House Officer

With hospitals small enough to give you hands-on specialist-led experience, yet big enough to learn through an internationally-renowned research partnership, your career opportunities are limitless. We’re looking for Doctors who want to level up, grow their areas of interest, and work with specialists who know their name.

We have a number of opportunities available for House Officers who are seeking a Southern lifestyle. You will have a minimum of one year post graduate medical experience in and be eligible for, or already hold, registration with Medical Council of NZ.

Working in a close knit team, you will have excellent access to your Registrar & Consultant, and unrivalled opportunities to experience many of the varied presentations to the hospital. You will be exposed to a number of medical situations that will equip you well for future training Registrar roles. You will have continued support in your professional development through 24/7 access to the library, weekly teaching and Grand Rounds, journal clubs, and regular RMO forums.

Depending on your interest, we have a number of runs available for you to work in. These include:

- General Surgery
- Orthopaedics
- General Medicine
- Psychiatry
- AT&R
- ED
- O&G
- Paediatrics

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

**Requirements**:
As noted above, you will have at least one years’ postgraduate experience and be eligible for, or already hold, registration in New Zealand with Medical Council of NZ.
- Up to date electronic copies of your CV and cover letter
- Contact details for three Consultants we may contact directly for references. These Consultants should have supervised your day-to-day clinical work and one of the referees provided must be from your current or most recent employer. Please ensure you advise your referees of their nomination so they are aware they will be contacted by Southern DHB.

**About Southern DHB**

Southern DHB has the largest regional coverage of all the New Zealand health boards, providing services to 350,000 people in diverse communities across a huge geographical area. We take pride in all the services we provide and our aim is to improve, promote and protect the health of our region. We believe that our dedicated and passionate staff are a significant driving force behind the achievement of these standards, and we need more like minded people to help us continue providing for our community.

**Pre-Employment checks**
- Occupational Health Assessment
- Police Vetting / Ministry of Justice safety checks
- Following the update to COVID-19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order 2021 this also includes the requirement that you are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. You will need to provide proof of this to Occupational Health staff