GP Job Wellington Suburbs – The Practice

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This a large practice based in the outer suburb of Wellington on the north island of New Zealand. The practice is a busy practice with 12 GPs with a friendly and caring culture and a patient base of 17000.

This is a teaching practice where you will be supported by a large team of nursing and administration staff. The team have an urgent care centre and have Health Coach, Health Improvement Practitioner and Clinical Assistants. The practice is extremely well equipped with a range of specialist services such as skin clinic, x-ray, chronic care clinic and pharmacy on site.  

The doctors have a range of specialties such as urgent care, prison medicine and women’s health. All specialties are welcomed and supported but not necessary. 

You will see 12 patients per session working two sessions per day with an allocated 1 hour per session for paperwork. The practice team are flexible on how you wish to manage your working day. There is an after-hours service at the weekend which all doctors take a share of however this equates to only 1 session (am or pm) per month. 

The Location

The practice is based in a lovely area, approximately 25 minutes drive from Wellington against the traffic. The area is great for being outdoors, with plenty of open space and good schools.

The local area offers a great lifestyle from kayaking, hiking, mountain biking and vineyards. It’s close to the airport and ferry to the south island. You can get a direct train from the city which is only a 5 minute walk to the practice. 

New Zealand’s harbour capital, Wellington is a vibrant cosmopolitan city and is consistently rated as one of the most liveable cities in the world. Wellington has an international airport and great links to other parts of the country.