• Dunedin Hospital
• Permanent, full-time and part-time roles available
• Salary band: as per ASMS MECA 2024, 185,380 – 267,980

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora invites applications for a General Medicine Physician for Dunedin Hospital. This is a permanent role with on-call duties providing care for a population of approximately 350,000 spread across the lower South Island of New Zealand.

About the role

Currently we are a team of twelve full time equivalents, and there is equal participation in the after hour roster for weeknights and weekends, and at times you may be a second on-call on the roster. Our tight knit team values the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, and inclusive. It is therefore key for you to have a sound understanding of, and commitment to, multi-cultural living and family/whānau principles. These core values align with our work and life practices and team well-being.

Duties include:

• patient management
• leading ward rounds
• undertaking clinical procedures
• involvement audit
• teaching
• participating in continuing professional development.

Our staff enjoy close relationships with the University of Otago School of Medicine, and Otago Polytechnic School of Nursing. We benefit from continuous professional development, involvement with medical and nursing student training, participation in research, and many more opportunities arising from working in a combined clinical-academic environment.

About you

As the successful candidate, you will:

• have a broad Internal Medicine background, allowing you to work with a broad spectrum of patients and illnesses
• have a focus on patient care that is at the centre of your daily work
• have a Fellowship with the RACP or an overseas equivalent (essential)
• be eligible for vocational registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand (essential).

Applications from overseas physicians are welcome with a start date negotiated, taking New Zealand registration and immigration requirements into consideration.

About Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We’re dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are a pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on providing equitable outcomes for Māori, Pacific peoples, and the disabled community.

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is our publicly funded healthcare service for all New Zealanders. We are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations. In keeping with New Zealand culture and our Bill of Rights, we believe in treating all people with respect and aim for equitable outcomes.

Salary range

This role belongs to the ASMS Collective Agreement, although union membership is optional. The current base rate falls between Step 1 ($185,380) and Step 15 ($267,980) per annum (note this is currently under negotiation with the Union). Your take-home salary also attracts on-call and availability allowances. You are also entitled to continued medical education monies, and an annual leave entitlement of six weeks per annum.

How to apply

To apply please click ‘apply now’. All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal by 11:59pm on Monday, 1 June 2026. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Agatha Chen, Recruitment Advisor – Senior Medical Officers agatha.chen@tewhatuora.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.