Palliative Care Paediatrician ADHB22448, Auckland

AUK-Auckland Central-Auckland City Hospital Applications close: 22 May 2025 Palliative Care Paediatrician, Starship Child Health - Starship Child Health, Auckland - Combine New Zealand“lifestyle experience” with working in a world-renowned tertiary hospital - Permanent Part-time FTE.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 Hospital, the leading tertiary hospital for child health care in Aotearoa (Auckland, New Zealand), has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Palliative Care Paediatrician. This is a unique opportunity to work with an experienced and professional Paediatrics team in a broad variety of practice within a tertiary children’s hospital.The Starship Palliative Care Service provides specialist paediatric palliative care to children with serious illness (life-limiting or life-threatening conditions) and their whanau across the Northern region (Te Toka Tumai, Counties Manukau, Waitemata&Te Tai Tokerau). The Palliative Care Paediatrician is responsible for assessing, diagnosing, and managing children who are patients within the service. About the Team Based at Starship Hospital, Grafton, we are a friendly, hard-working and motivated service that provides expert assessments and interventions for children and adolescents and their family/whanau attending the Starship Services. Our team consists of senior medical officers, nurse specialists, a psychotherapist, a social worker, and team administration.About You As a qualified Palliative Care Paediatrician, you will: Have post-graduate training and experience in Paediatric Palliative Care. Be eligible for specialist registration in New Zealand as a paediatrician. Hold a recognised qualification in paediatrics with a general scope of practice.Possess an interest in the holistic and medical management of Paediatric Palliative Care patients. While working closely with the interdisciplinary team, the ability to work autonomously in a multi-cultural environment is essential. The environment is that of a high degree of teamwork and collaboration, with a focus on equity and upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi.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 Maori, 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 a mokopuna-centric, whanau focused and whanau-led approach. Service delivery is guided by the Enabling Good Lives (EGL) principles. #J-18808-Ljbffr