Careers

We are always looking for talented, passionate team members, who want to be a part of our dedicated team. At Upper Hutt Health Centre, we have a vision to become the primary care provider of choice in the communities we serve.

Why join Upper Hutt Health Centre?

Upper Hutt Health Centre has a strong record of innovation and collaboration with a great in house infrastructure and culture for adoption of new ideas and change management. Our people and our culture are our core asset.  We support our people to feel impassioned, engaged and aligned to our service.

Why Upper Hutt?

Whether you are a lover of the arts, a sports enthusiast or simply enjoy an active family life, Upper Hutt has something for everyone. We are unashamedly proud of the significant role our region played in the Oscar-winning Lord of the Rings!

Located 30 km north-east of Wellington City, Upper Hutt boasts 70% of the region’s parks and reserves, along with state-of-the-art entertainment and leisure facilities. 41,600 people call Upper Hutt City home. From Silverstream to the Rimutaka Hill summit, the city encompasses an area of 540 square kilometres.

The city offers a very attractive lifestyle for families and residents. For residents, it means reasonably priced housing options that are likely to have more space than most inner-city housing. For families, Upper Hutt has many excellent preschools, primary, and secondary schools. Wellington’s Victoria University and the region’s many other tertiary institutions are all within easy commuting distance for Upper Hutt students. 

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Nestled between bush-clad hills along the Hutt River, Upper Hutt’s unique location provides easy access to native forest and riverside walks, swimming, fishing, and river kayaking, hunting, gliding, and tramping. For mountain, trail, and quad biking enthusiasts, Upper Hutt is the perfect playground. If golf is your passion, we have four courses to choose from, including the prestigious Royal Wellington Golf Club based in Heretaunga.

Current vacancies

General Practitioner

Upper Hutt Health Centre is a family-centred surgery offering a full range of general practice services to the community. The medical centre is Foundation and Cornerstone Accredited by the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) and we are a teaching practice.

We are a modern and progressive practice looking for enthusiastic and energetic doctors to join our team. The number of sessions can be negotiated to fit the individual. We are offering an attractive fixed term or permanent package to be commenced as soon as possible.

Positions would be 0.6 – 1.0 FTE with good remuneration.

If you are coming from overseas, we are open to contributions towards relocation fees and help with the visa process.

Upper Hutt is a fantastic place to live and work. We have the countryside right on our doorstep whilst only being a short drive a way from NZ’s capital city, Wellington.

If you are interested or know anyone who may be interested, please contact our centre manager on 0274 287 279 or dawn.tucker@uhhc.co.nz.

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General Practitioner and Skin Cancer Clinic

We are looking for a GP with interest in working across General Practice and our Skin Cancer Clinic. Skin Cancer College of Australasia (SCCA) Diploma desirable, however full training can be given by our Fellow of the SCCA. The skin clinic team are well established and supportive, and looking for a new colleague due to retirement of one of our SCCA accredited doctors. The Clinic is Southern Cross accredited.

Upper Hutt is a fantastic place to live and work. We have the countryside right on our doorstep whilst only being a short drive away from NZ’s capital city, Wellington.

If you are interested or know anyone who may be interested, please contact our centre manager on 0274 287 279 or dawn.tucker@uhhc.co.nz

Apply now