Senior Paediatric Fellow Wellington Hospital 2027
Nau mai, haere mai ki Ūpoko ki te uru hauora
Our opportunity
Senior Paediatric Fellow – Wellington Hospital
Full‑time | 12 months Fixed‑Term
Kōrero mō te tūranga – About the role
Step into a role that will challenge, grow, and inspire you.
We are seeking an enthusiastic Senior Paediatric Fellow to join our diverse and supportive team at Te Wao Nui – Wellington Children’s Hospital.
Te Wao Nui provides a comprehensive secondary paediatric service alongside a range of subspecialties and co-located Child Development Service. It is a tertiary referral centre for certain Paediatric subspecialties and offers exposure to paediatric surgery, gastroenterology, endocrinology and diabetes, neurology, neonatal intensive care and genetics. Alongside regional adult services such as neurosurgery, orthopaedics and ENT, we provide integrated care for children with complex needs from across the Lower North Island and Upper South Island.
This is a full-time Fellow position offering a flexible mix of:
- Clinical practice – tailored to your interests, including general and subspecialty outpatient clinics, plus supervision of acute and inpatient paediatric care
- Leadership & mentorship – guiding RMOs and contributing to service development e.g. participation on hospital/departmental committees, teaching, and administration for junior medical staff
- Teaching – including the opportunity to work as a Clinical Lecturer in Paediatrics for the University of Otago with 5th-year medical students and contribute to registrar exam preparation and RMO orientation
- Research & audit – with dedicated time to finish training requirements or develop new interests
The Fellow may also join the SMO after-hours roster, depending on experience, with strong consultant support at all times.
This position is accredited for 12 months of advanced paediatric training, making it an excellent step toward your Consultant career.
For further information regarding this position, please contact:
Dr Emma Fitzsimons (Emma.Fitzsimons@ccdhb.org.nz) and Dr Varsha Gandhi (Varsha.Gandhi@ccdhb.org.nz )
Experience and Eligibility
Suitable for Resident Medical Officers who are advanced trainees in Paediatrics;
You must have eligibility for general or provisional general registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand. Information on the process of application for this can be found on their website at hhttp://www.mcnz.org.nz/ or http://www.mcnz.org.nz/get-registered/registration-self-assessment-tool/
You will need to be a NZ or Australian citizen or resident, or have an appropriate visa to be eligible to live and work in NZ.
Please note - important information for overseas graduates who are applying: The MCNZ has introduced a new method of primary source verification using the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates’ Electronic Portfolio of International Credentials (ECFMG’s EPIC) service. If you are successful in obtaining a role in New Zealand, you will be required to have your primary medical degree verified through EPIC. Before MCNZ will start processing your application, you must have had your documents verified by EPIC. If you have would like more information about primary-source verification, please see MCNZs website or EPIC’s FAQ webpage.
RMO salaries are calculated based on relevant previous years of experience and the average weekly hours of work as set out in the relevant run description. For the current salary bands, please refer to either the Specialty Trainees of New Zealand (SToNZ) or Resident Doctors’ Association (RDA) Multi-Employer Collective Agreements.
E pā ana ki a tatou – About us
You will love working with Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley District, as you will have exposure to our regional hospitals and consider the possibility of Rural attachments without having to leave the region.
As we are a large employer and include a tertiary hospital, there are vast career progression opportunities available due to the high number of Registrar positions and wide range of specialties across the region. We also ensure that formal and informal teaching sessions are available to all of our RMO’s.
Join our fellow Resident Medical Officers employed by the 3 hospitals in the Wellington Region (Capital & Coast, Hutt Valley and Wairarapa) to gain leading experience, medical supervision and training.
Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to apply
Capital & Coast, Hutt Valley and Wairarapa region hospitals are Equal Opportunity Employers (EOE) and we acknowledge and celebrate the importance of our people, diverse experiences, talents and cultures that they bring to work with them. We are committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application to assist you through the recruitment process. Interviews will be offered to eligible applicants.
Should you have any queries about the application form, recruitment process, or would like a copy of the run description for this role then please do not hesitate to contact us at RMO_recruitment@ccdhb.org.nz quoting the vacancy reference number RMO_27_26 and job title in the subject.
Applications close 11.59pm (NZ time) Monday, 8th June 2026
Offers will be made once all applications have been processed and finalised.
For Senior Registrars in their final years of vocational training, you may want to consider one of our Fellow Positions. Please click on these links for information on these roles:
Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai
By
joining together we will succeed
Fixed Term/Full Time
Job no: RMO_27_26
Location: Wellington Hospital
Closing Date: Monday, 8 June 2026