Paediatric Intensivist, Starship Children's Health

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Work in NZ’s only paediatric intensive care unit
• A dedicated team of nurses, clinicians, allied health & support staff
• Permanent, part-time (0.9 FTE) role starting from February 2026
• Located in Auckland with white sandy beaches to the north and snow-capped mountains to the south

 We are Te Whatu Ora-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.

 About the Role

Starship Children’s Health (Auckland), the leading tertiary hospital for child health care in Aotearoa (Auckland, New Zealand), has an exciting opportunity for a permanent, 0.9 FTE Paediatric Intensivist/ Senior Medical Officer to join the PICU team commencing from February 2026.

 In this role, you will provide an excellent standard of clinical practice and expertise to the paediatric intensive care unit, Starship Child Health and the New Zealand referral base. You will actively participate in PICU and Starship clinical excellence, education and research activities. You will supervise intensive care trainees and trainees from other specialities who rotate through the PICU.

 For further details, please refer to the Position Description here

 About the Team/Service/ Location

Starship's Paediatric Intensive Care Unit is a busy 30 bedded high functioning unit which: 

• Covers all clinical specialties (except burns) and provides both cardiac and general ICU care including ECMO, CVVH, HFOV
• Supplies a medical team and co-ordinates road/rotary wing/fixed wing retrievals for children nationally and across the South Pacific Islands
• Is the centre of excellence for all PICU based research

 Located in Auckland, New Zealand we are the only paediatric intensive care unit in the country which provides an opportunity to gain extensive experience in our nationwide paediatric retrieval service. In this role, you will work closely with a highly skilled and dedicated team of paediatric intensivists, registrars and nursing staff managing a wide range of acute conditions with multidisciplinary input.

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 About you

To be successful, you must be registered with the Medical Council of New Zealand and be registered, or eligible for such registration (Locum Tenens/Vocational Registration). Applicants must be eligible to work in New Zealand. Preference will be given to New Zealand Citizens and New Zealand residents as per the New Zealand employment requirements. However, we value international experience and overseas candidates are encouraged 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

Immigration NZ has introduced a new Accredited 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 Visa application. Here is a link for more information Immigration NZ Accredited Employer Work Visa

Other requirements for the role include:

• Current NZ Practicing Certificate with Vocational Registration/Locum Tenens Registration in Paediatric Intensive Care
• Collaborative leadership skills

 For more information about the position or the selection process, please contact Dr Anusha Ganeshalingham, Service Clinical Director-PICU at AnushaG@adhb.govt.nz

Working at Health New Zealand

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. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and serve our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

 The Starship Children’s Health Rautaki strategy strives to deliver the obligation to protect the whakapapa of children and their families, supporting in a mokopuna-centric, whānau focused and whānau-led approach. Service delivery is guided by the Enabling Good Lives (EGL) principles.

 How to Apply

To apply, please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal by 17 August  2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Michelle Kanth, Recruitment Consultant-Starship via michelle.kanth@tewhatuora.govt.nz

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.