• Auckland City Hospital
• Design your ideal work-life balance – full-time or part-time, permanent or fixed-term options available in a role that rewards and supports you
• Are you a Medical Officer or Primary Care Practitioner with an interest in oncology? We are seeking to expand the number of GP positions within our acute oncology department
• Grow your skills and experience in New Zealand’s largest teaching hospital with a supportive and stimulating atmosphere and internationally recognised Cancer and Blood Service

The opportunity

Te Pūriri o Te Ora Regional Cancer and Blood Service, based at Auckland City Hospital, is the leading provider of cancer care in the Auckland region, serving a large and varied population of around 1.7 million people.

The Northern Regional Cancer Service is engaged in collaboration with the University of Auckland within the Academic Health Alliance, and you will ideally have experience in contributing to excellence in research initiatives, and/or interest in an academic position.

You will be part of the Medical Oncology Department within the Northern Regional Cancer and Blood Service, with very close links with radiation oncology, haematology and palliative care services on the same site. The unit runs a tumour stream model of care with 24 full-time equivalent medical oncologists, advanced trainee registrars and rotating medical registrars. We will warmly welcome your specialist skills to complement our specialist oncology skills. You would also join a close knit group of health professionals.

The role is based within the Acute Oncology Day Stay unit. This is a Monday – Friday service operating during business hours to provide care for patients currently undergoing chemotherapy who have suspected complications of treatment. Activities include ordering, conducting and interpreting a wide range of diagnostic and laboratory tests. You will be working alongside registrars and have access to medical oncologist on a day to day basis. We are also working with university colleagues to identify potential development opportunities.

For more information, please contact Anne-Marie Wilkins, Service Clinical Director at annemw@adhb.govt.nz

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Our organisation

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

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.

Important skills

You will be vocationally registered as a GP or Medical Officer with the Medical Council of NZ with a current annual practising certificate.

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 Toka Tumai

For more information on what we offer, please click here.

How to apply

To apply please click ‘apply now’. All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal. If you have any questions about the role, please contact accessibility, or technical issues with the online process, please contact Jade Cowley, Recruitment Consultant at jadec@adhb.govt.nz to discuss how we can best support your application.

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.