Respiratory Fellow, Respiratory Medicine

2026/27 Counties Manukau Respiratory Medicine Fellow Position (Full Time Fixed Term)

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

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We are currently inviting applications for a Respiratory Fellow beginning August 2026 for a one-year fixed term role at Counties Manukau.

The appointee will be appointed for 1 year and will do 50% clinical and 50% research activities. They will undertake respiratory clinics and acute cover for the clinical component. The research component will include an investigator-initiated research project in bronchiectasis and support for a variety of interesting respiratory pharmaceutical research studies. This will be an excellent opportunity to acquire and develop research skills.

Salary and conditions of service will be in accordance with the New Zealand ASMS Agreement.

About the Team/Service/ Location

Middlemore Hospital is the main hub for acute care and referral services within Counties Manukau district. It is an accredited, 800 bed, teaching hospital of Auckland University and caters for most medical and surgical specialties with a catchment area of about 500,000 people.

The Respiratory Medicine department is a well-established Respiratory unit, offering a range of comprehensive services including sleep and oxygen services, pulmonary rehabilitation, acute and chronic non-invasive ventilation, pulmonary hypertension, bronchoscopy, thoracoscopy, a fully equipped lung function laboratory, and a regional lung cancer service.

We have an interventional bronchoscopy service including, endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS), stents, cryobiopsy, and endobronchial valves. The department is active in research and has interests in a variety of areas including asthma, COPD, bronchiectasis, interstitial lung cancer, and pleural diseases. The respiratory clinical team consists of Respiratory Physicians, Registrars, Nurse Practitioners, Nurse Specialists, and respiratory physiologists and physiotherapists and administrators.

We have a cohesive team that will provide a very supportive and stimulating environment for a senior house officer or registrar. We have an effective research support network.

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About you

Applicants must have suitable training and experience in General Medicine and Respiratory Medicine and be eligible for registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand.

Further information is available from:

Stuart Jones, Clinical Head of Department, email: [email protected] or Barbara Ridgway, Recruitment Consultant, email: Barbara.Ridgway@ TeWhatuOra.govt.nz

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.

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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.