Prevocational Education Supervisor – Recruitment and Allocations


Location:  Multiple locations across the Wellington Region

Service:    RMO Unit

Contract:  Permanent, part time - 4 hours p/w. 

Salary:      As per ASMS SECA

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence. 

About the role

The Prevocational Educational Supervisor (PES) Recruitment and Allocation role works across the organisation supported by the RMO Unit, the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), and the Director of Training.

The priority of this role is to provide clinical leadership and oversight of recruitment, allocation and workforce planning for House Surgeons.  The role ensures House Officer allocations meet service delivery needs, training requirements, and compliance obligations while promoting intern wellbeing.

Prevocational Educational Supervisors are nominated by the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and appointed as agent of the Medical Council

Once appointed you will:

  • Complete an online claim form for your interns each quarter
  • Attend an annual meeting of prevocational supervisors
  • Notify Council when one of your interns receives an unsatisfactory clinical attachment assessment.

Further information can be found in the Medical Council of New Zealand Prevocational Medical training Prevocational Educational Supervisors Guide

https://www.mcnz.org.nz/assets/Publications/Booklets/Prevocational-Educational-Supervisors-Guide.pdf

About our team

The RMO Unit facilitates linkages between and provides support for all those involved in RMO management functions within CCHV and across the sub regional districts to ensure consistency of management practices, provision of employment agreement compliance, and administration of employment issues relating to RMOs. It also undertakes sourcing and selection of RMO’s for the sub regional districts.

You will join a team of other Prevocational Education Supervisors (PES).

About you

  • Vocationally registered with the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ)
  • Eligible to hold, and maintain, a current Certificate of Good Standing with MCNZ
  • The PES should be an SMO who is familiar with the day-to-day work of Interns who are deployed in wards and services throughout CCHV 
  • Have knowledge of the basic skills expected of Interns, and an understanding of the MCNZ Prevocational Curriculum and training expectations
  • Must be approachable and interested in recruitment, allocation and workforce planning, having an ability to work with supervising specialists
  • A good role model with credibility within the profession
  • Perceived by peers to be clinically competent
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Capacity and willingness to work with others

Working for Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.

How to apply

To apply please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ 

If you have any questions about the role, please email sandra.tam@ccdhb.org.nz

We are not accepting recruitment agency’s applicants. 

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Permanent/Part Time

Job no: SMO69-26

Location: Wellington Hospital, Kenepuru Hospital/Porirua, Hutt Valley

Closing Date: Sunday, 2 August 2026