As the General Paediatrics service for Starship Child Health, Te Toka Tumai Auckland, we are part of Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora, 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.
About the Role
Starship Children’s Health (Auckland), the leading provider of child health care in New Zealand and the South Pacific, has an exciting Fellowship opportunity to join the Starship General Paediatrics team commencing from January 2026.
In this role, you will provide clinical leadership for a broad range of childhood presentations to ensure that all children we care for receive excellent and equitable care. The role involves rostered availability as second on-call and first on-call ward rounds with SMO support. You will work in outpatient clinics, providing general paediatric first specialist assessment and follow-up support for children with medical and neurodevelopmental presentations. You will be involved in a variety of non-clinical areas, such as supervision of junior staff, medical education, quality improvement and research. In Starship hospital, you will utilise your expertise by your involvement in clinical guideline and pathway development and medical education. You will actively contribute to the development of General Paediatrics in Auckland and New Zealand.
The role can be tailored to your training needs with regards to outpatient clinics. We can also provide exposure to ADOS play assessments, involvement in the Starship multidisciplinary eating disorder team, as well as management and coordination of care for complex inpatients. This is all done with full SMO support to enable you to develop independent practice for your own future SMO role.
For further details, please refer to the Position Description here
About the Team
Based at Starship Hospital, Grafton, General Paediatrics provides general paediatric services to the central Auckland population. The Starship General Paediatrics team provides expert care for acutely unwell children on the ward, including eating disorders and also provides general paediatric outpatient services for a broad range of medical and neurodevelopmental needs of children aged from birth to 15 years of age. We are closely connected with the tertiary level medical, surgical, radiology and intensive care services that are provided within Starship Children’s Hospital. General Paediatrics works within a multidisciplinary framework that includes Māori and Pacific Island support workers, Allied Health, Hospital Play Specialists, Social Workers, operational and clerical staff who work closely with the nursing and medical teams.
For more information about the position, please contact Dr Anne Tait, Service Clinical Director, General Paediatrics, at ATait@adhb.govt.nz. General enquiries about the recruitment process can be made to Megan Waterhouse, Operations Manager, General Paediatrics, at mwaterhouse@adhb.govt.nz
About you
To be successful, you must be registered with the Medical Council of New Zealand or eligible for such registration (General Registration) in time to commence the role in January 2026.
Applicants must be eligible to work in New Zealand. Preference will be given to New Zealand Citizens and New Zealand residents as per New Zealand employment requirements, though overseas candidates are welcome to apply.
If you are an overseas applicant and have overseas medical qualifications, you will be required to provide EPIC source verification of your qualifications for your registration application. For more information about the registration process and source verification of qualifications, please visit www.mcnz.org.nz
Working at Health New Zealand
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and serve our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.
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-focused and whānau-led approach. Service delivery is guided by the Enabling Good Lives (EGL) principles.
How to Apply
To apply, please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal by 4 May 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Honey Pillai, Recruitment Consultant-Starship via Honey.Pillai@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz
We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process before the closing date of this advert.
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| Reference | ADHB22660 |
|---|---|
| Posted on | 16/04/2025 |
| Closes on | 04/05/2025 |
| Location | Auckland City Hospital |
| Expertise | Paediatrics |
| This position is a Core Children's worker under the Children's Act & requires full safety checks completed before any new employee starts | |
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