Positions available for 2026 Training Year Paediatric Intensive Care Unit Registrars

Northern Regional Alliance (NRA) – Auckland, North Island

Contract: Fixed term, full time, 6‑12 months - starting January or July 2026

The Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Starship is a national service for children requiring intensive care for longer than 24 hours and a regional service for all children requiring intensive care or high dependency care. More than half of the children admitted come from outside the greater Auckland region.

The Unit is a combined cardiac and general intensive care facility with a physical capacity for 20 ICU beds and 10 HDU beds, admitting approximately 1100‑1200 children each year. Approximately 45% of admissions are cardiac, providing pre‑ and post‑operative care for children undergoing treatment for congenital cardiac conditions. General admissions include the full range of medical and surgical conditions and therapies, ...