Paediatric Surgeon, Starship Child Health

21 hours ago


Auckland City, New Zealand Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Full time

**Nau mai, haere mai ki Starship Child Health**

We have a wonderful opportunity to join New Zealand’s premier tertiary children’s hospital as a permanent full-time Paediatric Surgeon.
- Work with the leading provider of child health care in New Zealand
- Permanent, full-time position
- Great relocation package provided
- Expected commencement by May 2025

**Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity**

This role provides:

- Participation in the provision of acute and elective surgical services within the Paediatric Surgical Department at Starship Children’s Health.
- Participation in the Paediatric Urology team with contribution to the delivery of Paediatric Urology inpatient and outpatient care consistent with the requirements of service provision and the vision of the Department of Paediatric Surgery at Starship Children’s Health.
- Administrative activities, such as audits and other projects within the department.
- Participation in medical undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and departmental research.

Auckland is a challenging and rewarding environment to practice Paediatric Surgery as we see a broad range of childhood illnesses and injuries with a high level of complexity and acuity. The department is a purpose-built facility with state-of-the-art equipment.

For further details, please refer to the position description **here**

**Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills**
- Are an experienced Paediatric Surgeon
- Registered as a Medical Practitioner with FRACS Paediatric Surgery or equivalent
- Vocationally registered or eligible for this in the speciality of Paediatric General Surgery with the Medical Council of New Zealand.
- Have completed a Paediatric Surgery training programme recognised by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
- Can demonstrate an interest in the supervision and teaching of junior RMOs, particularly registrars in training
- Have gained broad training and experience across the breadth of acute and elective Paediatric Surgery

**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 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. Starship is part of Te whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland. We seek to lead New Zealand in paediatric service delivery by building our reputation as a national centre of excellence in child health care.

**He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working here**
We recognise there is more to life than Mahi | work, and we encourage and provide access to all our staff to several services and benefits to support themselves while 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**

To view details about our recruitment process, click here.

**Advertising Closes**: 19 January 2025 (11.59 PM, New Zealand Standard Time).



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