Consultant Geriatrician | Taranaki Base Hospital

Job Description \n Date published: Aug 26, 2026, 09:46 AM

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\n \n Permanent and fixed-term options available commencing September 2026

\n \n Join our dynamic, progressive, and multidisciplinary team!

\n Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the role\n We are seeking a motivated and experienced Geriatrician to join our Older People's Health and Rehabilitation Service, working alongside dedicated medical, nursing, and allied health teams to provide high-quality care for older people with complex health and rehabilitation needs.

\n As a Senior Medical Officer, you will:

\n \n provide specialist inpatient and outpatient consultant services

\n contribute to intermediate care and community-based settings

\n mentor junior medical staff

\n collaborate with multidisciplinary teams

\n provide cover for colleagues when required

\n \n There are no after-hours duties attached to this role.

\n We are looking for someone with excellent communication skills who is committed to patient-centred care, service improvement, and building strong relationships with colleagues, consumers, and other healthcare providers.

\n You will enjoy working collaboratively across specialties to deliver responsive, high-quality care.

\n We acknowledge and pay respect to the Traditional Custodians and Elders — past, present and emerging — of the lands and waters on which RACP members and staff live, learn and work. RACP acknowledges Māori as tangata whenua and Te Tiriti o Waitangi partners in Aotearoa New Zealand.

\n Find out more about our commitment to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Māori health equity.

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