House Officer Pgy2+ (Immediate Commencement)

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

Teaching and training are important to us here in Dunedin and that is why our RMOs have a protected session every week.

There are several other regular activities that House Officers can join, whether it be the regular House Officer Education sessions or the journal clubs, X-ray meetings or rounds from the various services, there is always something happening!

Depending on your interest, we have several runs available for you to work in.

These include the following :

• Medical Oncology
• ENT
• Gastroenterology
• Ophthalmology / Neurology
• Haematology
• Neurosurgery
• Respiratory
• Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Cardiology
• Orthopaedics
• Renal
• General Surgery
• General Medicine
• Psychiatry
• Older Peoples Health
• ED
• Obstetrics and Gynaecology (six month runs).

While the above runs are available each quarter, O&G and Paediatrics are six month runs.

If your interest lies in these specialties, please indicate your preferences in your cover letter.

If we don't hear from you, we will assume you are applying for a general role.

Note that six months runs will occur January to July and July to January.

All internal applicants, please also contact the RMO Unit directly.

About the Location

For more information on living and working in Dunedin, click here.

About you

Our ideal candidate will have :

• registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand or be eligible for general or provisional general registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand.

You can check your eligibility for registration by visiting the Council's website at MCNZ

• a minimum of one year post qualification experience.

It is requirement of the Medical Council of New Zealand that your qualifications are approved through EPIC.

If you have a commitment to working in New Zealand, it is highly recommended that you start this process as soon as possible to allow your subsequent registration to be undertaken in a timely fashion.

For more information, please visit MCNZ website re EPIC Credentialing.

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 Maori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

Health NZ - Te Whatu Ora - Southern has the largest geographical coverage of all the New Zealand regions, providing services to 350,000 people in diverse communities.

All applications must include the following :

• Cover letter
• An up-to-date CV (Medical work history in chronological order, starting from completion of your primary medical qualification and include locum work and any gaps of three months or more)
• Three referee reports on the national reference template form or the MCNZ RP6 reference form (one of whom must be your most recent supervisor) for international applicants

How to apply

To apply please click 'apply now'.

All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Deb McDonald

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

We only accept online applications.

Please apply via our website.