Anaesthetists - Senior Medical Officers

• Take the next step in your Anaesthesiology career in beautiful New Zealand
• Advance your career working in a multi-disciplinary team across services
• Specialist Anaesthetist and Pain Management full-time permanent and fixed-term positions available across New Zealand, including Starship National Children's Hospital.

About you

Exciting opportunities are available for qualified Anaesthetists who want to make a positive impact while working in a dynamic, multi-disciplinary, and supportive team. Positions are available across New Zealand in both adult and child health settings with immediate start dates or talk with our recruitment team about your future plans to move to New Zealand.

We are looking for Anaesthetists who are passionate about providing care for all age groups. Positions include covering planned and acute care theatre sessions, after-hours on-call support and pre-assessment clinics. Our Anaesthetists support other departments including obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics, general surgery, orthopaedics, urology, ENT, ophthalmology, dental, mental health and the emergency department meaning no two days are the same.

Have an interest in Child Health? Starship National Children's Hospital has the only PICU in the South Pacific and is also a major teaching centre in New Zealand for paediatric training and research.

To work as Senior Medical Officer in New Zealand, you need to be registered with the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ). Practitioners need to meet competency standards and hold Annual Practising Certificates (APCs) to work safely and effectively. More information on this can be found on our careers site; just search Senior Medical Officers.

Call New Zealand home

Once offered a position, our Health Immigration team can provide free support to you and your family with immigrating to New Zealand. This workforce is on the New Zealand green list, so you have the opportunity for permanent residency in New Zealand.

One of the best things about living and working in New Zealand is the opportunity to experience nature, outdoor adventure and vibrant cities so close to where you live and work. You're never far away from your next adventure in New Zealand with access to hiking, skiing, mountain biking, and water sports, as well as fine dining and diving into traditional experiences to learn more about Māori culture across the country.

Salary and benefits

With 6 weeks of annual leave and 12 paid public holidays you have time to explore our beautiful country and raise a family in our diverse communities. Along with your base salary you will have ongoing professional development and will work alongside a multi-disciplinary and supportive team.

• Medical Officers annual salaries range NZ $142K - NZ $210K plus allowances
• Medical Specialists annual salaries range NZ $185K - NZ $267K plus allowances

Working for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is 'the weaving of wellness'. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand is committed to being a good employer and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations. We embrace diversity and welcome applications from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are a pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

Health New Zealand is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we're building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau (family)-centred care, and excellence.

Our commitment to our communities

The New Zealand Health Charter guides how we relate to each other to serve our whānau (family) and communities, to continually improve health outcomes and contribute to wellness for all. We care for the people who care for the people, we recognise, support and value our people and the work we all do and work together to design and deliver healthcare services.

How to apply

Please click 'apply now' to move forward with immediate consideration - all applications must be submitted through our online careers portal. We may reach out to you earlier if we have questions. If you have questions, please email our Recruiter at [email protected]