Registrar opportunities, Wairau Hospital, January 2026

Registrar Opportunities January 2025, Wairau Hospital, Permanent Full-time

• You will enjoy being part of a team with a ‘one team, one dream’ ethos. You will feel included, consulted and supported.
• Grow your skills across the health system

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

These newly created roles are offered as 6 or 12 month blocks in Medicine, Geriatrics, Orthopaedics, General Surgery, Anaesthetics and Emergency.

As a Generalist Registrar, you will be involved in caring for ward patients who have been admitted, admitting new patients, and performing day stay procedures with appropriate supervision and training e.g. chest drains, lumbar punctures and ascitic procedures etc.

There is a strong expectation of teaching in our department. You will be expected to be present for teaching and to provide teaching.

Within your run, you will be part of a team including a Consultant/SMO and junior RMOs. The high SMO to RMO ratio within a smaller hospital means high levels of contact with SMOs and opportunities to assist in theatre, learn a range of procedures (including minor surgical/orthopaedic procedures, airway management and vascular line placement) and do outpatient clinics. We have a well-structured medical education program, and you will be involved in teaching and supervising junior doctors. On the General Practice run you will experience the benefits of working and living in the Marlborough community and can engage in formal GP, Rural hospital medicine and urgent care training. Your hospital rotations are accredited to form part of GP and Rural medicine training.

As these are newly created roles, we will involve you in developing the registrar program to ensure safe, effective patient care and good training and supervision.

This is a permanent full-time role working xx hours per fortnight (1.0 FTE). The working hours are 8.00AM to 4.00PM daily with long days 4.00PM to 10.00PM. Night shifts will be 10.00PM to 8.00AM. Weekends (Saturday and Sunday) are 8.00AM to 10.00PM.

About the Team/Service/ Location

Wairau Hospital in Blenheim is seeking to develop a tier of “generalist” registrars to offer good training in multiple areas of care.  The hospital is situated at the top of the South Island with easy access to Picton, Wellington, Kaikoura, Nelson and the Marlborough Sounds. Wairau is a medium sized rural hospital (75 beds) situated in New Zealand’s premier wide producing region and considered the country’s sunniest area.

For more information on living and working in Blenheim click here

About you

The roles will suit doctors PGY3 and above who are planning careers in Emergency Medicine, Rural Hospital Medicine, Orthopaedics, Anaesthetics, Medicine and Surgery, or those who wish to experience different areas of care while consolidating skills and deciding future intentions.

As a Generalist Registrar, you will:

• hold valid registration or be eligible for registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ), 

• be someone who has learning agility and enjoys learning  as attending weekly meetings will be expected to keep updated with the latest knowledge,
• enjoy problem solving and have attention to detail,
• have a motivated, can-do attitude and a friendly persona,

The successful candidate must be eligible to work in New Zealand or hold a valid NZ visa at the time of applying.

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities. 

How to Apply

To apply please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal by 09 June 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact

Sonja Rae (recruitment) at sonja.rae@tewhatuora.govt.nz OR

Loretta Matheson, RMO Team Leader by email Loretta.Matheson@nmdhb.govt.nz or phone 027 246 0080.

Job ref: RMO25-008

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.