Medical Oncologist – Full & Part time positions available Te Pūriri o Te Ora, Regional Cancer and Blood Service

• Experience the Aotearoa (New Zealand) lifestyle making a difference somewhere different!
• We are offering an excellent opportunity for Specialists to join our team, with flexible options for full-time or part-time work, available on a permanent or fixed-term basis.
• Grow your skills and experience in the largest teaching hospital in New Zealand with a supportive and stimulating atmosphere and internationally recognised Regional Cancer and Blood Service
• We are especially interested in hearing from oncologists with expertise in sarcoma, breast, gastrointestinal, and lung tumours; however, oncologists specialising in other tumour types are also very welcome to apply.

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

We need you! We are currently looking for Medical Oncologists to join our team, with a number of positions available. As a physician, we value experience in teaching and research.

We are keen to interview oncologists with interests and experience in the use of chemotherapy, hormone, molecular targeted and immunotherapy for the systemic treatment of people with cancer.

We are a great team! You will be welcomed as a valued member of the Medical Oncology department within Te Pūriri o Te Ora, the Regional Cancer and Blood Service. Our unit runs a tumour streamed model of care with 26 full-time equivalent medical oncologists; as well as research fellows, advanced training registrars and rotating medical registrars. We are the largest medical oncology unit in Aotearoa.

The Medical Oncology department is highly collaborative and provides multi-disciplinary care with colleagues from radiation oncology, haematology and palliative care services, as well as weekly tumour boards with sub-specialised surgical oncologists, physicians, radiologists and pathologists, all on the same site of Auckland City Hospital.

About you

We appreciate the knowledge and expertise you bring! Applicants for this position must be Fellows of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, specialising in Medical Oncology or equivalent and hold, or be eligible for, vocational registration with the New Zealand Medical Council. Applicants must also have demonstrated clinical skills and the ability to work effectively within our multi-disciplinary teams and align with the Te Pūriri o Te Ora values.

For more information about the registration process and source verification of qualifications, please visit www.mcnz.org.nz

What can we offer you?

• 6 weeks paid leave per annum
• 10 paid days per annum available for continued medical education, including a generous allowance towards costs of course / conference and travel
• Relocation package available for national and international candidates

About Te Pūriri o Te Ora - Kia ora from our team!

Te Pūriri o Te Ora is the name that has been gifted to our northern regional cancer and blood services by Kahurangi Rangimārie Naida Glavish of Ngāti Whātua, Chief Advisor Tikanga for Te Toka Tumai Auckland. Te Pūriri o Te Ora means "the Pūriri tree of wellbeing" and speaks to the many qualities and gifts of the Pūriri tree and our aspiration to provide a place of healing and wellbeing for our communities.

Te Pūriri o Te Ora is the biggest cancer and blood service within Aotearoa, providing care to approximately 40% of the country. We provide a wide range of services including Medical and Radiation Oncology, Haematology, Āwhinatia Te Tangata (specialist Māori Health team), Cancer Support Team (specialist psychological and social support), Research, Genetics Services, and the NZ Familial Gastrointestinal Cancer Service.

The values that underpin the way we care and work with patients, whānau and kaimahi across Te Pūriri o Te Ora are Whanaungatanga, Manaakitanga, Kotahitanga, Āhurutanga, Mana Motuhake and Wairuatanga.

Like the diversity of birdlife that occupy the Pūriri tree, we look for and welcome applications from all whānau – including our Māori, Pacific, disabled and rainbow communities.

We hope that you will join us in our collective commitment to manaaki and serve all who call upon us for their cancer care, and help provide a common place of protection, nurture, healing and enduring strength for all. Kia ora!

For more information about the story of Te Pūriri o Te Ora click here

 For more information on living and working in Tāmaki Makaurau click here.

He whare wananga e tipu haere ana| A growing academic cancer centre

We love learning and improvement! Te Pūriri o Te Ora shares a site with the Medical School at Waipapa Taumata Rau (University of Auckland).

Te Pūriri o Te Ora collaborates with the University of Auckland Centre to facilitate excellence in research and teaching. There are over 400 cancer multidisciplinary cancer researchers across the university and hospital.

There are several collaborative research platforms and initiatives shared across Te Pūriri o Te Ora at Auckland City Hospital and the University. These include an early phase trial unit (Auckland Clinical Trials Centre), a late phase trial unit (Cancer and Blood Research), a biobank (Te Ira Kawai), a genomic sequencing platform (Grafton Clinical Genomics), a Molecular Tumour Board (run through the Precision Medicine Initiative) and a national clinical trial design and coordination centre for investigator-initiated and collaborative group trials. Over 200 cancer scientist’s work at Waipapa Taumata Rau and many of our Te Pūriri o Te Ora team are involved in clinical and translational research programs.

Te kaha mo te mahi maatauranga haumanu| Potential for a clinical academic role

We value your aspirations! Your clinical role could be coupled with an academic position in the Department of Oncology at Waipapa Taumata Rau. These opportunities are competitive and intermittent – so if you are interested don’t be shy, email the Head of the Department of Oncology at the University (see below) for current opportunities.

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

For more information on co-appointment to an academic position, please contact Ben Lawrence – Head of Oncology at the University of Auckland at b.lawrence@auckland.ac.nz

How to Apply

To apply, please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers If you have any questions about the role, please contact Jade Cowley Recruitment Consultant, at jade.cowley@tewhatuora.govt.nz.

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