Resident Medical Officer

Locum cover is required for:

• February 2026
  • 16 - 20 February 2026, 1400-2300 General Medicine PM
  • 24 - 27 February 2026, 0800-1600 Mental Health
  • 23 - 24 February 2026, 1200-2000 ED
• March 2026
  • 2 - 6 March 2026, 1400-2300 General Medicine PM
  • 2 - 6 March 2026, 0800-1600 General Surgery (priority shift to cover) with long day Wednesday
  • 9 - 13 March 2026, 0800-1600 General Surgery
  • 9 - 12 March 2026, 2200-0800 Nights
  • 16 - 20 March 2026, 0800-1600 General Surgery
  • 23 - 27 March 2026, 0800-1600 General Surgery
  • 27 - 29 March 2026, 2200-0800 Nights
• April 2026
  • 30 March - 2 April 2026, 0800-1600 General Surgery with long day Monday
  • 7 - 10 April 2026, 0800-1600 General Surgery with long day Wednesday
  • 8 - 9 April 2026, 2200-0800 Nights
  • 8 - 10 April 2026, 1200-2000 ED
  • 9 - 10 April 2026, 0800-1600 Paeds/Ortho with long day Friday + weekend ward duties Sat/Sun with long day Sunday
  • 11 - 12 April 2026, 0800-1600 and 1400-2200 ED
  • 13 - 14 April 2026, 0800-1600 General Medicine
  • 13 - 17 April 2026, 0800-1600 General Surgery
  • 13 - 14 April 2026, 2200-0800 Nights

Position Details:

• PGY3+ 

This medical centre is based within the largest town within the West Coast in the South Island of New Zealand.  The centre is a busy GP clinic with a patient base close to 5750.

Location Information

The nearest domestic airport is 39 km from the medical centre and serviced by direct, 45-minute flights from Christchurch. The airport offers an extensive range of car rental options as well as a direct shuttle service from the airport to the town where the hospital is based.

For those who are driving please note that the town is a 3.5 hour drive from Christchurch and 9 hours from Invercargill.

Activities and features within the region include:

• Shantytown Heritage Park
• Monteith’s Brewery
• Walking
• Museum
• Fishing
• Cycling
• Glow Worm Tubing