Specialist Paediatric Anaesthetist, Starship Children's Health

Specialist Paediatric Anaesthetist, Starship Child Health

• New Zealand’s premier children’s hospital
• Permanent full-time position or fixed-term locum (12 months)

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

Starship Child Health (Auckland), the leading provider of child health care in New Zealand and the South Pacific have a new exciting opportunity for a full-time Paediatric Anaesthetist (Specialist/Consultant), however fixed-term locum candidates are also encouraged to apply. An exact start date, including earlier/late, is flexible and negotiable with the successful candidate.

This role is for a Specialist Paediatric Anaesthetist wanting to contribute clinically to care across the full spectrum of surgical disciplines in children, excluding paediatric cardiac surgery. In addition, we have a busy out-of-theatre workload including radiology, interventional procedures, and radiotherapy whilst also delivering day case surgery to our local community on a separate site. This workload is increasingly supported by a pre-assessment service and a dedicated acute pain team. Specific time is provided within the role to support non-clinical activities, and members of the team are active locally, nationally, and internationally in teaching, education, quality improvement and research.

The Department of Paediatric Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine is responsible for the management of approximately 11,000 cases per year through 7 operating rooms at Starship Children’s Hospital plus additional operating room sessions at a separate day surgery facility, Greenlane Surgical Unit (GSU). A further 1,500 patients are anaesthetised for procedures outside the Operating Rooms which include MRI, CT, Cardiac Investigations, radiotherapy and other radiology procedures at various locations at Starship Children’s Hospital and Auckland City Hospital.

A successful applicant would join a team of 25 Consultants, 4 Fellows and 7 Registrars at the leading provider of tertiary paediatric care for New Zealand and the South Pacific. Our team incorporates a dedicated Acute and Chronic Pain service and includes subspecialty teams for Cardiac and Transplantation Anaesthesia. In addition, we provide secondary-level paediatric care for our local population.

Click here to view the position description for Permanent position.

Click here to view the position description for fixed-term locum position.

For more information about the role please contact Dr Dean Frear, Service Clinical Director - Paediatric Anesthesia, DFrear@adhb.govt.nz

Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills

To be successful, you must be registered with the Medical Council of New Zealand and be vocationally registered, or eligible for such registration (Vocational/Locum Tenens). 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.

Other requirements for the role include:

• FANZCA (or equivalent)
• Post Fellowship training or experience in Paediatric Anaesthesia
• Ability to provide on-call cover across the full range of Paediatric Anaesthesia

If you are not currently registered in New Zealand and have overseas medical qualifications, you will be required to provide you will be required to provide EPIC source verification of your qualifications for your registration application. For more information about the registration process and EPIC verification of qualifications, please visit www.mcnz.org.nz

Immigration NZ has introduced a new Straight to Residence Visa. Some positions such as this one (minimum 0.75 FTE, 1-year fixed-term or longer) are eligible for this visa which provides a pathway to residency. More information can be found here: https://www.immigration.govt.nz/new-zealand-visas/visas/visa/straight-to-residence-visa

Ko wai mātou | Who are we

Te Toka Tumai Auckland is 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.

He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working here

What we can offer you:

New Zealand is a land of outstanding natural beauty and breath-taking scenery, with huge opportunity for all outdoor pursuits so is a great place to live, work and have a great work life balance. Auckland is the largest city in NZ and offers a great outdoors experience with beaches, mountains, concerts, sports, shopping, wining and dining. More information about living and working in New Zealand is available on https://www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/

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

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

To apply please click on the ‘Apply’ tab below, outlining your experience and motivation to apply to this role and attaching your updated CV and Covering Letter.

If you have any accessibility or technical issues with the online process, please contact Anél Foord, Recruitment Consultant at Anel.Foord@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz quoting ADHB20796 to discuss how we can best support your application.