Specialist Medical Officer, Palliative Care
Palliative Care SMO, Middlemore Hospital , Permanent Part Time
Middlemore is the largest hospital operated by Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand. We offer secondary-level (hospital and specialist) care and a selected range of community and domiciliary services for the population of Counties Manukau the area that stretches between Otahuhu to Port Waikato.
Middlemore is an accredited, teaching hospital of Auckland University and caters for most medical and surgical specialties with a catchment area of around 550,000 people. The palliative physician experience at Middlemore is wide and varied providing a collegial and interesting clinical environment.
Salary as per ASMS SECA $185,000-$267,980 + Allowances + CME.Start date 24 November, 2025
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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
The Middlemore hospital palliative care consult team is a clinically and culturally strong, stable group of clinicians, including palliative care specialists, clinical nurse specialists, a senior registrar, and a part time pharmacist. The service is based at the Middlemore hospital campus.
We liaise closely with community services including Totara and Franklin Hospices and their community services, primary and secondary care, locality-based community teams, aged residential care facilities and non-government organisations (NGOs).We provide specialist palliative care support for the nurse-led Franklin Hospice team.
About you- You should be either registered or are eligible for registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand. Eligibility can be obtained by visiting www.mcnz.org.nz
- Previous training and experience as a consultant in a Palliative Care Service
- Please note you will be required to provide source verification of your qualifications for your registration application.
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 Maori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.
How to Apply
To apply please click 'apply now.' All applications must be submitted through our online careers' portal by 29/06/2025 If you have any questions about the role, please contact Barbara Ridgway Barbara.Ridgway@middlemore.co.nz
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We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.
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 Maaori and Pacific communities. We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whaanau, 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.