In the last few days NZLocums have received enquiries from some of our international trained doctors, currently working as rural GP locums, wishing to assist with Covid-19 testing. We are aware of the immediate critical need to support our rural regions. The MCNZ has confirmed that doctors registered in a provisional general scope of […]
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NZLocums COVID-19 latest update
As the COVID-19 situation evolves, NZRGPN and NZLocums have been monitoring developments across the country and the globe and we are acting in a proactive manner to mitigate the impact to our teams and all those we work closely with: our members, locums, rural practice teams and our partners. As you will be aware, […]
Read moreNZ based GPs – COVID-19
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic currently sweeping across the globe, we anticipate there is a likelihood a number of overseas GPs may decide not to travel to NZ at this present time or over the next few months. This will reduce our capacity to assist practices and may leave some without a GP. In […]
Read moreTake an advantage of NZLocums Orientation programme
Four doctors from countries including the UK, Canada, Australia and the Netherlands attended NZLocums Orientation for overseas trained GPs and Practice Nurses held in Wellington from 2 – 4 March. The three-day Orientation course introduced them to New Zealand’s health system and numerous important aspects of living and working in New Zealand including cultural induction […]
Read moreWONCA NZ 2020 conference postponed because of Coronavirus
[ Update ] A new date for the conference announced: Thursday, 5 – Saturday 7, November 2020. It is with regret that the Board of The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners has announced the postponement of WONCA NZ 2020 based on the uncertainty around COVID-19 (Coronavirus). The Ministry of Health are supportive of […]
Read moreNZLocums the winner of NZ SEEK SARA 2019
NZLocums has won the NZ SEEK SARA 2019 Medium Recruitment Agency of the Year. We are thrilled to be recognised for our hard work and commitment to the recruitment needs of rural health. The Recruitment Agency of the Year award was judged on commitment to workplace culture innovation candidate engagement commercial growth/achievement the agency’s contribution […]
Read moreNZLocums recruiters in The Netherlands
Jacinta and Christy of NZLocums are currently in The Netherlands to spread the word to General Practitioners about working in New Zealand. On Friday 15 November they attended the NHG-Congres 2019 in Maastricht. At the busy Congres they spoke with a lot of GPs who are excited about the idea of coming to work in […]
Read moreNZLocums Orientation in November
12 General Practitioners from four countries attended NZLocums Orientation course in Wellington from 4 – 6 November. Five of them travelled from the UK, four from the United States, and others from the Netherlands and Australia. The three-day course introduced them to New Zealand’s health system including ACC, Work and Income, Pharmac, and MedTech 32 […]
Read moreOrientation dates for 2020 released
Orientation dates for 2020 have been released! They are available here. We are accepting bookings for year 2020. If your practice has internationally trained GPs and practice nurses starting to work in new year, give them a solid foundation by registering them at our Orientation course. It is free for rural practices recruiting their GPs through […]
Read moreMeet us in the Netherlands, November 2019
NZLocums is coming back to the Netherlands in November to hold consultations in two locations: Maastricht, from 16th to 18th November (venue TBC), Utrecht, from 22nd to 24th November (venue TBC). If you are in the area, don’t miss out on the face-to-face opportunity to find out what it’s like to work as a General […]
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