With extensive developments planned and some well underway to extend and improve the current services of this very large North Island Health Board exciting times are ahead. This New Zealand medical jobs opportunity offers the right candidate a chance to be at the very forefront of state of the art rehabilitation medicine in the country.

 The Rehabilitation Centre and the position:

In our clients aim to develop this 'state of the art' service, a major new assessment, treatment and rehabilitation facility is being built. This will be a purpose-built space for the successful applicant’s teams to work in the most efficient way possible. It will also allow for seamless provision of:

* rehabilitation services for <65 year olds.

* organised stroke services including acute stroke service

Along side adult rehabilitation are other components, which are the responsibility to their respective teams.

* services for older adults: inpatients, assessment-treatment-rehabilitation, and outpatients

* mental health services for older people

The hub will have 113 beds. The successful applicant will be part of a team whose aim is to practice within an interdisciplinary model.

You must be eligible to practice in New Zealand in the speciality of Rehabilitation Medicine and meet the requirements to be approved vocational registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand.

The Hospital:

Our client, with over 600 beds provides a comprehensive range of primary, secondary and tertiary health services to a population of approximately 320,00 people and provides tertiary and trauma co-ordination services and specialist diagnostic services to the central North Island regional population of 826,080.

The location:

The setting is a region of lush green pastures and mountains, bush and farmland, stunning waterfalls, hot mineral pools, caves and exceptional beaches and surf. It is also renowned for its adventure tourism, life sciences research, agribusiness, and dairy farming and is one of the world's richest agricultural and pastoral areas, with more dairy cows than any other region in the world! It is New Zealand's highest export-earning region, accounting for around 19 percent of the country's total exports. In addition, about 25 per cent of New Zealand's scientific research happens in the region.

The hospital itself is situated in a bustling city that caters extremely well to its 130,000 residents. A thriving cultural scene, with live music, art, cafes and restaurants are backed up with excellent infrastructure, shopping facilities and superb educational facilities. This all helps to ensure that the city succeeds in offering all the elements of a large metropolis, while preserving all of the benefits of a small friendly town.

For further information on this position or to enquire about how our highly skilled registrations team and Immigration Agent will be able to assist you with relocating to New Zealand please contact us at info@plexusrecruitment.com.au

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