Working in New Zealand

New Zealand is the ultimate work and lifestyle destination. Health Professionals have been drawn to the quality of life in “the land of the long white cloud” for many years.

Wavelength International has intimate knowledge of the New Zealand healthcare system and covers the entire country, providing you with numerous career and lifestyle options.

Geography

For such a small country the variety of landscapes is staggering. The far north is sub-tropical, while the southern tip is dramatic expansive wilderness. In between there are beaches, islands, alpine ski mountains, volcanoes, fishing lakes, forests and wild-water rivers.

New Zealand cities and towns are all within easy reach of each other and are noted for their comfortable and relaxed living.

Healthcare in New Zealand

The quality of healthcare in New Zealand is high and work conditions are excellent. Public hospitals are relatively compact and self-contained, with diverse clinical experience and good teaching always at hand.

Private health is fairly low key in New Zealand. Radiology and Pathology are the most developed private services with limited access in other specialties.

Health Careers

New Zealand welcomes health professionals of all types, at all levels and opportunities exist in health facilities the length and breadth of both islands.

Most of the health professions in New Zealand derive their career structure and training from the equivalent professions in the United Kingdom from which they are historically derived.

Overseas professionals tend to assimilate with varying degrees of ease depending how similar their core training is to the New Zealand system.


For more information about working conditions in New Zealand see our New Zealand FAQs

For more information about working as a locum in New Zealand see our Locum FAQs

For more information about working in Allied Health in New Zealand see our Allied Health FAQs