Nau mai, haere mai ki Starship Child Health!

Here is a great opportunity for Paediatric Cardiologists to join New Zealand’s premier children’s hospital

·Permanent Full-time and Part-time positions available to suit your work-life balance (start date negotiable but ideally commencing July 2024)

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 Health is a dedicated paediatric healthcare service and major national teaching centre, providing whānau/family-centred care for tamariki/children and rangatahi/young people. Starship is part of Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland andprovides a wide range of complex medical, surgical, cardiac and mental health services for children and young people throughoutNew Zealandand the South Pacific. Starship aims to lead the nation in providing world-class equitable healthcare, paediatric training and research, in an environment where kaimahi/staff can flourish personally and professionally.

Mō te tūnga | About the roles

Starship is seeking Paediatric Cardiologists to work full-time or part-time in the Paediatric and Congenital Service (PCCS). The Green Lane 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 in New Zealand and several Pacific Island nations. It also provides a foetal and adult congenital cardiology service.

The unit has a catchment population of five million and provides a full range of investigations and procedures with over 400 surgical cases per year. You would be working in a department with 10 other cardiologists, 3 cardiac surgeons, 4 cardiology fellows in training and a well-established multi-disciplinary team.　

To view the Position Description, click here

Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills

To be successful in the role you will be

· Be qualified as a Paediatric Cardiologist, ideally with a strong subspecialty interest/expertise in imaging and fetal cardiology or interventional cardiology, however, we will also consider applicants with other strong subspecialty skills.

·Have Vocational Registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand orbe eligible to become vocationally registered

·Possess and demonstrate 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

·Demonstrated Te Tiriti o Waitangi knowledge and application*

*Applicants from outside New Zealand are welcome. For non-New Zealand applicants, prior experience in performance improvement and reduction of health inequities is vital.

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 information on Immigration NZ Accredited Employer Work Visa

For a confidential discussion about the position,please contact Dr Tim Hornung, Service Clinical Director for Paediatric Cardiology, [email protected]

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 to 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, outlining your experience and motivation to apply to this role in your cover letter and CV quoting job reference ADHB19344.

To view details about our recruitment process, clickhere.

To apply please click 'apply now' below. If you have any queries about accessibility or technical issues with the online process, please contact Honey Pillai, Recruitment Consultant at[email protected]

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