Pacific Medical Recruitment works with all the Mental Health Services in New Zealand and we have Preferred Supplier status with the five Midland DHB's in the North Island. In addition we have lead the National Child and Adolescent Recruitment Task Force. You may have seen our booths at APA or AACAP conferences and at the Royal College of Psychiatry Conferences.
If you are interested in spending sometime, either as a locum tenens or as a permanent appointee in New Zealand send us your CV and we will be in touch with you within 24 hours to discuss the various options available to you.
The Government has named Mental Health as one of its priority areas in health service provision. Hence our funding is relatively good and overall we are in a state of active growth and development.
All psychiatrists in New Zealand are enrolled in compulsory Maintenance of Professional Standards (MOPS) programmes and so there are active education programmes including case presentations, peer review and Journal Clubs. We have regular overseas visiting lecturers. The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists which represents most specialists either as Fellows or Affiliate members has an annual congress in Australia and also a New Zealand Meeting.
Registrar training schemes are in five main centres with a number of satellite centres where the registrars are given supported travel to attend teaching programmes. Some areas use Video conferencing for education and or supervision especially in remote areas.
Many overseas trained clinicians have found the clinical experience and levels of responsibility available to them in New Zealand have enhanced their careers considerably
Consultant Psychiatrist positions in Addiction Services and Geriatric Psychiatry. This is a opportunity to work with dedicated teams in a region that offers a great family lifestyle of sun, sea and surf.