2026 Hepatopancreaticobiliary (HPB) Fellow

Te Toka Tumai - Auckland

Auckland City Hospital HPB Fellow position 2026

We are seeking a qualified General Surgeon to work within our Hepatopancreaticobiliary (HPB) Service in Auckland, New Zealand as an HPB Fellow, within the General Surgery Department. We have a full time position available for a fixed term period of 12 months commencing February 2026.

The applicant must be eligible for general registration by the Medical Council of New Zealand.

The position is accredited for training by the Australian and New Zealand Hepatic, Pancreatic and Biliary Association (ANZHPBA), but is not being filled by an ANZHPBA-appointed Fellow in 2026.

Overview

Auckland City Hospital is the largest hospital in New Zealand with about 750 beds. A full range of tertiary HPB activities is provided, with referrals from around NZ. Liver transplantation is a separate but interlinked service. Inpatient facilities and some clinical activities are shared with the Upper GI service, which is separately staffed. Paediatric HPB work is carried out alongside the Paediatric Surgeons. The HPB service works closely with oncology, radiology including interventional, trauma, intensive care, and endoscopy. Referral practices in complex pancreatitis and liver trauma contribute to the unit’s scope.

Team structure:

6 Senior Medical Specialists, 1 Fellow (one-year position), 1 SET Registrar, 2 House Officers, 1 Clinical Nurse Specialist

Senior Medical Specialists:

Dr Peter Johnston, HPB, Upper GI and Transplant Surgeon, Unit Head

Assoc Prof Louise Barbier, HPB and Transplant Surgeon Assoc Prof Adam Bartlett, HPB Surgeon Dr Peter Carr-Boyd, HPB and Transplant Surgeon Dr Ian Leipnitz, HPB and Transplant Surgeon Dr Ailton Sepulveda , HPB and Transplant Surgeon

Clinical activities

• MDMs: HBP/Upper GI, HCC, NET (all weekly)
• Operating lists: 12 All-Day Sessions/4 weeks
• Clinics: Weekly Half-Day Clinic
• On-call commitments: The Fellow participates in the General Surgery on call roster, supported by a junior registrar or SET trainee. The associated clinical workload is varied and General Surgery related. The Fellow is welcome to contribute to HPB emergencies and liver transplant work as time allows.
• Case load: liver resections and operative ablations 80 /year; pancreas surgery 50/year; complex biliary 25/year. The liver transplant service carries out 50-60 cases/year (adult + paediatric) with a similar number of multiorgan donor procedures. Some interchange with the liver transplant Fellows can be arranged, to give the HPB Fellow access to HCC cases, portosystemic shunt surgery, transplant and donor procedures.
• Multidisciplinary meetings for UpperGI/HPB, HCC and Neuroendocrine Tumours occur weekly.
• Research facilities and opportunities exist at the adjacent University of Auckland campus. A weekly teaching session is held for HPB and Liver Transplant Fellows.

For help with your online application contact Esther Cordova, Recruitment and Allocations Consultant at [email protected] quoting job title and reference number.

Please attach a Cover Letter and your latest CV. Applications close Sunday 20th July