General practitioner, Rata arowhānui
Also known as
- Doctor, GP, family doctor, family physician
General practitioners (GPs) diagnose and advise patients about health problems to prevent and treat common diseases, injuries, and mental and physical illnesses.
02:06 mins
Your pay could be
$77K
Lower
$126K to $250K
Most common
$342K
Upper
How does this pay compare?
Pay is before tax
General practitioners
- usually work regular business hours and may be on call
- usually work in medical centres and health clinics
- may do emotionally demanding work
- need to identify and solve problems, work well under pressure and communicate well
Tasks
- offer advice on health issues and prevention
- consult with patients to diagnose health issues
- provide long term care to patients
- prescribe and give medicines
- refer patients to specialists when needed
- maintain medical records of patients
- screen high-risk groups for diseases
- perform minor surgery
- work with ACC for injury claims
- supervise and train junior doctors
You need more than one qualification to become a general practitioner.
You need
- to complete the Health Sciences First Year programme at the University of Otago OR the first year of either the Bachelor of Health Sciences or a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Science at the University of Auckland
- 2 years of general hospital experience after graduation
- to complete the General Practice Education Programme to become a Fellow of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners
- an Annual Practising Certificate
- to pass a police check
Registration
You need to be registered to do this job. This means you meet your industry's professional standards.
Medical Council of New Zealand
Te Kaunihera Rata o Aotearoa
Phone Number,0800 286 801
mcnz@mcnz.org.nz
https://www.mcnz.org.nzIf you’re in school
You need University Entrance to do the study or training for this job.
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