• Starship Child Health, Auckland
• Permanent, full-time role
• Work at New Zealand’s premier children’s hospital

Come be part of our team!

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.

About the role

Starship Child Health (Auckland), the leading provider of child health care in New Zealand and the South Pacific, has an exciting opportunity for a full-time Paediatric Anaesthetist (specialist/consultant). Fixed-term locum candidates are also encouraged to apply. The start date is flexible and negotiable.

This role is for a specialist Paediatric Anaesthetist who wishes to contribute clinically across the full spectrum of surgical disciplines in children, excluding paediatric cardiac surgery. The role also includes a busy out-of-theatre workload, such as radiology, interventional procedures, and radiotherapy, alongside day-case surgery delivered at a separate site.

This workload is supported by a pre-assessment service and a dedicated acute pain team. Time is allocated within the role for non-clinical activities, and team members are actively involved in teaching, education, quality improvement, and research at local, national, and international levels.

The Department of Paediatric Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine manages approximately 11,000 cases annually across seven operating rooms at Starship Children’s Hospital, with additional sessions at the Greenlane Surgical Unit. A further 1,500 patients receive anaesthesia for procedures outside operating theatres, including MRI, CT, cardiac investigations, radiotherapy, and other radiology services.

The successful applicant will join a team of 25 consultants, 4 fellows, and 7 registrars at New Zealand’s leading provider of tertiary paediatric care. The team includes a dedicated acute and chronic pain service, with subspecialty expertise in cardiac and transplantation anaesthesia, and also provides secondary-level care for the local population.

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For more information about the role, please contact Dr Dean Frear, Service Clinical Director – Paediatric Anaesthesia dfrear@adhb.govt.nz

About you

To be successful, you must be registered with the Medical Council of New Zealand and hold, or be eligible for, vocational registration (vocational or locum tenens). Applicants must also be eligible to work in New Zealand. Preference will be given to New Zealand citizens and residents, although overseas candidates are encouraged to apply.

Other requirements include:

• FANZCA (or equivalent)
• post-fellowship training or experience in paediatric anaesthesia
• the ability to provide on-call cover across the full range of paediatric anaesthesia.

If you are not currently registered in New Zealand and hold overseas medical qualifications, you will be required to complete EPIC source verification of your qualifications for registration. For more information, please visit the MCNZ website.

Immigration New Zealand has introduced the Straight to Residence Visa. Some positions, such as this one (minimum 0.75 FTE and one-year fixed-term or longer), may be eligible for this pathway. More information can be found here.

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a diverse and inclusive workforce so we can better understand and serve our communities. We welcome applications from Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to apply

To apply please click  ‘apply now’.  All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal. If you have any accessibility or technical issues with the online process, please contact Michelle Kanth, Recruitment Consultant michelle.kanth@tewhatuora.govt.nz to discuss how we can 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.