Paediatric ORL (ENT) Fellow, Starship Children's Health (Fixed-Term) at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Te Toka Tumai Auckland, Auckland

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Nau mai, haere mai ki Starship Child Health!

Starship Children’s Health, Auckland, New Zealand is inviting applications from qualified Paediatric ORL Fellows

• Two Fixed term, full-time roles
• Greatrelocation package provided
• Expected commencement 1 July 2024 and 5 August 2024

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

We have an outstanding opportunity for two Paediatric ORL Fellow roles open for 2024 training positions. This role aims to provide equitable and accessible care for all children and adolescents with ENT complaints across Auckland and New Zealand, utilising best evidence-based treatments. These roles will not only assist in career progression but also enable you to participate in specialist research partnering with New Zealand’s top University and provide substantive professional development support. The department is actively involved in clinical research and audit including national and international collaborative projects and there are exciting opportunities in this area.

The primary purpose of the role is to provide clinical duties within the Paediatric ORL service at Starship Children’s Health. To develop experience in diagnosis and management of children with acute and chronic ENT conditions, either as primary problem, or as a consequence of disorders in others body systems. Duties at an intermediate level of responsibility, as a sub-SMO grade (Consultant), but with responsibility for oversight of medical staff at Registrar grade and below.

The Otolaryngology Department at Starship Children’s Health provides a national service, covering New Zealand and the South Pacific. It is the only paediatric ORL service in NZ offering comprehensive tertiary medical and surgical management of the paediatric airway and head and neck disorders. There is also a large workload of chronic ear disease with children receiving specialist treatment for ear and hearing disorders.

Forfurther details, please refer to the Position Description here

NgaPūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills

To besuccessful in this role, you will require:

• Postgraduate training in ORL and or equivalent experience and Basic medical degree qualifications recognised by NZ Medical Council.

• At least four years of ORL surgical experience and /or equivalent experience in

another tertiary centre

• Proven experience in paediatric airway management is essential for this role. The management of paediatric head and neck pathologies will be useful.
• Prior endoscopy experience desirable

Apart from the above, you must be registered with the Medical Council of New Zealand 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 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 their Visa application. Here is a link for more information Immigration NZ Accredited Employer Work Visa

For more information about the role please contact Dr Michel Neeff, Service Clinical Director - ENT via MichelN@adhb.govt.nz

Kowai 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.

TeToka 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.

Heaha 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 covering letter and CV quoting job reference ADHB17227.

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 HPillai@adhb.govt.nz

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