Fellow - Starship Simulation

Douglas Starship Simulation Fellow, Starship Child Health

• Starship - New Zealands premier childrens hospital
• Unique setting NZs only unit of its kind
• Fixed-term (12 months), Part-time (0.5FTE) position commencing 1st February 2027
• Monday to Friday role

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

Do you want to make a significant contribution to simulation and education for Starship Child Health, provide and promote simulation throughout the organisation? Do you currently work, or are you about to work as a Fellow in Starship and have an understanding of complex hospital systems? Join our team as the Douglas Starship Simulation Fellow in February 2027.

Mentoring would be provided to support you in the design, development, delivery, technical skills, debriefing, evaluation and review of simulation. You would support the faculty development, outreach and research projects.

It is anticipated the Douglas Starship Simulation Fellow would establish symbiotic simulation networks, explore a range of simulation related experiences to broaden horizons and promote excellence in education and investigative research.

For further details, please refer to the Position Description here

About the Service/Team

The Douglas Starship Simulation Programme provides simulation education, training and resource both locally to the Starship Children`s Hospital and wider Aotearoa/New Zealand Paediatric services through an outreach programme. We are a multidisciplinary team with a background in acute paediatric clinical care and a passion for improving clinical care for our tamariki/children and whānau/families.

For more information about the position or the selection process, please contact Puawai Coward-Ramsay (Operations Manager) TamaAriki Ora & Douglas Starship Simulation Programme, PuawaiC@adhdb.govt.nz

About you

To be considered for this role,

• You must be eligible for general registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand. If you are not currently registered in New Zealand 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.
• Postgraduate clinical exams completed
• Has paediatric experience
• Has some experience in simulation delivery
• Ideally, would have concurrent FTE in an acute care Starship clinical setting

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. Auckland City Hospital is NZs largest public tertiary hospital which has strong ties with University of Auckland and provides extensive teaching and training opportunities.

How to apply

Well be reviewing applications and conducting interviews as they come in, so the position may close before the listed deadline. If you're interested, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

To apply please click on the `Apply tab below, outlining your experience and motivation to apply to this role and attaching your updated CV and Covering Letter.

If you have any accessibility or technical issues with the online process, please contact Anel Foord, Recruitment Consultant at Anel.Foord@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz quoting ADHB24501 to discuss how we can best support your application.