Palliative Care Physician
Fixed-term, part time opportunity (ending October 2025)
- Based in Auckland City Hospital
- Great opportunity to demonstrate your commitment to excellence
Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity
Auckland Hospital's Palliative Care Service is seeking a fixed-term Consultant/Specialist to oversee clinical duties in hospital palliative medicine. In this role, you will work within a multidisciplinary palliative care team, which includes Nurse Specialists, a Nurse Practitioner, Advanced Trainees and rotating registrars.
For further details, please refer to the position description here.
Ko wai matou | Our Organisation
We are Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland. 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.
We are part of Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealand's national health service. Te Whatu Ora leads the day-to-day running of the health system, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels.
We are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngati Whatua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand. We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.
Nga Pukenga Motuhake | Important qualification/ Skills- Vocational registration in Palliative Medicine with New Zealand Medical Council
- Minimum of 3 years' practice as a registered Palliative Medicine Specialist
- Minimum of 1 year of practice as a registered Palliative Medicine Specialist in an acute/secondary hospital setting
For further information about the position, please contact Maryellen Mitchell, Service Clinical Lead by emailing maryellenm@adhb.govt.nz
He aha nga painga o tenei mahi mou | 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 pehea te tuku tono | How to apply
Please submit your application online, outlining your experience and motivation to apply to this role.
If you have any queries about accessibility, or technical issues with the online process, please contact Joseph Ciao - Recruitment Consultant via jciao@adhb.govt.nz to discuss how we can best support your application