• Christchurch Hospital and/or Wellington Hospital
• Genetic Health Service NZ (GHSNZ)
• Part-time (0.88 FTE), fixed-term role, March 2026 – November 2026
• 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’e building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-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 New Zealand, 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 Kāpiti Health Centre at Paraparaumu.

About you:

• Vocationally registered in Internal Medicine (clinical genetics) with the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ)
• FRACP or equivalent and be able to register for vocational registration with the MCNZ
• Work in collaboration with multidisciplinary team
• Relevant experience and training

Working for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand 0 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 portal. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Sandra Tam sandra.tam@ccdhb.org.nz

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

We only accept online applications. Please apply via our website.

We are accepting recruitment agency’s applicants.