· New Zealand’s national children’s hospital
· Permanent full-time or part-time position
· Days flexible Monday-Friday with 1 in 6 on-call duties
· Available from now
We are Te Whatu Ora-Auckland. We are 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.
About the Role
We have an outstanding opportunity for permanent full-time or part-time role(s) available in our Te Puaruruhau department within Starship Children’s Health, starting in June 2025.
The primary purpose of the role is to provide specialist assessment, diagnosis and management of patients in an inpatient/ day patient /clinic setting and to collaborate in the multi-disciplinary and multi-agency processes which are central to effective child protection practice. You will be involved in the provision of clinical care, teaching and research, administration, service delivery and professional development.
Paediatricians in Te Puaruruhau provide a wide range of health-based child protection services to tamariki, rangatahi, and their whānau from throughout metropolitan Auckland and Aotearoa. This includes acute inpatient and outpatient assessments, 24/7 after-hours call, services to tamariki and rangatahi engaged in statutory child protection processes (Gateway assessments), participation in Family Group Conferences and legal proceedings, peer review, teaching, quality-improvement and research.
For further details, please refer to the Position Description.
About the Team/Service/Location
At Te Toka Tumai | Starship Child Health is the leading provider of child health care in New Zealand and the South Pacific, providing world-class inpatient, outpatient, trauma, emergency, and urgent care to children and their whānau. We seek to lead New Zealand in paediatric service delivery through the building of our reputation as a national centre of excellence in child health care.
Te Puaruruhau is an internationally recognised centre of excellence in multi-disciplinary health-based child protection services for Starship Child Health. We are co-located with the Te Toka Tumai Family Violence Team, “Power to Protect” (the National Shaken Baby Prevention Program), Police, and Oranga Tamariki in Puāwaitahi, a unique multi-agency partnership across the road from Starship Children’s Health at 99 Grafton Road, central Auckland. Here, all agencies work together to address the child protection needs of some of the most vulnerable tamariki and rangatahi in Aotearoa.
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About you
The successful applicant will have a rare opportunity to contribute and gain experience and expertise in a broad range of child protection practice and to work in close collaboration with Oranga Tamariki and the Police. If it is necessary, further training and skilled supervision can be provided in our dynamic, experienced and highly supportive multi-disciplinary and multi-agency team.
You will have:
· Registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand (without conditions) as a specialist paediatrician, or eligibility for such registration
· Current Annual Practicing Certificate with the Medical Council of New Zealand
· Significant experience in child protection paediatrics
· A commitment to achieving equitable outcomes for Māori
For more information about the role, please contact Dr. Greg Williams, gregory.williams@tewhatuora.govt.nz or 0212422848.
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 a mokopuna-centric, whānau-focused and whānau-led approach. Service delivery is guided by the Enabling Good Lives (EGL) principles.
To apply, please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal by 14 June 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Honey Pillai, Recruitment Consultant-Starship, 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.
| Reference | ADHB22805 |
|---|---|
| Posted on | 30/05/2025 |
| Closes on | 14/06/2025 |
| 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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Te Toka Tumai | Auckland is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer that values and embraces the diverse population we serve. We welcome and support people of all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disability and religion.
