People

At NDHB, our aim is to attract and nurture the very best people within a vibrant and energetic culture where NDHB’s values become the basis for our actions and decisions we make each day.

Our people have big hearts and a strong commitment to provide high quality health care to our diverse community. Through their work our people get to make a real difference, enhance their skills and further their professional development within a supportive and friendly environment.

We offer our People:

Professional Experience
The health statistics for Northland’s population are poor, particularly for Maori. This provides an array of clinical challenges and exposure to conditions which are rare in other places, e.g. rheumatic fever, tuberculosis and meningococcal disease.

Clinical experience is also varied because most consultants are generalists rather than sub-specialists and see a varied patient population.

Training in a regional centre provides excellent `hands on’ well supervised training.

Whangarei Hospital being relatively small provides junior doctors with a great opportunity to do procedures and manage interesting and challenging clinical conditions.

Friendly Environment
Northland District Health Board hospitals and services offer friendly and supportive work environments. There is a strong camaraderie between staff and a good social life.

Favourable Work Conditions
The present work conditions are very reasonable and more favourable than some other hospitals in New Zealand. Work/life balance is achievable.

Benefits
Competitive salaries, reasonably priced housing and a variety of inexpensive leisure activities make living in Northland a positive choice

• Easy access to hospitals, no city traffic hassles
• Free staff parking
• Transit accommodation may be available to Senior Doctors
• Rental accommodation is cheaper than in larger cities
• You can choose to live in town or closer to the water’s edge within 20-40 minutes of the hospitals
• All staff are entitled to discounts with a wide range of local companies including: building suppliers, clothing, sporting and shoe stores, health and fitness, computers, electrical and furniture stores, optometrists, tyre agents, video stores and petrol stations.
• Whangarei, Kaitaia and Dargaville Hospitals provide staff swimming pools
• Whangarei and Kaitaia Hospitals have free staff gymnasiums. Staff also benefit from corporate rates at local gyms
• The Staff Annual Ball, Golf Day and Social Club provide plenty of opportunities for an active social life and getting to know workmates. Northland District Health Board always has a high number of expatriates, especially amongst the nursing and medical staff. This makes for a fairly large, like-minded social group
• Uniforms provided for select services
• Human Resources staff are experienced in working through the Immigration and Registration processes