MedRecruit - Looking after you

Our Vision - To improve the lives of all doctors in Australasia

At MedRecruit our vision is to improve the lives of all doctors in Australasia through giving them their lifestyle back! We take all the hassle out of getting the perfect placement for doctors and hospitals alike. Medicine is challenging enough, finding the perfect placement shouldn’t be!

Doctors shouldn’t be subjected to recruitment agencies who just pay lip service to lifestyle like most do, this really fires us up! This time in medicine means doctors can create anything they want, they shouldn’t have to compromise.

We acknowledge our customers are our lifeblood and our goal is to always exceed our customers’ expectations and exceed the standard set by the industry, so every person who interacts with MedRecruit knows how important they are.

We will give our best, every time, with unparalleled energy, efficiency and enthusiasm.

How we operate

We update our vacancies online so doctors can utilise the search engine to have up-to-the-minute information about vacancies that interest them.

We provide both short and long term medical placements for New Zealand, Australian, UK and Irish and other overseas doctors. MedRecruit looks after our doctors by catering to both lifestyle and career, by having vacancies in fantastic locations and also by providing training positions already accredited by Royal Australasian Colleges.

Looking after...

We see giving back as everyone’s responsibility. As such we are doing our small bit. Our website has a lot of useful resources for all doctors to make their lives easier and improve their working experience. We are sponsoring Dr Sarah Beable in her journey to the Hawaii World Ironman Championships, we sponsor medical students to go to Nabukavesi village in Fiji to do public health work, and we take great pleasure in sponsoring an Indian child called Mohipal.

Where we came from

MedRecruit are excited about the idea of doing something to empower doctors to craft their working lives around their chosen lifestyle and to help facilitate getting them the rewards they deserve.

MedRecruit’s quest to revolutionise the way doctors work began in 2005 when two friends, Dr Sam Hazledine and Dr Barney Montgomery, became frustrated by the way doctors were being treated and the lack of options available to them – why wasn’t there a medical recruitment company out there that doctors could access easily and use to chose work to fit their lifestyle?

In 2006 Sam Hazledine founded MedRecruit with the vision of improving the lives of all doctors in Australasia by creating a medical recruitment agency that empowers doctors to reach their dreams, be they personal or professional. He talked to countless doctors to find out what they wanted and assembled a quality team to implement these needs. Sam’s vision for MedRecruit is to continue to serve doctors so they can create the lives they deserve, and they know they are valued.

Everyone involved with MedRecruit is passionate about creating a world-class company dedicated to improving the lives of all doctors in Australasia.

The MedRecruit Team - Looking after you

DR SAM HAZLEDINE

Managing Director - Sam Hazledine is MedRecruit’s flamboyant founder and managing director. He has a seemingly insatiable appetite for always looking for better ways of doing things, which he is now translating into better ways for doctors to experience the lifestyles they desire.

Sam is a junior doctor who graduated in 2003 from Otago University and had been practicing medicine until he started MedRecruit in October 2006. Sam was the 2003 New Zealand Freeski Champion and has competed at a world level in Extreme Skiing. Being passionate about more than medicine has made him realise the importance of a work life balance and he wants to give this as many doctors as possible.

In the first three years building MedRecruit Sam has won numerous awards for the phenomenal growth the company has experienced; finalist Cable Car Challenge, winner Conway-Petrie Marketing award, finalist Action International Entrepreneur Of The Year, finalist Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year and winner of the fastest growing Business Services Business for 2009 in the Deloitte Fast 50.

CLAIRE HAZLEDINE

Communications Manager - Claire Hazledine has an extensive background in media and communications. Claire also graduated from Otago University with a BA then gained her post-graduate diploma in Journalism at Massey University in Wellington. Claire left a position at NBPR in Wellington in order to assist Sam in bringing what they see as a fantastic opportunity to as many doctors as possible. Claire is passionate about spreading the message of MedRecruit as far and wide as possible.

USH SHAH-HEMINGWAY

Operations Manager - Ush is originally from the UK but has made New Zealand her home. She has is a very special combination of being super-organised and a people person which makes her perfect to ensure MedRecruit runs smoothly on a daily basis.

Ush is made for Queenstown because she loves climbing, kayaking and anything outdoors so if she’s not at the office you’ll need a GPS to track her down!

HENRY EDNEY

Team Leader of Solutions Specialists - Henry is an import to New Zealand from ‘the Nage’ in the UK (also the home of Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton). Before his arrival in New Zealand he worked in a UK recruitment firm and in television on projects including The World’s Strongest Man and Miss World (his favourite!). He is a keen sportsman and an Arsenal fan, and even can be persuaded to perform his ‘baboon dance’ in certain situations.

Henry gets a real kick from finding perfect placements for doctors around New Zealand. He is the Team Leader so he is also assisting all the other Solutions Specialists to impact the lives of doctors.

NOELLE LACEY

Solutions Specialist: UK & Irish Doctors Permanent Placements and Locum Placements in Australia - Noelle hails from Skerries in Ireland. She came to New Zealand in 2004 with the intention of staying for one year, but she went jet skiing and broke her leg. She needed ongoing medical treatment so she did it in New Zealand and she now loves it here and never ended up leaving!

Noelle joined MedRecruit in 2008. She places UK and Irish doctors in permanent placements around New Zealand and Australia and she also places locums in Australia. Noelle loves finding perfect placements for doctors and giving them the opportunity to experience the lifestyle she has grown to love.

PAUL HIBBETT

Solutions Specialist: New Zealand Locum Placements - Paul is another British import who has made Queenstown his home. With one son and another child on the way Paul is certainly a busy man! When he’s not playing with his son you’ll find him tearing up Lake Wakatipu on his windsurfer.

Paul places doctors in locum positions in New Zealand. He loves talking to doctors to find out what they really need then tailoring solutions to exceed all their expectations!

HAYLEY KYTE

Solutions Specialist: Australian Locum Placements - Hayley is a Kiwi who joined MedRecruit in 2009. You will always get a smile and a cheerful comment from Hayley so you can look forward to talking to her.

Hayley places locums around Australia and is really passionate about assisting the doctors she works with to create whatever they want in their lives and careers. One of her specialties is getting doctors positions in beachside locations so they can really live the dream lifestyle!

ROCHELLE WERT

Solutions Specialist: New Zealand Locum Placements - Rochelle is another Kiwi who hails from Central Otago. She joined MedRecruit in 2009 and was thrilled to be able to move back to where she grew up.

Rochelle has a special knack for listening to doctors and to tailoring solutions that deliver everything they want and need.

KIRSTEEN MANNINGTON

Personal Assistant to Sam Hazledine - Kirsteen is Sam’s right hand (wo)man! With his incredibly full schedule Kirsteen is the person behind the scenes who ensures that everything gets done.

Kirsteen is a brilliant blend between creativity and organisation so she’s the perfect person to assist Sam. In her spare time Kirsteen creates wonderful hand-made jewellery.

BONNIE MENZIES

Placement Coordinator - Bonnie is originally from Montreal in Canada but is now permanently ensconced in New Zealand with her Kiwi husband and two daughters. Bonnie speaks fluent French and some Italian. She worked in Ophthalmology for four years as an Ophthalmic Technician and Research Study Coordinator for glaucoma studies.

When Bonnie gets a spare moment she enjoys outdoor rock climbing, yoga, history novels, painting, snowboarding and generally trying any sports that come her way. Bonnie is an invaluable member at MedRecruit taking care of all the needs of the doctors and hospitals to ensure placements happen smoothly.

KATE EVANS

Placement Coordinator - Kate is a New Zealander with an incredible ability to ensure that every detail of all the placements she handles is taken care of; she is affectionately known as ‘The Admin Queen’!!!

When she’s not at work you’ll find her with her dog who is a beautiful black lab called Cash. He is named after the original ‘Man in Black’, Johnny Cash.

CHERIFAH LOW

Accounts - Cherifah is the numbers girl in MedRecruit! She makes sure all the doctors are paid on time, so she’s worth keeping on the right side of! Cherifah is a long time resident of Queenstown who loves the gym and cooking and is always willing to help anyone who needs it.

CHRIS AULD

Director/IT Manager - Chris Auld is an internationally recognized expert on the Microsoft software development platform. Chris is the driving force behind MedRecruit’s Microsoft based CRM platform that is the brains behind the website and database. Chris graduated from Otago University and founded Kognition Consulting which is an IT consulting firm that recently merged with Intergen.

SIMON SKIP GARDINER

Director/Systems Developer - Simon is another Otago graduate hailing from the resort town of Wanaka. Simon would make a fantastic ski bum were it not for the fact he is an even better software developer. Simon has made it possible for the CRM system and the website to ‘talk’ to each other. Simon worked closely with Chris at Kognition Consulting and is now a Microsoft CRM Specialist for Resonant Developments, another company set up by Sam, Chris and Skip, based in Wellington.

ERNIE HAZLEDINE

MedRecruit Mascot - Ernie is Claire and Sam’s dog! He’s a wee staffy and he is the mascot and general helper at MedRecruit. If there is ever a need for a clown performance or a cleanup of spilled food Ernie will rise to the occasion!

LITTLE MISCHIEF

The Red MedRecruit Wagon - Little Mischief is MedRecruit’s Mitsubishi Evo 7 that Sam decided is absolutely critical for him to get around the country in record speed to see doctors and hospitals! It also gets Sam up the ski field for all the ‘business’ he likes to conduct up there during winter.