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Senior Medical Officer

  • Auckland
  • Part time
  • Healthcare
  • Posted 1 day ago
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Job Description

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Senior Medical Officer – Rheumatology
Middlemore Hospital, Auckland
Employment type: Permanent (0.4 FTE) and Fixed-Term Proportional (0.4 FTE)


Join a supportive, collegial team of Rheumatologists delivering high-quality care across diverse communities. Be part of a leading tertiary hospital network offering both complexity and collegiality.

What’s in it for you:

Work in a collaborative multidisciplinary team across multiple sites
Serve a vibrant, multicultural population of over 600,000
Access to professional development and CME opportunities
Potential to participate in General Medicine if interested

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

The Department of Rheumatology at Counties Manukau invites applications from suitably qualified Senior Medical Officers for the following positions:

Fixed-Term (0.4 FTE): Parental leave cover from April 2025 to December 2025
Permanent (0.4 FTE): Ongoing proportional appointment
Both positions involve a mix of inpatient consultations and outpatient clinic work.

You will contribute to a service that operates across multiple locations – including Middlemore Hospital, Manukau Super Clinic, and regional locality clinics – providing integrated care to one of New Zealand’s most diverse populations.

 Interested candidates may also participate in general medicine work.

About the Team/Service/ Location

Our Rheumatology team comprises eight SMOs, registrars, and four senior nurses. The service is based at Middlemore Hospital, a 1,000-bed tertiary teaching hospital providing comprehensive acute medical and surgical services. For more information on living and working in Manukau click here

 About you

To be successful in this role, you will:

Be a vocationally registered Rheumatologist with the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ)
Hold FRACP or an equivalent qualification
Be experienced in managing both inpatient consults and outpatient care
Enjoy working in multidisciplinary teams
Demonstrate cultural awareness and a commitment to equity

To view the Position Description please click here. 

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.  

How to Apply

To apply please click “apply now.”  All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal by 12 May 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Barbara Ridgway

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

At Counties Manukau Health people and their lives matter to us. We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community. To help us achieve this we need a workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maaori and Pacific communities. We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whaanau, community and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan. Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability. Our values are Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga , Kind –Manaakitanga, Together –Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga. If these are your values too, then join us today.