Paediatric Cardiologist

Paediatric Cardiologist, New Zealand’s premier children’s hospital

• National service, based in Auckland, New Zealand
• Sabbatical cover fixed-term position (3-15 months)
• Part-time or full-time negotiable
• Start date mid-2026 – early 2027
• Interested to hear from candidates with imaging and/or interventional sub-speciality interest

About the Role

The Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Service (PCCS) is a national service based at Starship Children's Health, Auckland. It is the sole provider of cardiology and cardiac surgical services for infants and children with congenital and acquired heart disease for New Zealand and a number of Pacific Island nations. It also provides a foetal and adult congenital cardiology service.

The unit has a catchment population of four and a half million and we provide a full range of surgical and cardiological investigations and procedures with over 400 surgical cases per year of which 320 are bypasses. You would be working in a department with 11 other cardiologists and 3 cardiac surgeons, 4 fellows in training and a well-established multi-disciplinary team. 

Within our unit there is a well-established paediatric arrhythmia and electrophysiology service and also an internationally renowned cardiac inherited disease service. There is a close relationship with the adult cardiac electrophysiology and cardiac inherited disease services.

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For more information about the role please contact Dr Tim Hornung, Service Clinical Director thornung@adhb.govt.nz

 About the Location

 Auckland is a fantastic place for you and your family to live with amazing cuisine, culture and coastal scenery. Our waterfront districts, shopping and dining precincts will keep you busy. Our wild west coast surf beaches and the Hauraki Gulf and islands – including beautiful Waiheke Island and its vineyard restaurants – are simply stunning. Auckland’s packed calendar of festivals and events, our vibrant Māori and Pacific culture, and impressive line-up of major sporting events will certainly keep you entertained all year round!

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 About you

As the ideal candidate you will:

• Possess and demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills and enjoy working in a collegial environment
• Demonstrate interest and potential to actively participate in departmental activities including teaching, audit and research
• be eligible for Locum Tenens / vocational registration with Medical Council of New Zealand. 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

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 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 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 Michelle Kanth, Recruitment Consultant at michelle.kanth@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz to discuss how we can best support your application.