Senior Medical Officers (Smos)

Aotearoa, New Zealand offers a broad range of opportunities for Senior Medical Officers (SMOs) in a range of environments from fast-paced metropolitan centres to community-focused healthcare in urban, rural, and remote settings.

Senior Medical Officers (SMOs) are senior doctors, often referred to as Specialists or Consultants. The term SMO is used to distinguish these Doctors from Doctors who are still in training and are collectively referred to as Resident Medical Officers (RMOs) or Doctors in training. SMOs complete a vocational training programme, after which the Medical Council of New Zealand (Medical Council) may register them to practise within a defined scope of practice in a particular branch of medicine. Educating patients about the procedures that will be used during their examinations.

As Senior Clinicians, SMOs may carry out a variety of functions, including:

• Diagnosis and treatment
• Clinical leadership
• Training
• Research
• Supervision
• Management

About the role

Benefits and salary range

• Ongoing Professional Development and Education
• Other benefits include:
• Onerous Duties Leave
• Most of our workforce receive a minimum of six (6) weeks annual leave and the salary is based on working 40 hours a week
• Senior Medical Officers usually earn between $165,000 and $245,000 a year
• Long Service Leave
• Maternity leave for one year with six weeks full pay
• Research and Publications

Required qualifications and experience

To work in Aotearoa, New Zealand you will require an appropriate registration.

• Senior Medical Officers need to be registered with the Medical Council of New Zealand
• Have completed a vocational training programme.
• Have a current Annual Practising Certificate

Training & development

• We offer great coaching, mentoring and learning outcomes for all staff
• Regular in-house Continual Personal Development (CPD) sessions
• Access to a plethora of internal educational courses

Roles and responsibilities

• Management
• Supervision
• Training
• Research
• Diagnosis and treatment
• Clinical leadership

Our application process

Step 1: Application

Complete & submit your application form for review

Step 2: Review

Your application is reviewed by Kiwi Health Jobs

Step 3: Referral

Your profile is referred to your chosen District & employers

Step 4: Contact

You will be contacted by District recruitment teams

Step 5: Handover

Your application progresses through employers' recruitment processes

We’re looking for talented Senior Medical Officers, Medical Specialists, Consultants and Fellows across a vast array of services to join us in Aotearoa, New Zealand.

Take a look at our list of Specialists we'd love to hear from you today.