These positions are in the regional training rotation programme with Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand Auckland Region Districts comprising Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand Te Toka Tumai Auckland, Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand Waitemata and Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand Counties Manukau Districts.
Learn from world class doctors
High level of integration with employment and training
Experience a diverse population and a wide variety of patient presentations
Working as a Clinical Genetics Fellow
New Zealand has a National Clinical Genetics service. The Auckland hub is based at Auckland Hospital. The service covers a population of around two million people in the top half of the North Island. Clinics are performed in Auckland at Starship Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre, and Manukau Super Clinic. Regional clinics are held in Whangarei, Rotorua, Hamilton, Tauranga, and Gisborne. The service consists of 5 clinical geneticists, 8 genetic counsellors and one fellow post. Exposure in all areas of clinical genetics is available: foetal medicine, paediatric genetics, adult general genetics, neurogenetics, cardiac genetics and cancer genetics.
The job is also open to metabolic trainees who wish to complete 6 months of genetic and 6 months of metabolic training.
The job is suitable for an advanced trainee of either paediatric or adult medicine. The job is for one year commencing February 2024 although a successful applicant may be able to extend this to two years. Opportunities exist to complete all 3 years of training in New Zealand (in more than one centre).
Eligibility Criteria
Advanced trainee in either Paediatric or Adult Medicine
Eligibility for registration with Medical Council of New Zealand
For more information about the job you can confidentially contact the clinical director of the service, Dr Ian Hayes at ******
We are a values-based organisation that is committed to seeing Aucklanders and Northlanders from every community and background share in a healthier future. To help us achieve this we need a talented diverse workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds who share our values and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maori and Pacific communities.
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