General Paediatrician, Starship Child Health

Nau mai, haere mai ki Starship Child Health!

Starship Children’s Hospital, the leading tertiary hospital for child health care in Aotearoa (Auckland, New Zealand), has an exciting opportunity for an experienced General Paediatrician. This is a unique opportunity to work with an experienced and professional General Paediatrics team in a broad variety of practices within a tertiary children’s hospital.

· Permanent Full time/Part-time

· Rostered inpatient on-call availability (including some weekends)

· Outpatient clinics supporting a wide variety of developmental needs

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

Based at Starship Hospital, Grafton, General Paediatrics provides services to children across New Zealand and outpatient services for the central Auckland population. The Starship General Paediatrics team provides expert care for acutely unwell children on the ward including eating disorders. The service also offers outpatient services for a broad range of medical and neurodevelopmental needs of children aged from birth to 15 years of age. There is also the potential to develop in various general paediatric practices and expand your areas of interest. Applicants with an interest in the area of Eating Disorders are especially desirable.

We are closely connected with the tertiary-level medical, surgical, radiology and intensive care services provided within Starship Children’s Hospital. General Paediatrics works within a multidisciplinary framework that includes Psychology, Allied Health, Hospital Play Specialists, Social Workers and clerical staff who work closely with the nursing and medical teams.

Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills

To apply for this role, you must be a New Zealand Registered Paediatrician with Vocational Registration and a current Annual Practising Certificate.

Whilst working closely with the interdisciplinary team, the ability to work autonomously in a multi-cultural environment is essential. The environment is that of a high degree of teamwork and collaboration, with a focus on equity and upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Please click here for the Position Description

For general enquiries about this role, please contact Dr Anne Tait, Service Clinical Director ATait@adhb.govt.nz or Megan Waterhouse, Operations Manager, General Paediatrics & Starship Community mwaterhouse@adhb.govt.nz

Kowai mātou | Our Organisation

We are Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland. We provide health and disability services to more than half a million people living in central Auckland, regional services for Northland and greater Auckland, and specialist national services for the whole of New Zealand. Our main sites are Auckland City Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre and Starship Children’s Hospital, located in central Auckland.

We are part of Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora, the overarching organisation for New Zealand’s national health service. Te Whatu Ora leads the day-to-day running of the health system, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels.

The Starship Children’s Health Rautaki strategy strives to deliver the obligation to protect the whakapapa of children and their families, supporting in a mokopuna-centric, whānau and whānau-led approach. Service delivery is guided by the Enabling Good Lives (EGL) principles.

He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working here

We recognise there is more to life than mahi | work, and we encourage and provide access to all our staff several services and benefits to support themselves whilst they are employed within Te Whatu Ora|Te Toka Tumai Auckland.

For more information on what we offer please click here

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

Please submit your application online, outlining your experience and motivation to apply to this role in your Cover Letter and CV by quoting the Job reference: ADHB21958

If you have any queries about accessibility, or technical issues with the online process, or require information in an accessible format, please contact Honey Pillai, Recruitment Consultant at Honey.Pillai@tewhatuora.govt.nz to discuss how we can best support your application.

Applications Close: 24 November 2025