Role A long term or permanent General Practitioner (Family Medicine physician) is sought for this friendly practice. If you are a community minded team player this is the position for you! The role is for 8 sessions per week (4 weekdays). There is no evening or after hours on-call. Weekend clinics are 2hr Saturday sessions, rostered once every 9 weeks. Medical Council registration fees are paid for by the practice and an annual budget of $800 is provided for conferences and continued medical development etc.
Practice This purpose-built practice is based in newly designed premises with brand new equipment and furnishings. There are 4 General Practitioners supported by 3 practice nurses, a paramedic, full team of receptionists and a full time Practice Manager. We serve approx. 3900 registered patients from a varied rural population, and provide continuing care to two local rest homes, Waihi Lifecare and Hetherington House. We have recruited GP’s from Canada, France and Spain with great outcomes and look forward to welcoming you to New Zealand! The practice is fully computerised and uses the MedTech Evolution patient management system.
Location Waihi is located in the Coromandel district, which was one of the great gold mining districts and beautiful coastal shores of the world. You can now visit the Gold Discovery Centre for an experience of 100 years of goldmining history. The temperature in Waihi is warm and temperate. During the Summer months hitting the upper 20 degrees Celsius. And the Winter months only dropping to around 9 degrees Celsius. This area is renowned for its native forests, the breath-taking Karangahake Gorge and the nearby white-sand stretches of the Waihi Beach. The beach is 9km of beautiful sand with walks, cycle tracks with a popular beachside community. Waihi is nestled between two great holiday destinations- the Coromandel with its pristine beaches, misty forests and Tauranga with its hot summer harbour-side views. See more of the region here.
