Specialist Consultant

Locum cover is required for:

• Urgent Care Clinic
  • Tuesday 7 to Friday 10 April 2026: 11.30a-8p
  • *Friday 24 April: 12p-4p with planned 4p-8p
  • *Monday 28 April: 11.30a-8p
  • Friday 1 May: 12p-4p
  • *Monday 4 May: 11.30a-8p
  • Thursday 7 May: 11.30a-8p
  • Friday 8 May: 11.30a-8p
• Planned Care Sessions (may include Rest Home visits)
  • Wednesday 8 April: 12p-8p
  • Thursday 9 April: 8a-4.30p
  • Friday 10 April: 12p-8p
  • Tuesday 21 April: 12p-8p
  • Wednesday 22 April: 8a-4.30p
  • Thursday 23 April: 8a-4.30p
  • *Friday 24 April: 4p-8p with urgent care 12p-4p
  • *Tuesday 28 April: 8a-4.30p
  • Wednesday 29 April: 8a-4.30p
  • Thursday 30 April: 12p-8p
  • Friday 1 May: 12p-8p  
  • Monday 4 May to Friday 8 May - can include on-call GP weekend
  • Monday 11 May to Friday 15 May - can include on-call GP weekend

Position Details:

• *Indicates a mix of urgent care and planned care.
• Vacancy ongoing post 18 May in both urgent care and planned care.

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