Nau mai, haere mai ki Starship Child Health!
·New Zealand’s premier children’s hospital
· Fixed Term, full-time Fellow roles for 12 months
·Great opportunity to learn from the best in the business!
·Relocation package offered
Te whiwhinga mahi| The Opportunity
We have a few 12-month Fellowship roles available in our Newborn Service based at Te Toka Tumai, starting in January 2025. We can also consider an earlier start if mutually agreeable.
This training role is suitable for a Paediatric trainee with aspirations of becoming a Neonatologist or a General Paediatrician with a special interest in Neonatology. You will be involved in the provision of clinical care, teaching, and research, and will have the opportunity to learn and practice echocardiography skills. In this role, you will work closely with a highly skilled and dedicated team of neonatologists, registrars, nursing and allied health staff, managing patients with a wide range of neonatal conditions. You will have a high level of autonomy with supervised on-call work and will be actively involved in the supervision of registrars and other unit activities. Clinical research will be strongly encouraged.
Te Toka Tumai Auckland Hospital has approximately 7000 deliveries per year and provides a wide range of Perinatal and Neonatal services, including Fetal Medicine, Neonatal Surgery, Paediatric Cardiology and Genetics. Our Neonatal Unit is co-located with a large Fetal Medicine/Obstetric Unit and Starship Child Health.The Neonatal Unit is funded for 46 cots overall including18 Intensive Care cots and two intensive isolation cots. Newborn Services at Te Toka Tumai is an integrated medical and surgical unit. The Newborn Services provide air and road retrieval services for the vast majority of neonatal transfers within the region.
For further details, please refer to the Position Description.
Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills
To be successful, you must be registered with theMedical Council of New Zealandor be eligible for such registration. 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.
If you are an overseas applicant and have overseas medical qualifications, you will be required to provide EPICsource verificationof your qualifications for your registration application. For more information about the registration process and source verification of qualifications, please visit www.mcnz.org.nz
Immigration NZ has introduced a newAccredited Employer Work Visa system from 4 July 2022. For some positions, this includes a clear pathway to residency. And of course, for successful candidates offered a position with us who require a Work Visa, we will provide support with their Visa application. Here is a link for more informationImmigration NZ Accredited Employer Work Visa
Other requirements for the role include:
- Previous experience in newborn intensive care
- Completion of mandatory training in Paediatrics or equivalent
- Must be eligible for General Registration with MCNZ and hold either part 1 of the FRACP or an equivalent postgraduate qualification
For more information about the role please contact Dr. Mariam Buksh, Service Clinical Director - Neonatal Intensive Care Uniton email [email protected]
Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation
We are Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland. We are 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.
Te Toka Tumai |Starship Child Healthis the leading provider of child health care in New Zealand and the South Pacific, providing world-class inpatient, outpatient, trauma, emergency, and urgent care to children and their whānau. We seek to lead New Zealand in paediatric service delivery through the building of our reputation as a national centre of excellence in child health care.
New Zealand is a land of outstanding natural beauty and breathtaking scenery, with huge opportunities for all outdoor pursuits and we can promise that this fellowship is designed to give you far more than just confidence and excellent experience in all aspects of neonatology. Auckland in the largest city in NZ and offers a great outdoor experience with beaches, mountains, concerts, sports, shopping, wine and dining. More information about living and working in New Zealand is available at https://www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/
He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Whyyou willenjoy working here
We recognise there is more to life than mahi | work, and we encourage and provide access to all our staff several services and benefits to support themselves whilst they are employed within Te Toka Tumai | Auckland.
For more information on what we offer,please click here.
Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply
Please submit your application online, with your latestCV and Cover letter quoting job reference ADHB21152
To view details about our recruitment process, clickhere.
If you have any queries about accessibility or technical issues with the online process, please contact Honey Pillai, Recruitment Consultant at [email protected]
Advert Closes: 30May 2024