Paediatric Persistent Pain Specialist

2 weeks ago

Christchurch, New Zealand Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Full time

**Lead Innovation in Paediatric Persistent Pain Management - Join a Nationally Significant Service in a Beautiful Location**
We have an exciting opportunity for a **Senior Medical Officer (Consultant) - Paediatric Persistent Pain**to join our dedicated Paediatric Persistent Pain Team at Christchurch Hospital. This is a rewarding role focused on improving the lives of tamariki and rangatahi across Canterbury and the West Coast through expert clinical care, collaborative teamwork, and service development.

**Why this is a great role**:

- Be part of a pioneering service at the forefront of paediatric persistent pain care.
- Work alongside a passionate and multidisciplinary team.
- Contribute to developing complex pain services for young people in Canterbury and the West Coast.

**Benefits**:

- Supportive and collaborative work environment.
- Ongoing professional development and opportunities for research and teaching.
- Access to a beautiful, family-friendly region offering an enviable lifestyle.

**About the Role**

As a **Paediatric Persistent Pain Specialist**, you will play a central role in assessing and treating tamariki and rangatahi with chronic and complex pain, in both inpatient and outpatient settings. You will provide specialist pain medicine input that will help to support and develop an interdisciplinary team including psychology, psychiatry,, and physiotherapy clinicians.

You - ll contribute to clinical leadership, treatment planning, education, quality improvement, and collaborative care models, with a strong commitment to equitable outcomes for Māori and other underserved populations. You will develop and communicate treatment goals and plans in collaboration with the referrer, multidisciplinary team, patients and their families to maximise participation in daily care routines.

**About the Team**

Our **Paediatric Persistent Pain Team** is a values-led service committed to delivering whānau-centred, evidence-based care. Working across Canterbury and the West Coast, we - re focused on continuous improvement, service development, and inter-disciplinary collaboration to support long-term wellbeing for our young patients.

For more information on living and working in Christchurch, click here.

**About you**

To be successful in this role, you will have:

- Fellowship with the Faculty of Pain Medicine (FPMANZCA) or an equivalent fellowship qualification.
- Vocational registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand.
- Significant experience in paediatric chronic and acute pain management.
- A collaborative and compassionate approach to patient care.
- A commitment to advancing service development, research, and teaching.

Experience working in an interdisciplinary pain service is desirable.

**Working at Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora**

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