Your specialist standing has already summited once. Here's the marked route to New Zealand
Clinical Director, Premium Locum, GP Supervisor, High-Needs Community Lead or Special-Interest Practice — your Fellowship is the entry ticket to New Zealand's highest-paying, highest-trust general practice roles. Medfuture built this page around exactly that.
- VOC4 fast-track
- UK · Ireland · Australia
- VOC1 / VOC2
- Australasian qualification route
- VOC3
- Role, supervisor & visa aligned
A named benchmark
You're assessed against FRNZCGP, and MCNZ is explicit about which qualifications map to which route.
Genuine specialist recognition
Your overseas specialist training counts — this isn't a reset to junior doctor status.
A shorter road for the right fit
MCNZ's VOC4 pathway exists precisely so suitably qualified specialists skip a full comparability assessment.
Genuine long-term roles
Every clinic in our network is vetted for real intent to retain a specialist GP, not fill a short-term gap.
Demand beyond the main centres
Provincial and regional communities need international GPs most, often with faster placement.
A life, not just a job
Safety, healthcare, schooling and a pace of life that makes relocating a decision for your whole family.
Why now
New Zealand needs Specialist GPs. Your Fellowship already qualifies.
The part that trips up most international doctors isn't clinical competence — it's knowing which MCNZ pathway applies to their specific qualification, and finding an employer willing to confirm a supervisor before an application can even be lodged. That's the part we exist to solve.
Countries That We Are Focusing For Specialist Recruitment
New Zealand
UK
Ireland
Malaysia
Malta
Netherlands
Philippines
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Four routes up the same mountain. One recruitment partner.
MCNZ doesn't treat every overseas GP the same way, and neither do we. Your route depends on where you trained and what postgraduate qualification you hold — country alone never guarantees specialist recognition.
FAST-TRACK · VOC4
UK, Ireland & Australia
For GPs holding an approved postgraduate qualification on MCNZ's published list.
- CCT in General Practice, MRCGP-related qualifications, Irish specialist GP/MICGP, or FRACGP
- Apply for provisional vocational registration without a full individual comparability assessment
- Standard experience and confirmed job-offer requirements still apply
Medfuture secures:
The confirmed role and supervisor MCNZ requires before lodging
NAMED TRACK · VOC 1 · VOC 2
Australasian qualification route
For doctors holding an approved New Zealand or Australasian postgraduate qualification
- VOC1 applies if you already hold general scope registration
- VOC2 applies if you don't yet hold general registration but meet other prerequisites
- Typically the most direct route for Australian-trained Specialist GPs (FRACGP)
Medfuture secures:
A placement that satisfies your VOC1/VOC2 job-offer requirement
Individual route · VOC3
Case-by-case specialist assessment
For Canadian, US, Singaporean and select European-trained specialist GPs
- No fixed qualification list — training, curriculum, exams and experience assessed individually
- Compared directly against the New Zealand/Australasian vocational GP standard
- A genuine pathway, not a lesser one — it simply needs a more detailed application file
Medfuture secures:
The confirmed role, supervisor, and document support your file needs
Access track · Comparable system
Building toward specialist recognition
For experienced GPs from MCNZ-recognised comparable health systems
- Supports a pathway toward provisional general registration
- Does not, by itself, confer specialist GP recognition
- Typically the most direct route for Australian-trained Specialist GPs (FRACGP)
Medfuture secures:
A placement that satisfies your VOC1/VOC2 job-offer requirement
| Criteria | VOC4 FAST-TRACK | VOC1 / VOC2 | VOC3 INDIVIDUAL | COMPARABLE SYSTEM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who it's for | UK, Ireland, Australia — approved list | NZ/Australasian qualification holders | Canada, USA, Singapore & others | Experienced GPs, not yet specialist-recognised |
| Assessment style | Fast-track against a published list | Prerequisite-based, no comparability review | Individual comparison to NZ standard | Assessed for general/provisional registration |
| Outcome | Provisional vocational registration | Vocational (specialist) registration | Provisional vocational registration | Route toward FRNZCGP |
| Job offer required | Yes | Yes, for most applicants | Yes | Yes, for placement |
Not sure which MCNZ pathway fits your qualification?
Recruitment that carries the whole file, not just the CV
Relocating as a Specialist GP means coordinating registration, supervision, visa status and employment as one connected file — not four separate processes on their own timelines.
Pathway-matched roles
Roles sourced against your VOC1/2/3/4 or comparable-system eligibility, not generic vacancies.
Supervisor matching
Placement with practices experienced in supervising internationally trained GPs.
Visa sponsorship guidance
Support navigating employer-sponsored NZ work visa options, timed to your registration pathway.
MCNZ documentation support
Job offer letters, referee reports, position descriptions and additional VOC information forms.
Long-term contract negotiation
Competitive packages with clinics that want a GP who intends to stay for the long haul.
Relocation & settlement
From your first flight to school enrolments — support that continues after the contract is signed.
Main centres, provincial towns, and everywhere between
We match location preference against pathway compliance and lifestyle fit — including provincial and rural communities where demand and supervision support are strongest for internationally trained GPs.
From application to your first clinic day
Six markers along the route, run in parallel wherever possible so registration isn't waiting on visa paperwork, and visa paperwork isn't waiting on registration
- 01
REGISTER INTEREST
Tell us where you trained and where you're licensed
Share your qualifications, country of training and current specialist standing so we can map your eligibility from day one.
- 02
PATHWAY ASSESSMENT
VOC1, VOC2, VOC3 or VOC4 — confirmed, not guessed
A call with our team maps your qualification against MCNZ's pathways and flags any documentation gaps early.
- 03
ROLE MATCHING
Genuine, long-term GP vacancies
Shortlisted against your pathway requirements, location preference and the availability of an approved supervisor.
- 04
OFFER & SUPERVISION AGREEMENT
The paperwork that unlocks your application
We coordinate your job offer, supervisor arrangement, and MCNZ submission documents.
- 05
VISA & RELOCATION
Running alongside registration, not after it
Sponsorship guidance and settlement planning proceed in parallel so you're not waiting on one to start the other.
- 06
LAND & PRACTISE
Your provisional vocational period begins — with us still on call
Ongoing support through supervised practice, through to full vocational registration.
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