We are seeking a General Medicine Consultant for an 8 month term based in New Zealand's Capital city of Wellington. You will be based in a state-of-the-art tertiary hospital, renowned for its teaching and research opportunities, and embrace the famous Kiwi lifestyle with your family in a vibrant and cosmopolitan city!
- Excellent Sabbatical opportunity
- Embrace the famous kiwi lifestyle with your family in a vibrant and cosmopolitan city.
- Tertiary referral centre and modern, spacious working environment
- International Airport facilitating easy flight connections to/from NZ
- Diverse lifestyle options for all the family - restaurants, cafes, beaches, Te Papa Museum, NZ movie industry hub...
The Role
Reporting to the clinical leader of internal medicine, you will bring expert knowledge and work closely within a multidisciplinary team, complementing the wide range of specialist skills already existing within the team
Consultants in New Zealand are well-remunerated and enjoy good working conditions and an excellent work life balance. As well as a competitive salary, there are additional allowances for call back and availability and Continuing Medical Education (CME), 30 days annual leave plus 10 days CME leave on top on your base salary.
The Hospital
Wellington Hospital provides secondary care to the local population (approx. 350,000), and tertiary-level care to patients from the lower North Island and upper South Island (approx. 900,000).
Specialist tertiary-level care is provided to patients from the lower North Island and upper South Island. These tertiary services include cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery, neurosurgery, vascular surgery, renal medicine and transplants, genetics, oncology, paediatric surgery, neonatal intensive care, obstetrics, endocrinology, orthopaedics and urology, and specialised forensic services. In addition to hospital-based services, multi-disciplinary services are provided in the community. These include general and specialist district nursing, specialist multi-disciplinary rehabilitation services, occupational therapy, speech language therapy, physiotherapy, dietetics, social work and home support services. Mental health, alcohol and drug services are also provided in the community.
The hospital is also a teaching hospital of the prestigious University of Otago, delivering undergraduate, postgraduate and research programmes.
The Location
Ranked 4th best place to visit in the world by Lonely Planet in 2011, Wellington (population 350,000) is the political and cultural centre of New Zealand, offering the luxury of living in a small city with big city advantages, with a magnificent harbour framed by hills. The relatively young and affluent population is reflected in the excellent range of schools, the huge range of cultural events and more cafes and restaurants per head of population than New York (by the way, Wellingtonians love their coffee!).
The international airport makes connections to the other parts of the world and elsewhere within New Zealand very easy. Housing is affordable and of a high quality with a range of lifestyle options whether you want to live in a city apartment, beach house or country property and nearly every inhabitant lives within 3km of the coast. Beyond the city and its beautiful harbour you have a wild and rugged coastline, mountains, ski fields, wineries and historical towns all within easy reach making this a perfect lifestyle destination.
Wellington really is a great place to appreciate the benefits of balancing work and family life.
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What Head Medical can do for you
Arranging a position overseas is very exciting, but we understand that it can also be daunting and time consuming. We’re the UK's specialist in international medical recruitment and we‘ve helped many Doctors relocate since we first started out in 2008 (you can read what people have said about working with us on our testimonials page). We know it’s important to balance career opportunities with lifestyle and we’ll talk through your plans and will get to know you to make sure we find the right role in the right location.
We will provide support through the registration, immigration and relocation process. We are registered with the Immigration Advisors Authority in New Zealand.