Description
Medical Oncologists - New Zealand opportunities
Deliver high-quality systemic cancer care within hospital-based teams and work in a collaborative, patient-centred public health system.
Why New Zealand?
- Patient-centred care: Public oncology services provide coordinated cancer care with a strong focus on continuity, equity, and support for patients and their family
- Integrated multidisciplinary teams: Work alongside radiation oncologists, surgeons, haematologists, palliative care teams, diagnostic imaging, and allied health professionals in multidisciplinary tumour boards and clinics
- Public hospital practice: Medical Oncology services are delivered within publicly funded hospitals, providing exposure to a broad case mix across solid tumours and systemic therapies
- Regional and urban practice opportunities: Services operate in major centres including Auckland, Waikato, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin, with opportunities to work in both large tertiary hospitals and regional centres
- Professional growth: Participate in registrar supervision, teaching, clinical governance, quality improvement, and service development within publicly funded cancer services
About the opportunity
Medical Oncologists with Health New Zealand provide systemic cancer treatment, including chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapies. You will participate in outpatient clinics, inpatient care, and multidisciplinary tumour boards, and contribute to service planning, clinical governance and research activity where available.
We value your professional development and work-life balance and actively encourage:
- access to peer networks, continuing medical education, and sabbatical entitlements
- protected non-clinical time
- flexible work options depending on the service
- opportunities to participate in teaching, service development and quality improvement.
Salary, benefits and leave
Salary:
- The average salary package for Oncologists in New Zealand is AUD ~$281,876 (NZD $343,500)
- Packages are comprised of a base salary based on experience, plus allowances, and superannuation per the ASMS collective agreement
Benefits
You will receive:
- an annual continuing medical education (CME) allowance of AUD ~$13,129 (NZD $16,000)
- paid 3-month sabbaticals every 6 years
- your indemnity insurance covered by Health NZ
- your professional fees and subscriptions fully reimbursed
- complimentary visa and immigration support
- a tailored relocation package to make your move, if eligible.
Leave
You'll get:
- 6 weeks of annual leave
- generous discretionary sick leave
- 12 public holidays, paid T1.5 + time in lieu if worked
- 14 weeks paid parental leave alongside the government's 26-weeks.
Please note that actual packages are negotiated at the time of offer, reflecting your specific clinical specialty, experience level, and geographic location.
Call New Zealand home
Health New Zealand's in-house immigration service provides immigration support to candidates who receive an offer from us. Relocation support is also available to help you make the move, depending on the location and service.
Medical Oncologists are on Tier 1 of New Zealand's Green List, making you (and your family) eligible for the Straight to Residence Visa and which allows you to apply for residency immediately.
New Zealand offers a unique range of urban, regional and rural centres for professional practice across the country, so you can get the best of both worlds in work and life.
What you need to work here
You will need registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ) and an Annual Practising Certificate (APC).
International Medical Oncologists will typically hold a qualification comparable to the Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP).
Ready to make a difference somewhere different?
Join Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora and experience medical oncology in a system that blends modern technology with patient-centred care.
Our International Recruitment team will support you through the application, registration and immigration process - and help you find the right place to live and work in New Zealand
Apply now and take the next step in your Medical Oncology career.
How to apply
Please click 'apply now' to move forward. All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal. If you have questions, please email our recruiters at [email protected]
We only accept online applications. Please apply via our website.
