• Are you a dedicated General Medicine Physician looking for a permanent, full-time rewarding role?
• Join our Physician team in Wairau Hospital, Blenheim where your expertise will make a real difference
• Enjoy working in a collaborative and supportive environment that encourages professional development and offers flexibility to pursue areas of special interest

Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

About the role

This is a permanent, full time (1.0FTE, 80 hours a fortnight) and 1:6 on-call.

The role involves:

• managing a broad range of general medical conditions
• contributing to the acute take and inpatient ward rounds
• working collaboratively with nursing staff, allied health, and visiting subspecialists.

This position offers the opportunity to practice comprehensive general medicine in a regional hospital setting, serving a close-knit community within the Marlborough region.

As a General Medicine Physician, you will:

• be passionate about general medicine and make a contribution to a high functioning team
• participate in the general medicine acute roster with four hours average call-back a week
• teach and develop our junior medical workforce
• contribute to the development and delivery of care across the health continuum working with a supportive multidisciplinary team
• partner with primary and tertiary care providers to improve the health of the population in Marlborough region.

If you are ready to make a meaningful impact in a beautiful part of New Zealand, we would love to hear from you!

About the Team/Service/Location

Wairau Hospital is a modern, well-equipped secondary care facility serving the Marlborough region, approximately 45,000 people. Our general medicine service provides high-quality acute inpatient and outpatient care, supported by a strong multidisciplinary team. We maintain close links with Nelson Hospital and tertiary centres, ensuring excellent patient care and professional development opportunities.

You will be joining a small, supportive team of experienced physicians, including one from a rural hospital background, who are passionate about general medicine. Our team works closely with nursing staff, allied health professionals, and primary care providers to ensure an integrated approach to patient management, patient-centred care to the Marlborough region.

Local services include:

• Emergency
• Paediatrics
• Specialist Health of Older Persons
• Orthopaedics
• General Surgery
• O & G.

Visiting services include:

• Oncology
• Haematology
• Cardiology
• Rheumatology and a number of other subspecialty teams.

Diagnostic services include:

• MRI
• CT
• Laboratory.

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

About you

We are seeking a motivated, team-oriented General Medicine Physician who thrives in a provincial hospital environment.

You will:

• bring broad general medical expertise, with subspecialty interests welcomed and supported
• play an important role in teaching and supporting our registrars and junior medical staff
• bring your general medical expertise and experience to an acute secondary care hospital and contribute to advanced care of the acute inpatients and outpatients in the region
• hold Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians or equivalent
• be eligible for an Annual Practising Certificate and vocational scope of Internal Medicine or for the right person, Rural Hospital Medicine with the Medical Council of New Zealand
• work with others to promote a cohesive team culture of collaborative practice, openness, humour, and respect across disciplines
• demonstrate commitment to continuing medical education and professional development.

Working for 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.

How to apply

To apply please click ‘apply now’. All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal. Applications via email will not be considered. For general application enquiries, please contact our recruitment team athena.nguyen@tewhautora.govt.nz

For role and/or service specific information please contact Physician Tessa la Varis tessa.lavaris@nmdhb.govt.nz or Service Manager Medicine, Rosey Wilson rosey.wilson@nmdhb.govt.nz

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.