Queenstown Regional Coordinator | Senior Professional Practice Fellow - Centre for Rural Health

Centre for Rural Health | TE POKAPŪ O TE HAUORA KI TUAWAHENUA

Faculty of Medicine | TE KAUPEKA WHAIORA

Division of Health Sciences | TE WĀHANGA MATUA MĀTAU HAUORA

The University of Otago’s Centre for Rural Health aims to improve healthcare and health outcomes for rural and remote communities in New Zealand and the wider South Pacific through teaching and research excellence based on the principles of social accountability and community engagement.

The Faculty of Medicine’s Rural Medical Immersion Programme (RMIP) for fifth-year medical students was established in 2007 and is currently delivered from nine sites across the South and lower North Islands by a closeknit and enthusiastic team of academic and non‑academic teaching staff working in rural clinical practice.

The role | Te mahi

We are seeking to appoint a Regional Coordinator (Senior Professional Practice Fellow) within RMIP. The position will be based in Queenstown and will be of interest to a doctor already working in general and / or hospital practice in the Queenstown‑Lakes area.

The Regional Coordinator will continue to develop and deliver the local programme for the cohort of RMIP students (currently four) based in the area for their academic year (February‑October).

Duties for the role include :

• Developing the local programme with local healthcare providers and administrator support
• Organising the students’ local programme attachments
• Delivering tutorials and marking quarterly assessments
• Providing pastoral support for students
• Attending bimonthly online meetings and one face‑to‑face meeting each year
• Contributing teaching to the wider programme

Skills and experience | Kā pūkeka me kā wheako

The ideal candidate for this position would :

Further details | Pūroko

This is a permanent, part‑time (0.3 FTE) position available from January 2026. There is the opportunity for the role to be shared among two or more people.

Appointment will be at appropriate step dependent on academic achievement, skills and experience. The salary scale is for a Senior Professional Practice Fellow Level 4 ($148,414 to $184,993 pro‑rata per annum).

You must have the right to live and work in New Zealand to apply for this position.

If you are looking for an exciting new opportunity in medical undergraduate education and would like to learn more about this position, please contact RMIP Director Dr Janine Lander or Centre for Rural Health Director Dr Garry Nixon via the contact details below.

Application | Tono

Candidates are requested to submit the following :

To submit your application (quoting reference number ) please click the apply button. There is no formal closing date for this vacancy. Applications will be reviewed as they are received. The University reserves the right to close this vacancy at any time.

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