Who We Are/What We Do
District Health Boards (DHB’s) in New Zealand are responsible for providing and funding the provision of health and disability services in their district.
DHB’s main objectives are set by the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000. These are to improve, promote and protect the health of our communities. For further information about DHB’s go to the Ministry of Health website.
The zest4life DHB’s have exceptional career opportunities for health professionals. The diverse population groups that we work with and our varying geographical locations will make working for us interesting.
When you join one of the DHB’s in the zest4life group you will discover a progressive environment and exciting opportunity to work within the dynamic New Zealand public health sector where you will be able to have a positive impact on your patients and clients on a daily basis.
Location
The DHB’s in the zest4life group are located in the central North Island of New Zealand. Specific locations are:
- Bay of Plenty DHB with its main centre located in Tauranga
- Lakes DHB with its main centre located in Rotorua
- Taranaki DHB with its main centre located in New Plymouth
- Tairawhiti DHB with its main centre located in Gisborne
- Waikato DHB with its main centre located in Hamilton
Our DHB’s also have many other smaller centres located around their districts. Collectively, we provide health services to approximately 800,000 people in New Zealand.
Number of Employees
Together the DHB’s in the zest4life group employ over 11,000 employees.
Employee Benefits
The DHB’s in the zest4life group can offer employees a wide range of benefits including:
- excellent learning and development programmes
- professional support and innovative ways of working together through regional networks such as the Midland Regional Mental Health and Addictions Network
- extensive professional education and support programmes
- close alliances with tertiary institutions
- excellent research facilities including access to Libraries and online databases
- support to participate in personal health and wellbeing activities such as sports teams and wellness programmes
- discounts and offers at local businesses
- access to services such as financial planning and insurances
- Individual, team, service and innovation reward and recognition programmes
