Consultant Clinical Geneticist (Fixed Term)

Location : Christchurch Hospital and / or Wellington Hospital

Service : Genetic Health Service NZ (GHSNZ)

Contract : Part time (0.88 FTE), fixed term (March

• November

Salary : As per ASMS SECA

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders.

Through integration and collaboration, we're building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whanau-centred care, and excellence.

About the role

We

seek qualified clinical geneticist(s) to join our existing teams for a temporary position(s) to cover

sabbatical in our two clinical locations, Christchurch and Wellington.

You should be able

to demonstrate broad training and experience in all aspects of clinical

genetics.

Experience in

genomic medicine and current involvement in genomics MDM / MDT is essential.

You will participate in our extensive outreach

clinic program, and there are opportunities to engage with our local laboratory

providers and the University of Otago, Christchurch or Wellington School of

Medicines on the same sites.

The number and location

of sessions may be negotiated with the successful applicants(s).

Please feel

free to contact us to discuss further.

About the Team / Service / Location

Genetic Health Service NZ (GHSNZ) is a national multidisciplinary clinical and diagnostic Genetic Service.

Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley district currently provides two Hubs for GHSNZ, based in Christchurch (South Island Hub) and Wellington (Central Hub).

The two Hubs provide clinical genetics services to 50% of the population of NZ, from Taranaki in the North Island to Invercargill at the southern tip of the South Island.

Clinical staff in the two Hubs are part of the national service and work closely with colleagues in the Northern Hub based in Auckland.

Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley district is located centrally in Wellington and has over 6,000 full-time equivalent staff, making us one of the major employers in the Wellington region.

We operate three hospitals ' Wellington Regional Hospital in Newtown, Hutt Valley Hospital and Kenepuru Hospital in Porirua ' as well as the Kapiti Health Centre at Paraparaumu.

About you

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is 'the weaving of wellness'.

We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa / New Zealand.

The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work.

It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do.

Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.

How to apply

To apply please click 'apply now.'

All applications must be submitted through our online careers'

If you have any questions about the role, please email

We will review and interview applicants on an ongoing basis, recruitment process may closed early if the right candidate is found.

We are accepting recruitment agency's applicants, please apply online.