Vacancies & Careers

Current Vacancies

We currently have employment opportunities in the following fields:

We are seeking candidates who can bring exceptional financial leadership, along with planning and governance experience. and demonstrate a philosophical alignment and passion in a primary healthcare setting. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading a broad range of business and financial work streams for the organisation, with a strong focus on continuous improvement and sound financial performance. Your leadership skills will allow you to quickly establish credibility and engagement with a broad range of stakeholders, while also building collaborative team environments. You will possess a high level of personal integrity, positivity and the ability to operate under pressure.

The Business / Administration Manager works alongside the CEO and Executive Team, where your authenticity, intellectual curiosity and leadership will ensure you contribute to better quality services and improved outcomes for healthcare in the Hokianga community.

Must be a hands-on self-starter who can assume broad responsibility in a dynamic healthcare environment. This is a full-time permanent position located in Rawene. Salary is negotiable.

For more information or to request a job description please contact Lesley Emmett.

Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.

Applications close: 27th January 2020.

Please note that our response to requests for information may be a little slow during the holiday period.

We are seeking a Medical Practitioner with dual fellowship in General Practice and Rural Hospital Medicine, or with an interest in and/or training towards these fellowships. This position would suit a doctor confident in working across the primary and secondary care settings.

Our service combines comprehensive primary care with an extension to inpatient management in our rural hospital which provides primary / secondary interface, and 24/7 emergency care including participation in the on call roster as well as rehabilitation and palliative care. We have 10 acute beds, 12 continuing care long stay, maternity, X-Ray unit, as well as outpatients and community allied health services. Hokianga Hospital is a modern facility equipped with some basic point of care diagnostic equipment and our doctors are supported to achieve and maintain their skills as rural generalists across the GP and RHM scopes of practice.

Hokianga offers an opportunity to be immersed in a community and its culture – providing a satisfying aspect to a holistic practice, as well as a balanced lifestyle. We have a supportive collegial environment, with a team of eight GPs working between the hospital and GP clinics. Hauora Hokianga can provide opportunities to extend practice in areas of interest that have relevance to the needs of Hokianga.

Hokianga Health is also a recognised Rural Teaching Centre for the University of Auckland medical school undergraduate programmes. We are Cornerstone accredited and host GP and Rural Hospital registrar placements.

We invite applications for this position. Start date negotiable. Please enquire about any further information about the position or our service.

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Are you looking for a challenging but rewarding role as a Registered Nurse?

Hokianga Health has a vacancy for an experienced Registered Nurse. This position covers a mix of accident and emergency, acute inpatient and long stay geriatric patient care to hospital level residential care clients. A minimum of two years of post-basic general clinical and current IV certification is essential. You must be available to work a 24-hour roster.

In your practice you will have well developed communication and teamwork skills to assist patients and whanau to navigate their treatment journey and achieve optimal health outcomes.

This position closes on the 18th October 2019 at 5pm. A job description and application form are available from Lesley Emmett.

Hokianga Health acknowledges the Articles of the Treaty of Waitangi and is committed to the promotion of Equal Employment Opportunities.

Criteria and application forms are available from Leona Kenworthy, phone +64 (09)405-7320 or enquire here.

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A Career in the Beautiful Hokianga

Hokianga Hospital is situated on the beautiful Hokianga harbour in Northland NZ in a picturesque setting. We are a community owned hospital and heath service in a rural area serving a largely Maori population of around 6,500 people. We offer a range of integrated health services based from our hospital at Rawene, and nine outlying clinics This is a great place to live and bring up children, or to come for a working holiday. Our community embraces our health service staff and the working environment is supportive.

Hokianga is steeped in cultural history, and provides an opportunity for a relaxed lifestyle with diverse recreational opportunities, in particular sailing and tramping. We can assist with finding accommodation.

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Enquiries Welcome

We welcome enquiries from registered medical and nursing staff for short or long-term positions, as available, to cover leave etc. We offer attractive remuneration and benefit packages, and competitive rates. Locum positions of two months or more are preferred, but depending on circumstances we may consider shorter periods. Advertisements for permanent positions or specific short-term periods are advertised here.

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Scholarships

Hokianga Health Enterprise Trust has a commitment to growing a local workforce, and provides three scholarships to encourage local students in the medical and nursing fields as well as the allied health professions. These scholarships are open each year to students who have attended school in Hokianga or have whakapapa connections to the area, who are already studying for the appropriate qualification. The awarding of the scholarship is judged on an essay on a topic relevant to Hokianga health services and it offers funding towards study costs in the year following academic year.

For more details read the scholarship documents link here:

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