💼 Full-Time Position

Consultant General Surgeon

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South Canterbury District Health Board
📍 Timaru, Canterbury Region, New Zealand
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Location
Timaru, New Zealand
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Posted
April 02, 2026
Type
Full-Time
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Full-Time Opportunity: This is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive package and real career growth potential.

Job Description

Consultant General Surgeon

  • Permanent 0.85 FTE 
  • Timaru Hospital - South Island New Zealand
  • Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the
    principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New
    Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health
    system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centered
    care, and excellence.

    About the Role

    The General Surgery department consists of 6 General
    Surgeons, supported by two Registrars as well as Resident Medical
    Doctors. We pride ourselves on being a very collegial department with a flat
    structure creating a friendly working environment. A wide variety of General
    Surgical (including SET trainee) procedures is performed in the department,
    including breast, colorectal, skin, etc, as well as endoscopy. The
    on-call is divided on a 1 in 6 basis, rotating 5 weeks on, one week off. During your “on” weeks...