Gore and Oamaru Hospitals have partnered with the Rural Hospital Locum Service to fill a shared locum position. This is an expression of interest (EOI) where we are looking for an appropriately experienced rural hospital doctor to work at these hospitals for a combined total of 9 months or more. 

 This is a shared locum position that guarantees you locum work. It is also a trial to see how we can better mobilise locums in rural hospitals across New Zealand. For this trial, you will: 

• be entitled for 1-week paid leave after completing 4 weeks of work. 

• your travel and accommodation costs may be covered, subsidised or reimbursed during the weeks you’re working. 

• CME and CPD funding are included in your package.

 If you’re interested, please send an enquiry form or email ruralhospitaldoctornz@htrhn.org.nz.

Gore Health is a not-for-profit community owned Hospital and Health Care facility.  Gore Health is a pro-active, innovative company, always looking to provide their community with the best health services available. The GP practice is integrated into the Hospital building so has access to their staff and facilities including labs, digital X-ray, Emergency Department, 16 bed ward, Maternity, District Nurses, ultrasound, procedures room, Allied Health team (Physio, OT, Dietician, Needs Assessors, Speech Language, Social Work). Gore Health also own a Dental Practice and the Molemap franchise from Ashburton south. 

 Oamaru Hospital provides secondary-level healthcare services to the Waitaki District. The catchment population is approximately 22,000 within a large boundary area of roughly 8,990 square kilometers. The hospital offers inpatient and emergency services, maternity, and radiology. Services also include district nursing, social work, clinical needs assessments, physiotherapy and occupational therapy.  On Monday 1 July 2024, Oamaru Hospital transitioned to Health New Zealand operation and management.  

 Gore is a town and district in the Southland region of the South Island of New Zealand.  Servicing a district population of 13,000, Gore is the main urban centre.  It is surrounded by productive agricultural farmland and provides a range of services for urban and rural residents.  Located on State Highway 1, Gore is centrally located and within easy driving distance of Invercargill, Dunedin, Queenstown, Fiordland and the Catlins. 

 Gore punches above its weight with a range of family friendly facilities.  These include an award-winning multi-sports complex featuring a 25m, 8 lane indoor pool, leisure and toddlers’ pools, a four-court indoor event centre, an Olympic short course ice rink and an all-weather hockey turf. 

 Oamaru is located on the coast of the South Island, near Dunedin. The town is famous for its superb limestone buildings, coastal wildlife, and coastal walks. Art galleries, museums and great coffee shops can be found in the town. There are also numerous outdoor activities in the area, including fishing in the Waitaki River or the nearby Waitaki Valley Lakes, with jet boating and sailing also available. An attraction in the area is the Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony which provides an opportunity to see blue penguins in their natural environment. In the winter season skiing is within easy reach of Oamaru. 

 Children and young adults are well catered for with schooling in and around Oamaru and universities a few hours’ drive away. Oamaru also has a library, public gardens, a hospital and professional and community services, for great rural living.