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Specialist Consultant - Psychiatry - Adult

Whakatane, North Island NZ
29 Mar 2027 ~ 27 Aug 2027
Posted 3 months ago
Locum cover is required from 29 March - 27 August 2027.
Position Details: Adult Community and Inpatient Benefits: Travel and accommodation is included.
$2,080 per dayBase salary
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Specialist Consultant - Psychiatry - Adult

Whakatane, North Island NZ
21 Dec 2026 ~ 15 Jan 2027
Posted 3 months ago
Locum cover is required from 21 December 2026 - 15 January 2027.
Position Details: Adult Community and Inpatient Benefits: Travel and accommodation is included.
$2,080 per dayBase salary

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Specialist Consultant - Psychiatry - Adult

Whakatane, North Island NZ
07 Dec 2026 ~ 30 Jul 2027
Posted 3 months ago
Locum cover is required from 7 December 2026 - 30 July 2027.
Position Details: Adult Community and Inpatient Benefits: Travel and accommodation is included.
$2,080 per dayBase salary
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Specialist Consultant - Psychiatry

Whanganui, North Island NZ
NOW ~ 31 Jan 2027
Posted 4 months ago
Locum cover is required ASAP - January 2027.
Benefits: Travel and accommodation provided.
$2,080 per dayBase salary
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Specialist Consultant - Psychiatry - Addiction

Nelson, South Island NZ
NOW ~ 28 Feb 2027
Posted 4 months ago
Locum cover is required from 19 October 2026 - February 2027.
Benefits: Travel and accommodation provided.
$1,500 per dayBase salary
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Specialist Consultant - Psychiatry - Child and Adolescent

Greymouth, South Island NZ
NOW ~ 18 Dec 2026
Posted 4 months ago
Locum cover is required from 20 July - 18 December 2026.
Position Details: CAMHS (C&A Psychiatry) Looking for cover for clinic assessments throughout the year Benefits: Travel and accommodation provided.
$2,080 per dayBase salary
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Specialist Consultant - Psychiatry - Adult

Greymouth, South Island NZ
NOW ~ 31 Dec 2026
Posted 4 months ago
Locum cover is required for: Monday 3 to Wednesday 5 August 2026 Tuesday 18 to Thursday 20 August 2026 Tuesday 1 to Thursday 3 September 2026 Tuesday 15 to Thursday 17 September 2026 Tuesday 29 Sept to Thursday 1 October 2026 Tuesday 13 to Thursday 15 October 2026 Fortnightly pattern ongoing.
Position Details: Clinical duties during the day plus overnight call.
Benefits: Travel and accommodation provided.
$2,080 per dayBase salary
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Specialist Consultant - Psychiatry - Geriatric

Gisborne, North Island NZ
NOW ~ 24 Nov 2026
Posted 4 months ago
Locum cover is required from 24 August - 24 November 2026.
Position Details: Older age Psychiatrist (MHSOP)  Part-time cover can be considered Benefits: Travel and accommodation provided.
$2,080 per dayBase salary
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Specialist Consultant - Psychiatry - Child and Adolescent

Blenheim, South Island NZ
NOW ~ 28 Jan 2027
Posted 4 months ago
Locum cover is required from 7 July 2026 - 28 January 2027.
Position Details: Shift times: 0830 - 1630/1700 | every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Ongoing expressions of interest welcomed.
Part-time or full-time options available; could be a mix of in-person and remote.
$2,080 per dayBase salary
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Specialist Consultant - Psychiatry - In Patient

Nelson, South Island NZ
NOW ~ 24 Jan 2027
Posted 4 months ago
Locum cover is required for: 15 July - 9 August 2026 22 - 31 August 2026 12 - 20 September 2026 3 - 9 October 2026 11 - 15 October 2026 | two vacancies 24 October 2026 onwards | ongoing vacancy Position Details: Shift times: 0830 - 1630/1700 | Monday - Friday No on call component.
Psychiatry - Adult Inpatients.
Adult Mental Health Inpatient Unit (working alongside 3 experienced registrars, 1 house officer, 4 senior nurses, 25 beds shared with another SMO, roughly 12 patients max)  Benefits: Travel and accommodation is included.
$2,080 per dayBase salary
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Specialist Consultant - Psychiatry - Adult

Auckland, North Island NZ
NOW ~ 26 Feb 2027
Posted 6 months ago
Locum cover is required from 3 August 2026 - 26 February 2027.
Position Details: This role is covering at the Buchanan Rehabilitation Centre in Point Chevalier and provides specialist mental health and recovery-focused rehabilitation.
It focuses on intensive clinical rehabilitation, long-term recovery, and community reintegration for individuals with persistent mental health symptoms rather than acute, short-term stabilization.
$1,500 per dayBase salary
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Specialist Consultant - Psychiatry - Community

Nelson, South Island NZ
23 Nov 2026 ~ 09 Dec 2026
Posted 8 months ago
Locum cover is required from 23 November - 9 December 2026.
Benefits: Travel and accommodation is included.
$1,500 per dayBase salary
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Specialist Consultant - Psychiatry - Community

Dargaville, North Island NZ
NOW ~ 01 Jan 2027
Posted a year ago
Locum cover is required from January 2026 - January 2027.
Position Details: Community Mental Health & Addictions Preference: Long-term contracts (short-term EOIs still welcome).
In-person cover.
$2,080 per dayBase salary
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