Paediatric Fellow

Job Description - Paediatric Fellow (ADHB24918) Job Description Paediatric Fellow - ADHB24918 Paediatric Fellow – General Paediatrics, Starship Child Health, Auckland, New Zealand Starship Children’s Hospital - New Zealand’s premier children’s hospital Combine New Zealand “lifestyle experience” with working in a world-renowned tertiary hospital 0.8FTE position Preferred minimum 12-month fixed term (negotiable) Expected commencement January 2027 Relocation assistance provided As the General Paediatrics service for Starship Child Health , Te Toka Tumai Auckland, we are part of Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora , 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. 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 Starship Children’s Health (Auckland), the leading provider of child health care in New Zealand and the South Pacific, has an exciting Fellowship opportunity to join the Starship General Paediatrics team. In this role, you will provide clinical leadership for a broad range of childhood presentations to ensure that all children we care for receive excellent and equitable care. The role involves rostered availability as second on-call and first on-call ward round with SMO support. You will work in outpatient clinics providing general paediatric first specialist assessment and follow up support for children with medical and neurodevelopmental presentations. You will be involved in a variety of non-clinical areas, such as supervision of junior staff, medical education, quality improvement and research. In Starship hospital you will utilise your expertise by your involvement in clinical guideline and pathway development and medical education. You will actively contribute to the development of General Paediatrics in Auckland and New Zealand. The role can be tailored to your training needs with regards to outpatient clinics. During the fellowship, it is preferred that the successful candidate will develop skills in ADOS and ADIR. We can also provide involvement in the Starship multidisciplinary eating disorder team, as well as management and coordination of care for complex inpatients. This is all done with full SMO support to enable you to develop independent practice for your own future SMO role. For all aspects of this role and experience/knowledge required, please see the position description . About the Team/Service/Location Based at Starship Hospital, Grafton, General Paediatrics provides general paediatric services to the central Auckland population. The Starship General Paediatrics team provides expert care for acutely unwell children on the ward including eating disorders and provides general paediatric outpatient services for a broad range of medical and neurodevelopmental needs of children aged from birth to 15 years of age. Starship are closely connected with the tertiary level medical, surgical, radiology and intensive care services that are provided within Starship Children’s Hospital. General Paediatrics works within a multidisciplinary framework that includes Māori and Pacific Island support workers, Allied Health, Hospital Play Specialists, Social Workers, operational and clerical staff who work closely with the nursing and medical teams. For more information about the position, please contact Dr Anne Tait, Service Clinical Director, General Paediatrics at [email protected]. General enquiries about the recruitment process can be made to Megan Waterhouse, Operations Manager, General Paediatrics at [email protected] About you To be successful you will have: Registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand or be eligible for such registration (General Registration) in time to commence the role in January 2027. 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 EPIC 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 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. Starship Child Health is a dedicated paediatric healthcare service and major teaching centre, providing family centred care to neonates, children and young people throughout New Zealand and the South Pacific. Starship is a part of Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora and is the only comprehensive children’s hospital in New Zealand serving a population of approximately 1 million children. How to apply We’ll be reviewing applications and conducting interviews as they come in, so the position may close before the listed deadline. If you're interested, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. 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 Anel Foord, Recruitment Consultant at [email protected] quoting ADHB24918 to discuss how we can best support your application. #healthnzfellows This position is a Core Children's worker under the Children's Act & requires full safety checks completed before any new employee starts Job Posting 17/Aug/26 - 07/Sep/26 Organisation : Child Health HealthBoard : AUK-Auckland Central Job : Paediatrics Part-time Monday-Sunday