Fellow, Emergency Department

\n Emergency Medicine Two x Full-time Fixed Term Fellow Positions (12-Month contract February 2027- February 2028)\n

If you thrive in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment where teamwork and collaboration is everything, Middlemore Hospitals Emergency Department offers a career experience like no other. As part of Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora, we are committed to delivering equitable, high-quality care grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. With 130,000+ adult and paediatric presentations each year, the ED at Middlemore Hospital is one of the busiest and most diverse EDs in Australasia. Every shift brings challenge, purpose, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

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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.

About the Role\n

Serving the South Auckland community means working with one of Aotearoa's most culturally rich and high-need populations and your work will have real impact where it matters most. The Middlemore Hospital Emergency Department is accredited with the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine (ACEM) for 36 months of training as a mixed Tier 1 ED. The department is a busy Major Trauma Centre seeing approximately 300 major trauma patients (ISS >13) per year as well as acting as the quaternary centre for spinal cord, mangled limb and burns patients. The hospital is well supported by dedicated Trauma, Burns and Spinal Cord teams and has an active trauma committee that provide governance and oversight. The hospital also provides immediate care for walk in paediatric trauma patients and maintains excellent links with the local cardio thoracic and neurosurgical centres via the Northern Regional Trauma Committee. The ED specialist plays a vital role in acting as team leader for major trauma.

About the Team/Service/ Location\n

Auckland is New Zealand's largest and most diverse city, offering a vibrant metropolitan lifestyle surrounded by beaches, parks, and world-class natural landscapes. Counties Manukau is one of the largest Health New Zealand districts, employing over 7,000 people who are deeply connected to the community we serve. Working here means joining a team that is passionate, supportive, and driven to make a positive difference. Our people are a large part of the community we serve which makes us passionate about the health of the people living in it. We are a team of talented individuals working together to make a positive difference to the community we serve, work in, and to each other. For more information on living and working in South Auckland, please click here.

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We have two great opportunities for Senior Registrars to join our dynamic team as Fellows for 12 months from February 2027 to February 2028.

About you\n

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• Senior Registrar/trainee in their last year of Emergency Medicine training and near attempting or attempted the Fellowship exam.
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• Active and valid APC with Medical Council of New Zealand.
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• A good communicator who is able to lead in challenging situations, directing and supervising junior medical staff and liaising with charge nurses.
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Working at Health New Zealand\n

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.

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Suitably qualified candidates are advised to discuss the position with the Clinical Heads, Dr Sarah Bowker or Dr Loana Tanielu: [email protected], [email protected].

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At Counties Manukau Health people and their lives matter to us. We are a values-based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community. To help us achieve this we need a workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Māori and Pacific communities. We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whānau, community and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan. Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability. Our values are Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga, Kind Manaakitanga, Together Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga. If these are your values too, then join us today.

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