Fellow - Starship Simulation

Douglas Starship Simulation Fellow

Join Starship Child Health as the Douglas Starship Simulation Fellow in February 2027. Starship is New Zealand's premier children's hospital and the only unit of its kind in the country. This is a fixed-term (12 months), part-time (0.5FTE) position, Monday to Friday.

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders, grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

About the role:

The Douglas Starship Simulation Fellow will make a significant contribution to simulation and education for Starship Child Health, promoting simulation throughout the organization. The role involves mentoring to support design, development, delivery, technical skills, debriefing, evaluation, and review of simulation. You will support faculty development, outreach, and research projects. The fellow is expected to establish symbiotic simulation networks, explore simulation-related experiences to broaden horizons, and promote excellence in education and investigative research.

About the service/team:

The Douglas Starship Simulation Programme provides simulation education, training, and resources both locally to the Starship Children's Hospital and wider Aotearoa/New Zealand Paediatric services through an outreach program. 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.

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 diverse and inclusive workforce 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 children's hospital in New Zealand serving a population of approximately 1 million children. Auckland City Hospital is New Zealand's largest public tertiary hospital which has strong ties with the University of Auckland and provides extensive teaching and training opportunities.

How to apply:

We are 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.