Palliative Care Paediatrician, Starship Child Health

Palliative Care Paediatrician, Starship Child HealthStarship - New Zealands premier childrens hospitalCombine New Zealand lifestyle experience with working in a world-renowned tertiary hospitalPermanent, Part-time FTE. 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 Zealander. About the Role Starship Childrens Hospital, the leading tertiary hospital for child health care in 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 childrens hospital. The Starship Palliative Care Service provides specialist paediatric palliative care to children with serious illness (life-limiting or life-threatening conditions) and their whānau across the Northern region. 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 provide expert assessments and interventions for children and adolescents and their family/whānau attending the Starship Services. Our team consist of senior medical officers, nurse specialists, a psychotherapist, a social worker and team administration. For more information on the position, please contact Dr David Bettany, Service Clinical Director - [email protected] To view the Position Description, please clickhere About you To be successful in this role, you will: Have a Post-graduate training and experience in Paediatric Palliative Care Eligible for specialist registration in New Zealand as a paediatrician. Recognised qualification in paediatrics with a general scope of practicean interest in the holistic and medical management of Paediatric Palliative Care patients. Whilst 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 Zealander. 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 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr