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Specialist Consultant - Medicine

Invercargill, South Island NZ
28 Sep 2026 ~ 23 Oct 2026
Posted 8 months ago
Locum cover is required for: 28 September - 5 October 2026 19 - 23 October 2026 Position Details: If presented Monday – Friday (1 night of overnight call expected) If presented for a two-week period (middle weekend of call would be rostered) If presented for longer, a mixture of weeknight/weekend calls Benefits: Travel and accommodation provided.
$1,500 per dayBase salary
Locum

Specialist Consultant - Rural Hospital Medicine

Greymouth, South Island NZ
NOW ~ 27 Dec 2026
Posted a month ago
Locum cover is required for: 30 July - 2 August 2026 5 - 7 August 2026 16 August 2026 21 - 23 August 2026 28 August 2026 4 September 2026 11 September 2026 21 September 2026 23 September 2026 25 - 27 September 2026 8 October 2026 16 October 2026 26 October 2026 29 October - 1 November 2026 4 November 2026 6 November 2026 12 November 2026 20 November 2026 18 December 2026 25 - 27 December 2026 Position Details: Shift times: Various shifts This is for the Mawhera Greymouth Emergency Department.
$260 per hourBase salary
Locum

Specialist Consultant - Surgery

Nelson, South Island NZ
NOW ~ 15 Jan 2027
Posted a month ago
Locum cover is required from 0800 Monday 31 August 2026 to 1700 Friday 15 January 2027.
Position Details: Endoscopist or General Surgeon with Endo experience  General surgical cover including clinics, OT, and occasional call May be a few days or the whole period depending on availability and skill set Benefits: Travel and accommodation provided.
$2,000 per dayBase salary
Locum

Specialist Consultant - Surgery

Nelson, South Island NZ
06 Nov 2026 ~ 13 Nov 2026
Posted 3 months ago
Locum cover is required from 0800 Friday 6 November to 1300 Friday 13 November 2026.
Position Details: Friday morning 13 November set aside for handover Endoscopist or General Surgeon with Endo experience  ASOC - Acute Surgeon on Call only Benefits: Travel and accommodation provided.
$2,000 per dayBase salary
Locum

Specialist Consultant - Psychiatry

Invercargill, South Island NZ
NOW ~ 02 Apr 2027
Posted 3 months ago
Locum cover is required for: 31 August - 11 September 2026 28 September - 2 October 2026 5 - 9 October 2026 16 November - 18 December 2026 18 December 2026 onwards Position Details: Southland Hospital are seeking long term, onsite cover for their inpatient unit.
Due to a longer term locum finishing up and a retiring Psychiatrist they are going to have urgent needs which has meant they are needing committed cover options from July 2026 to April 2027.
With this in mind they have the opportunity to review candidates with good availability (this needs to be periods of months rather than weeks) and seek approval for increased rates.
$2,080 per dayBase salary
Locum

Specialist Consultant - Medicine

Nelson, South Island NZ
NOW ~ 30 Nov 2026
Posted 2 months ago
Locum cover is required for: 0800 Monday 10 Aug - 0800 Monday 17 Aug 0800 Monday 23 Nov - 0800 Monday 30 Nov Benefits: Travel and accommodation is included.
$1,500 per dayBase salary

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Locum

Specialist Consultant - Paediatrics

Timaru, South Island NZ
28 Sep 2026 ~ 30 Sep 2026
Posted 2 months ago
Locum cover is required for 28 - 29 September 2026.
Position Details: Shift times: 0800 - 0800 Benefits: Travel and accommodation provided.
$1,500 per dayBase salary
Locum

Specialist Consultant - Surgery

Timaru, South Island NZ
09 Oct 2026 ~ 27 Oct 2026
Posted 5 months ago
Locum cover is required for: 9 - 11 October 2026 16 - 18 October 2026 23 - 26 October 2026 (long labour weekend) Position Details: Shift times: 0800 - 0800 Benefits: Travel and accommodation provided.
$2,000 per dayBase salary
Locum

Specialist Consultant - Radiology

Invercargill, South Island NZ
NOW ~ 13 Nov 2026
Posted 2 months ago
Locum cover is required for: 3 – 14 August 2026 7 – 11 September 2026 9 – 13 November 2026 Benefits: Travel and accommodation provided.
$1,800 per dayBase salary
Locum

Specialist Consultant - Psychiatry

Nelson, South Island NZ
19 Oct 2026 ~ 28 Feb 2027
Posted 2 months ago
Locum cover is required from 19 October 2026 - February 2027.
Benefits: Travel and accommodation provided.
$1,500 per dayBase salary
Locum

Specialist Consultant - Psychiatry

Greymouth, South Island NZ
NOW ~ 18 Dec 2026
Posted 2 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
Locum

Specialist Consultant - Psychiatry

Greymouth, South Island NZ
NOW ~ 31 Dec 2026
Posted 5 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
Locum

Specialist Consultant - Medicine

Timaru, South Island NZ
NOW ~ 18 Dec 2026
Posted 2 months ago
Locum cover is required from ASAP - 18 December 2026.
Position Details: Any availability considered.
Benefits: Travel and accommodation provided.
$2,000 per dayBase salary
Locum

Specialist Consultant - Psychiatry

Christchurch, South Island NZ
28 Sep 2026 ~ 29 Jan 2027
Posted 2 months ago
Locum cover is required from 28 September 2026 - 29 January 2027.
Benefits: Travel and accommodation provided.
$2,000 per dayBase salary
Locum

Specialist Consultant - Psychiatry

Blenheim, South Island NZ
01 Oct 2026 ~ 31 Oct 2026
Posted 2 months ago
Locum cover is required for October 2026.
Position Details: Shift times: 0830 - 1630/1700 | Monday - Friday No on call component.
Covering: A mix of acute crisis work and structured outpatient clinics.
$2,080 per dayBase salary
Locum

Specialist Consultant - Psychiatry

Blenheim, South Island NZ
NOW ~ 28 Jan 2027
Posted 3 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
Locum

Specialist Consultant - Psychiatry

Nelson, South Island NZ
NOW ~ 19 Oct 2026
Posted 5 months ago
Locum cover is required from 17 July - 19 October 2026.
Position Details: Shift times: 0830 - 1630/1700 | Monday - Friday This can be half or full weeks or remote if nothing else.
Opportunity for a combination of onsite and remote work.
$2,080 per dayBase salary
Locum

Specialist Consultant - Psychiatry

Nelson, South Island NZ
NOW ~ 04 Sep 2026
Posted 3 months ago
Locum cover is required for: 4 - 19 July 2026 24 - 31 July 2026 31 August - 4 September 2026 Position Details: Shift times: 0830 - 1630/1700 | Monday - Friday No on call component.
Covering: A combination of inpatient work and some community work.
Benefits: Travel and accommodation is included.
$2,080 per dayBase salary
Locum

Specialist Consultant - Psychiatry

Nelson, South Island NZ
NOW ~ 24 Jan 2027
Posted 3 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
Locum

Specialist Consultant - Medicine

Invercargill, South Island NZ
NOW ~ 16 Oct 2026
Posted 5 months ago
Southland Hospital are seeking a Geriatrician to help with the below cover: ASAP - 7 August 2026 24 August - 4 September 2026 28 September - 16 October 2026 Plus, they are interested in short blocks of outpatients support (1 - 2 days on site) on a semi-regular basis.
This would be any dates from now until 16 October.
Benefits: Travel and accommodation provided.
$1,500 per dayBase salary
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Specialist Consultant doctors we've placed across South Island — from first locum shift to permanent post.

Great service, fantastic communication, very personal, and dealt well with troubleshooting.

Cathryn O'Sullivan

Specialist Consultant, General Medicine/Physician

Very good agency, helpful, supportive and friendly. Very good girls, very supportive, when there were problems and hold ups they helped me get through it.

Dr Neil thomas, GP

Manly Medical Centre (The Blakey Medical Trust)

I will warmly recommend Medrecruit to others. I was very impressed with the team’s professionalism, communication, knowledge, negotiations and helpful attitude.

Shailendra Nimkar

Specialist Consultant, Psychiatry

Great service, fantastic communication, very personal, and dealt well with troubleshooting.

Cathryn O'Sullivan

Specialist Consultant, General Medicine/Physician

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