Fellow - Childrens Emergency Dept

Fellow - Childrens Emergency Dept (CED), Starship Children's Health

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 Fellow in Children's Emergency Department

· New Zealand’s premier children’s hospital

· Great opportunity to learn from the best in the business!

· Three Fixed term full-time positions for 12 months

· Expected commencement January 2025

· Relocation assistance provided

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

Starship Children’s Health (Auckland), the leading provider of child health care in Aotearoa (New Zealand) and the South Pacific, has an exciting opportunity for three fixed-term, full-time positions as Fellows in Children’s Emergency Department for up to 12 months commencing in January 2025.

You will provide leadership in the Children’s Emergency Department clinically and non-clinically to ensure that all children we care for receive excellent and equitable care. To ensure that we provide excellent and equitable care you will be involved in a variety of non-clinical areas, such as supervision of junior staff, medical and nursing education, quality improvement and research. In Starship Hospital you will utilise your expertise by your involvement in, clinical guideline and pathway development, medical education, multi-disciplinary team training, and contributing to organisational-wide systems such as mass casualty preparedness and pandemic responses. To improve the care of all acutely unwell and injured children in New Zealand you will promote Paediatric Emergency Medicine both regionally and at a National level.

The Starship Children’s Emergency Department is the only dedicated Emergency Department in New Zealand designed to focus exclusively on the needs of children. The Children’s Emergency Department (CED) is the regional paediatric advanced trauma centre and we specialise in meeting the needs of acutely ill or injured children and young people ranging from birth to 15 years of age. We are supported by the tertiary-level medical, surgical, radiology and intensive care services that are provided within Starship Children’s Hospital. CED works within a multidisciplinary framework that includes Māori support workers, Pacific Island support workers, play specialists, social workers and clerical staff who work closely with the nursing and medical teams.

Auckland City Hospital is the largest in New Zealand and is based in the heart of Auckland City which has been voted the 5th best city in the world. The city is set in a pristine marine-based environment with a temperate climate and has a population of 1.3 million. It has a vibrant mixture of lifestyles and cultures and offers easy access to stunning and diverse scenery and a wonderful range of outdoor pursuits. With its beautiful countryside and dynamic metropolitan centres, New Zealand offers a lifestyle suitable for all. This is a great opportunity for you to come and experience the Kiwi lifestyle and hospitality. We would love to hear from you to discuss the opportunities we can offer. 

For further details, please refer to the Position Description  here

Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills

To be successful, you must be registered with the Medical Council of New Zealand and be registered, or eligible for such registration (General Registration). 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 verificationof 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 newAccredited Employer Work Visasystem 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 their Visa application. Here is a link for more information on Immigration NZ Accredited Employer Work Visa

Other requirements for the role include:

· Advanced trainee in Paediatric Emergency Medicine or Emergency Medicine

· Previous Registrar level clinical experience in Paediatrics and/or Emergency Medicine, preferably in a tertiary hospital setting.

· Preferably, final 1-2 years of advanced training in the PEM speciality training program

For more information about the positions or the selection process, please contact Dr Karen Quay at or Dr Anthony Bell at

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 Healthis 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 through the building of 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 several services and benefits to support themselves whilst 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

Please submit your application online, outlining your experience and motivation to apply to this role in your cover letter and CV quoting job reference ADHB21072.

To view details about our recruitment process, click here.

To apply please click 'apply now' below. If you have any queries about accessibility or technical issues with the online process, please contact Honey Pillai, Recruitment Consultant at 

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