Paediatric Cardiac Surgeon

New Zealand Government; Auckland; On-site; NZD 230,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Starship Children's Health in Auckland, New Zealand, invites applications for a Locum/Casual or Fixed-Term Surgeon in Paediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiac Service (PCCS). The role includes 2‑week blocks or a full-time fixed-term contract of 2–12 months, providing acute and elective congenital cardiac surgical services within a dedicated team.

You will participate in teaching and supervise surgical trainees, contributing to Starship's reputation as NZ's premier paediatric hospital and national

Qualifications

• MBChB or equivalent
• FRACS or equivalent/possession of a postgraduate qualification in Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery
• Eligible to be registered as a Medical Practitioner in New Zealand

Responsibilities

• Provide acute and elective comprehensive consultant Paediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiac Surgical services for Te Toka Tumai, Auckland within a team structure, under supervision from the permanent full-time staff.
• Participate in clinical undergraduate and postgraduate clinical teaching, and supervision of surgical trainees.

Education

MBChB or equivalent

FRACS or equivalent/possession of a postgraduate qualification in Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery

Job description

Paediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiac Surgeon, Starship Children's Health

Nau mai, haere mai ki Starship Child Health! Work in New Zealands premier childrens hospital for a National Service Locum/casual or fixed-term positions available Auckland City Location.

About the role

Starship Childrens Health, Auckland, New Zealand is inviting applications for a locum/casual or fixed term Surgeon position with the Paediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiac Service (PCCS).

We invite expressions of interest from congenital cardiothoracic surgeons who can provide 2 week blocks of cover, or who are interested in a full-time, fixed-term contract of between 2 and 12 months duration.

The primary purpose of the role includes to provide.

Provide acute and elective comprehensive consultant Paediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiac Surgical services for Te Toka Tumai, Auckland within a team structure, under supervision from the permanent full-time staff.

Participate in clinical under-graduate and post-graduate clinical teaching, and supervision of surgical trainees.

The Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Service is the national service based at Starship Childrens Health, Auckland and is the sole provider of cardiology and cardiac surgical services for infants, children and adults with congenital with congenital and acquired heart disease for New Zealand and a number of Pacific Island nations.

The unit has a catchment population of four and a half million and we are performing over 400 cases per year of which 350 are bypasses. Twenty percent of the procedures are performed in neonates and 15% are adult congenital operations. Current outcomes are excellent with overall 30 day mortality of below 2% and neonatal mortality of below 4% (including a Norwood program). For further details, please refer to the Position Description here.

About you

• MBChB or equivalent
• FRACS or equivalent/possession of a postgraduate qualification in Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery
• Eligible to be registered as a Medical Practitioner in New Zealand

Apart from the above, you must be registered with the Medical Council of New Zealand or eligible for such registration (Vocational Registration). Applicants must be eligible to work in New Zealand.

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

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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.

Starship Child Health is a dedicated paediatric healthcare service and major teaching centre, providing family centred care to neonates, children and young people throughout New Zealand and the South Pacific. Starship is a part of Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora and is the only comprehensive childrens hospital in New Zealand serving a population of approximately 1 million children.