• Wellington Regional Hospital, Kenepuru Hospital
• Fixed-term, full-time role (December 2026 – December 2028)
• Salary band: as per ASMS SECA

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

About the role

This is a two-year fixed-term position for a qualified Senior Medical Officer to undertake vocational training towards becoming an ANZCA-qualified Pain Medicine Specialist.

This role will provide you with the opportunity to complete the required clinical hours for this training within a highly experienced multidisciplinary team in a regional tertiary service.

About the Team/Service/Location

You will be working alongside an enthusiastic and cohesive team of medical specialists, clinical psychologists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and nurses. The interdisciplinary team meets regularly and provides individual and group programmes in person as well as online. You will provide medical assessments as the sole practitioner and be part of an interdisciplinary assessment panel.

You will have opportunities to provide ultrasound and fluoroscopy-guided interventions. As this is a training position, supervision by Pain Medicine Specialists is provided for all aspects of the role. The service’s current research focus is on developing support for opioid tapering and online resources to address access, equity, and challenges in offering best-practice pain management across a geographically large region.

Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley districts are located centrally in Wellington and have over 6,000 full-time equivalent staff, making them among the major employers in the Wellington region. We operate three hospitals – Wellington Regional Hospital in Newtown, Hutt Valley Hospital, and Kenepuru Hospital in Porirua – as well as the Kāpiti Health Centre at Paraparaumu.

About you

You will:

• be vocationally registered with the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ)
• be eligible to register for vocational registration with ANZCA
• hold FANZCA or an equivalent qualification and be eligible for vocational registration with the MCNZ
• work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
• be able to provide consistently high standards of medical care
• be enthusiastic about supporting patients with chronic conditions
• have relevant experience and training.

Working for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We’re dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to achieve equity in health outcomes.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is committed to being a good employer and honouring its equal employment opportunity obligations.

How to apply

To apply, please click ‘apply now’. All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal by Thursday, 25 June 2026. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Sandra Tam sandra.tam@ccdhb.org.nz

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process before the closing date of this advert.

We only accept online applications. Please apply via our website.