Names in the programme record: Not identified as programme director in the reviewed source
Profile completeness85%
Comprehensive · Source does not publish funding, application deadline, faculty profile
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
Entry requirements published; check international conditions
Funding
Not published
Deadline
No current dated closing deadline established
Duration
12 months
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureComprehensive hand and wrist surgery with a large trauma component, tetraplegic reconstruction and brachial-plexus reconstruction; congenital hand surgery is excluded
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
≈Partially published
International applicants
International medical graduates may pursue an eligible Medical Council of New Zealand registration pathway after securing the required host offer. Registration depends on recognised qualifications, primary-source verification, English, fitness, references and any pathway-specific supervision; directory inclusion does not guarantee appointment or registration.
?Confirm directly with host
Clinical role
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific. Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.
≈Partially published
Medical registration
Clinical practice requires Medical Council of New Zealand registration and a practising certificate. Applicants must use the pathway appropriate to their qualifications and purpose, complete primary-source verification, meet English and fitness requirements, submit the pathway checklist and provide supervision information when required.
✓Published by official source
Language
Doctors applying for New Zealand registration must satisfy the Medical Council that they can communicate and comprehend English sufficiently for safe practice through one of the current accepted English-language pathways.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
Immigration New Zealand requires the visa appropriate to the appointment. Its Student and Trainee Work Visa can cover eligible medical trainees for up to six months when they are qualified and experienced and hold a New Zealand hospital training offer; longer fellowships must confirm the correct work-visa route with the host and Immigration New Zealand.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY69% of core application fields verifiedChecked 2026-10-08 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-01
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current dated closing deadline established
Commencing dateAugust annually
Application route / cycleNZOA 'New Zealand Based Fellowships - Updated July 2026' list (linked from https://www.nzoa.org.nz/fellowship-opportunities, re-read 3 October 2026) lists two 12-month Middlemore Hand Fellowships commencing August annually (one plastic and one orthopaedic surgeon); it advises applying early because the fellowship is usually booked several years in advance and applicants should anticipate having passed FRACS (or equivalent) before shortlisting/interview. No closing date is published. Applicants from within New Zealand apply as for any job with the relevant health service (formerly DHB); applicants from abroad contact the listed person (NZOA Fellowship Opportunities page).
FRACS or an equivalent specialist qualification is expected before shortlisting and interview
Plastic- or orthopaedic-surgery background aligned with the relevant position
Application documents
Not published
Not published by the cited official source.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
Middlemore publishes two complementary 12-month hand fellowships, one for a plastic surgeon and one for an orthopaedic surgeon. The national planning list describes broad hand, wrist, trauma, tetraplegic and brachial-plexus exposure and PFET recognition, but does not establish a currently vacant position or NZOA accreditation.
Intended for: Plastic or orthopaedic surgeons planning a career in hand and upper-limb surgery; FRACS or an equivalent qualification is expected before shortlisting and interview
HOST INSTITUTION
About Middlemore Hospital / Health New Zealand – Counties Manukau
Middlemore Hospital is the principal acute hospital of Health New Zealand – Counties Manukau, serving South and East Auckland. Official Counties Manukau pages present the trust's hospital network; the NZOA-accredited hand fellowship terms for Middlemore sit on the New Zealand Orthopaedic Association fellowship PDF rather than the trust homepage.
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