Paediatric Cardiologist

Paediatric Cardiologist, Electrophysiology

• New Zealand’s premier children’s hospital
• National service
• Permanent full-time position, or fixed-term locum (6+ months)

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

The Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Service (PCCS) is a national service based at Starship Children's Health, Auckland. It is the sole provider of cardiology and cardiac surgical services for infants and children with congenital and acquired heart disease for New Zealand and a number of Pacific Island nations. It also provides a foetal and adult congenital cardiology service.

The unit has a catchment population of four and a half million and we provide a full range of surgical and cardiological investigations and procedures with over 400 surgical cases per year of which 320 are bypasses. You would be working in a department with 11 other cardiologists and 3 cardiac surgeons, 4 fellows in training and a well-established multi-disciplinary team. 

Within our unit there is a well-established paediatric arrhythmia and electrophysiology service and also an internationally renowned cardiac inherited disease service. There is a close relationship with the adult cardiac electrophysiology and cardiac inherited disease services.

This is full time, permanent position, however fixed-term locum candidates are also encouraged to apply.

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For more information about the role please contact Dr Tim Hornung thornung@adhb.govt.nz

Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills

As the ideal candidate you will:

• Have a subspecialty interest in Arrhythmia Management and Electrophysiology.
• Have a subspeciality interest in Cardiac Inherited Diseases
• Possess and demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills and enjoy working in a collegial environment
• Demonstrate interest and potential to actively participate in departmental activities including teaching, audit and research
• be eligible for Locum Tenens / vocational registration with Medical Council of New Zealand. If you are not currently registered in New Zealand and have overseas medical qualifications, you will be required to provide you will be required to provide EPIC source verification of your qualifications for your registration application. For more information about the registration process and EPIC verification of qualifications, please visit www.mcnz.org.nz

Immigration NZ has introduced a new Straight to Residence Visa. Some positions such as this one (minimum 0.75 FTE, 1-year fixed-term or longer) are eligible for this visa which provides a pathway to residency. More information can be found here: https://www.immigration.govt.nz/new-zealand-visas/visas/visa/straight-to-residence-visa

Ko wai mātou | Who are we

Te Toka Tumai Auckland is part of Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealand’s National Health Service. 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.

Starship Child Health is a dedicated paediatric healthcare service and major teaching centre, providing family centred care to neonates, children and young people throughout New Zealand and the South Pacific. Starship is a part of Te Toka Tumai Auckland and is the only comprehensive children’s hospital in New Zealand serving a population of approximately 1 million children.

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

What we can offer you:

New Zealand is a land of outstanding natural beauty and breath-taking scenery, with huge opportunity for all outdoor pursuits so is a great place to live, work and have a great work life balance. Auckland is the largest city in NZ and offers a great outdoors experience with beaches, mountains, concerts, sports, shopping, wining and dining. More information about living and working in New Zealand is available on https://www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/

We recognise there is more to life than work, and we encourage and provide access to all our staff several services and benefits to support themselves whilst they are employed within Te Toka Tumai | Auckland. For more information on what we offer, please click here.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

To apply please click on the ‘Apply’ tab below, outlining your experience and motivation to apply to this role and attaching your updated CV and Covering Letter.

If you have any accessibility or technical issues with the online process, please contact Anél Foord, Recruitment Consultant at Anel.Foord@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz quoting ADHB22339 to discuss how we can best support your application.