The zest4life District Health Boards

The following outlines give you an introduction to each of the District Health Boards (DHBs) advertising on the zest4life website:

Waikato DHB - metropolitan Hamilton is surrounded by towns such Thames and Tokoroa
Bay of Plenty DHB - fast-growing Tauranga (and Mt Maunganui) and coastal Whakatane
Lakes DHB - world-famous Rotorua and the lakeside town of Taupo
Tairawhiti DHB - centred around Gisborne with its gorgeous beaches and wine country
Taranaki DHB - where the city of New Plymouth is going places

DHBs advertising on this site encourage diversity, practice equal employment opportunities. All are active members of New Zealand's EEO Employers Group. All DHB environments are smokefree.

Bay Of Plenty DHB    

Bay of Plenty District Health Board provides healthcare to a region including Tauranga City and the township of Whakatane. The Bay of Plenty is one of New Zealand’s fastest growing regions, where the word lifestyle isn’t a cliché.  Where else can you balance great career opportunities with superb golden beaches?

The DHB employs 2,700 people and serves a population of 200,000, priding itself on quality healthcare delivery. Tauranga Hospital is currently undergoing an exciting $110m redevelopment.

If you want more detailed information about this DHB please click through to the Bay of Plenty DHB website.

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Lakes DHB    

Lakes District Health Board provides health and disability services to a community of over 100,000 people.  Hospitals in Rotorua (200 bed) and Taupo (28 bed), provide medical, surgical, women’s and children’s healthcare services, along with care for the elderly, disability support and mental health support services. Lakes DHB has 24-hour laboratory and radiology services including MRI.

With around 1200 staff, health professionals here practice evidence-based medicine with a strong multi-disciplinary focus on patient management. The DHB values the principles of magnet hospitals.

If you want more detailed information about this DHB please click through to the Lakes DHB website.

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Tairawhiti DHB

Reach for your togs, lovers of the beach. Sand, surf and chardonnay beckon in Tairawhiti, the first district to welcome the warm embrace of the sun each day. Blessed with the most temperate climate in New Zealand, its little wonder that Tairawhiti District Health Board is the work destination of choice for many medical professionals.

Tradition and technology intertwine in Gisborne Hospital, which boasts an extensive range of health and disability services serving a population of 46,000 with around 700 staff. Come for the job; stay for the lifestyle. Whether it’s horseback riding on an endless stretch of sand, immersing yourself in the rugged grandeur of the East Cape, mastering the wild waves, sampling the country’s finest wines, or simply kicking back to enjoying a bracing jolt of java in one of the city’s funky cafes, you’re guaranteed to be enchanted.

If you want more detailed information about this DHB please click through to the Tairawhiti DHB website.

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Taranaki DHB 

Two hospitals, five health centres, one picturesque mountain and a coastal walkway combing the west coast that stretches the length of New Plymouth as well as beaches renowned for outstanding surf spots, and people who value working together for a healthy community! It's a great place to live and work.

Serving a population of 109,000, the major hospital, Taranaki Base, has a state of the art Intensive Care Unit, Emergency Department, MRI, Renal Unit, Radiology Suite and a separate, very new, Mental Health facility.  Hawera Hospital was opened in 2001 and provides inpatient and maternity care and a full range of outpatient services.

If you want more detailed information about this DHB please click through to the Taranaki DHB website.

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Waikato DHB  

Waikato District Health Board is one of New Zealand's most progressive publicly-funded health organisations. It provides health and disability services to 360,270 people living in the Waikato, Thames Valley and King Country regions and specialty tertiary and trauma co-ordination services to the regional population of 826,000.

Health care is provided by 5,500 employees through Waikato Hospital and a network of community hospitals and services. The Waikato DHB is renowned for leading edge medical practice and is currently embarking on an eight year change programme to re-develop service delivery and two of the hospital campuses.

If you want more detailed information about this DHB please click through to the Waikato DHB website.

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