registration
- Eligibility for general or provisional general MCNZ registration is required; individual eligibility is assessed by the Medical Council. One possible provisional general route is MCNZ’s comparable health system pathway. It normally requires at least 33 of the preceding 48 months of comparable clinical practice at 20 hours per week or more, in a similar field and at a similar level of responsibility. The route also requires an acceptable medical qualification, appropriate registration or recognised training status, and a New Zealand job offer with approved supervision.
- Language requirements
- Not publicly confirmed in the indexed programme source
- Visa and work rights
- Visa category and immigration sponsorship not stated in the vacancy.
- Required documents
- Follow the current official application instructions
Clinical scope and case mix
Operative and procedural participation is tailored to experience and competence; the advert explicitly describes meaningful surgical participation rather than predominantly observation. Regional Nelson Hospital commitments may form part of training.. The official source documents the training themes listed above; exact case numbers, independent responsibility and operative autonomy are not inferred when unpublished.
Research exposure: Not publicly confirmed in the indexed source.
Funding, fees and support
Salary or stipend amount not stated in the vacancy.
Accommodation, relocation, insurance and additional fees are not assumed when they are absent from the official source.
Source limitations and conflicting information
The browser-rendered live vacancy and captured HTML both state 1 January 2027; an earlier cached extraction reported 13 November 2026. The live portal is the current source, and applicants should reconfirm with RDST@cdhb.health.nz.
Applications are reviewed as received and recruitment may commence before the closing date. Unit-wide procedural volumes are not individual fellow case guarantees.
Applications may be reviewed as received and recruitment may begin before the advertised closing date; the closing date is not a promise that a place remains unfilled until then.
The current government vacancy independently corroborates 1 January 2027 for the September 2027 cohort and identifies reference RMO252760. The older cached 13 November date is not treated as a second current deadline; availability can change before closing.
Application evidence checklist
Use these evidence labels alongside the programme details above. A documented condition can belong to an earlier intake; check its source and dates before applying.
- Duration
- Documented
- Clinical participation
- Documented
- International eligibility
- Documented
- Salary, funding and fees
- Not published
- Application deadline
- Documented
- Prior training
- Documented
- Accreditation
- Not published
Questions to resolve with Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora – Canterbury · Christchurch Hospital
Request written answers for these 2 incomplete or conflicting areas:
- Salary, funding and fees: What salary or fees apply to my intake, in which currency, and which costs are covered?
- Accreditation: Which body recognises this specific programme, and what credential or certificate is awarded?
Application process and contact
Use the official programme website for the current application route, named contact and document instructions. VascFellow does not accept applications on behalf of the institution.
Programme enquiries: Position enquiries: RDST@cdhb.health.nz. Employment or registration questions should go to the relevant Health New Zealand recruitment team.
Open programme website ↗Open verification source ↗Sources for the additional details
Selected details reviewed on 2026-11-09. This does not establish a current opening or renew verification of every field.