Consultant Anaesthetist
• Interesting and diverse workload
• Supportive and collegial team
committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.
About the Role:
Applications are welcomed for Specialist Anaesthetists to join our team at Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora
Counties Manukau, Auckland New Zealand.
We can offer you an interesting and diverse workload where you would be part of a team who contribute to the
health and wellbeing of our South Auckland community. You will be expected to have a generalist skill set,
though our department is also strengthened by staff with subspecialty training and experience.
At Counties Manukau our anaesthetists work together to support a wide range of surgical specialties, providing
high quality care for both elective surgery and a busy acute workload.
To see more about us and our hospital, click here.
About the Team/Service/ Location:
The Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine at Counties Manukau serves a culturally diverse population
of approximately 600,000 people across East and South Auckland. Reflecting the principles of Te Tiriti o
Waitangi, we aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and aim for equitable
outcomes for all. We are a friendly department with a culture of continuous improvement. We have weekly
morbidity and mortality meetings and have an active internal education program. We are part of the ANZCA
clinical trials network, currently enrolling patients on several research studies. You can look forward to a warm
welcome and strong support from colleagues.
We provide approximately 32,000 anaesthetic episodes per year across a wide variety of surgical specialties,
including, general surgery, orthopaedics, urology, otorhinolaryngology, ophthalmology, burns, plastics and
obstetrics and gynaecology. Up to 10% of our patients are low complexity paediatrics and our tertiary obstetric
centre delivers over 7000 babies annually.
Our district offers several regional specialist services. We are home to the National Burns Centre, and we
receive tertiary regional referrals for acute spinal injuries, mangled limb, plastic surgery, hands, maxillofacial
surgery and rigid bronchoscopy.
In addition, the anaesthetic department provides a small but increasing amount of off-the-floor work in MRI,
CT, interventional radiology, a newly built gastroenterology and respiratory procedural suite, and procedural
sedation for pacemaker insertion in the cardiac catheterisation lab.
We also provide acute and complex pain management across both sites and some of our anaesthetists
participate in a busy outpatient chronic pain service
About you:
As an anaesthetist you will have a true generalist skillset, and the ability to work together as a team to solve
problems using individuals’ subspecialty interests and experience. Further to this you will be able to
demonstrate:
• clinical experience in some, or all the areas listed above, and will
• either be registered or be eligible for vocational registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand.
• be a team player
• treat patients and staff with kindness
• contribute to our collective skillset with a variety of clinical and non-clinical interests and skills
• be ready and willing to participate in departmental administrative, quality assurance and educational
activities.
Please note, if you are not currently registered in New Zealand and have overseas medical qualifications, you
will be required to provide source verification of your qualifications for your registration application. For more
information about the registration process and source verification of qualifications, please visit
www.mcnz.org.nz.
We are an Accredited Employer with Immigration NZ and we can provide you support in gaining Accredited
Employer Work Visa if you meet the Immigration criteria.
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 workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand
and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse 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 by 31 August, 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact
To view the job description, please click here.
