Medical Officers provide shore based and sea going care for RNZN personnel, and are also required to treat civilians with diving and other hyperbaric medicine related problems. As a Medical Officer at the Navy Hospital, a fully accredited private hospital with a 20-bed inpatient facility, operating theatre and a modern outpatient department, you will provide medical surgical services to Navy, Army and Air Force personnel, diving medicine service to civilians and occupational medicine for civilian employees of the Navy and nearby Dockyard. Private surgical care is also provided to civilians. The Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine Unit has a sophisticated hyperbaric chamber and physiology laboratory and is actively involved in international research.

On enlistment you would be able to work in General Practice or Occupational Medicine. As a trainee in Occupational Medicine with the Australasian Faculty, you would join the Faculty Training Programme. You are also able to work as a General Practitioner maintaining or working towards a General Practice Fellowship. You would also be required to complete a course in Diving Medicine, conducted at the Navy Hospital. Medical Officers are also encouraged to pursue post-graduate diploma level training in other areas relevant to military medical practice, such as sports medicine, diving medicine, community emergency medicine and general practice.
 

Your initial remuneration will be based on previous experience and skill level. This is negotiated on a case by case basis. As your career continues, remuneration will increase on promotion and seniority.

• Be a minimum of 17 years of age.

• Be a NZ citizen or have permanent residency and have lived in NZ for five years.

• Be medically fit for service.

• Be of good character – assessed by study of testimonials and a police record check.

• Be free of any criminal convictions for the previous two years.

• Like all Officers, you must also pass a two day final officer selection board.

• Have completed at least three years of secondary education.

• In addition to the above pre-joining requirements, to be eligible for entry into the Royal New Zealand Navy as a Medical Officer you should have been qualified to be registered as a New Zealand medical practitioner for at least two years and hold a current annual practising certificate. Medical Officers will be enlisted on fixed term engagements from 3-15 years.

• Be medically fit for service.