Oamaru Hospital, Oamaru
Oamaru Hospital is a modern, purpose-built facility which opened in 2000 and consists of 30 inpatient beds and 5 maternity beds.
Oamaru is situated 113km north of Dunedin City (approx 1 hour 30 mins drive).
Oamaru Hospital is the only hospital providing secondary level healthcare services to the population of the Waitaki District. The catchment population is approximately 22,000 within a large boundary area of approximately 8,990 square kilometres.
We offer inpatient and emergency services, maternity, and radiology. Our services in the wider community (from a base at Oamaru Hospital) include district nursing, social work, clinical needs assessments, physiotherapy and occupational therapy.
Located in the central business area of Oamaru, adjacent to Takaro Park, Oamaru Hospital now strives to provide high quality hospital and community healthcare services close to home.
Employment Opportunities
Oamaru Hospital provides a unique opportunity for health professionals not only to enjoy the lifestyle and security that Waitaki offers but to also provide high quality health services, along with a great team of staff, in a modern facility with up-todate technology and equipment.
We employ:
- Doctors - Medical Officer Special Scale (MOSS) with qualification/experience in Internal Medicine and or Emergency Medicine
- Physiotherapists
- Occupational Therapists
- Medical Radiation Technologists (Plain Films, Ultrasound, CT)
- Nurses
- Midwives
- Medical Social Workers