Whatever your lifestyle or career goals are, our Anaesthetic Consultant Team exists to help you discover them. Get access to the largest network of specialist consultant anaesthetics jobs in Australia & New Zealand, double the next largest agency.
I love building relationships with my consultants and matching them in roles that help them to achieve their personal and career goals.
Anaesthetists' highly specialist skills are in demand. With surgical procedures on the rise, the need for anaesthetists across both private and public hospitals is rising too.
For consultant-level anaesthetists in permanent roles, the average salary range is $200,000 to $500,000. Locum anaesthetics consultants are earning up to $3500 a day.
Specialist Consultant
Specialist Consultant
Specialist Consultant
I enjoy working in an environment that is fun, fast, and challenging, which allows me to care for the doctors that I work with and the community and country that I live in.
Demand for anaesthetists in New Zealand is increasing due to a growing and ageing population. Anaesthetics is one of the highest paid specialties in New Zealand with consultants earning between $212,000 - $600,000.
Specialist Consultant
Specialist Consultant
Specialist Consultant
“Being a locum allows me to keep my skill up to an acceptable level, keep my registration current, and in these COVID times allows me to have an income to smooth out the ups and downs of working in primary industry."
Take control of where and when you work for a better work/life balance. Placements last anything from a few hours to a year. Make good money while considering your next move. We can show you ways of working that you may not have considered.
Travel with your work. Thousands of placements are now available in hospitals, clinics and medical centres across Australia and New Zealand. Experience life in a different town, city or country. Spend more time doing the things you love, or with the people you love.
Leave the paperwork to us. We have time and resources to connect you with leading hospitals , clinics and medical centres to ensure a seamless move. Moving to Australia or New Zealand? You will find us an ‘expert insider’, answering questions and organising every last detail.
Life as a doctor demands you give everything. Dr Sam Hazledine learned this first as an intern. Years later Medrecruit was his response. Sam successfully lobbied the World Medical Association to amend the Declaration of Geneva (the modern-day Hippocratic Oath) to include:
I will attend to my own health, wellbeing, and abilities in order to provide care of the highest standard.
Medrecruit continue to advocate for, educate and work towards better health and wellbeing for all doctors.
Yes! Most locum placements offer travel and accommodation arrangements. We can help negotiate this for you. This is usually hospital accommodation or a nice bed and breakfast, and flight or petrol reimbursement.
Locum placements can be as short as a couple of days, though most doctors prefer slightly longer placements (a few weeks or months) so there’s time to get to know the area and the team.
Medrecruit also works with doctors to find permanent roles.
Your registration number, a current CV and three references are the essentials of any job application. Other paperwork that's commonly required is:
What you'll need can vary slightly between Australian states and in New Zealand. Some states/locations also ask you complete an online training course (eMedical Courses). We're here to help guide you through the requirements and we'll give you a checklist detailing everything you need.
Nope! Our service is free for doctors. We're paid by hospitals and clinics for our services and are preferred suppliers in several states and areas. Because we have a huge network of doctors, we save clinics and hospitals time (and money) by taking the stress out of the hiring and credentialing process.
This depends on where you work – the hospital or clinic chooses how a doctor is paid. This will work one of three ways:
Your recruitment specialist can let you know which method you’ll be paid by for each job you undertake.
Our Specialist Anaesthetics team can help you find roles in these subspecialties:
According to the latest data from the Australian Tax Office, anaesthetists and anesthesiologists in Australia earned an average taxable income of $386,065.
Where you’re based, your level of training and other factors can have an impact on how much you earn. But the data’s clear: anaesthetics is one of the best-paid medical specialities, vying with a surgeons salary for Australia’s best-paid job.
