"General Practitioner"

Job Description:

• Have you got a current registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand?
• Can you remain calm under pressure and thrive working with a diverse range of individuals?
• Do you have experience in general practice or similar, relevant to the work of a student health service?

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington is currently recruiting a General Practitioner to join Mauri Ora, the student health service, on a 12-month fixed term, part-time basis. The role will be responsible for providing exceptional care and medical services for Victoria University of Wellington students.

Key responsibilities:

• Patient care – ensuring students are provided high quality and accessible health care.
• Contribute to peer review, CME and MDT meetings when required.
• Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team which includes our counselling team, nurse practitioners, health improvement practitioners, and health coach.

Ō pūmanawa - About you

You will be a motivated, empathetic individual with experience in some or all the following: gender diversity, LARC insertion, minor surgery, ADHD, sexual health and mental health (desirable).

You will be a highly organised self-starter and natural relationship builder, who relishes working autonomously as well as contributing positively to a high performing team. You will need effective time management and forward planning to balance your clinic and maintain a high standard of service to our students. The ability to remain calm under pressure and thrive working with a diverse range of individuals will go far in this position.

Key requirements:

• Current registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand.
• Considerable experience in general practice or similar experience relevant to the work of a student health service.
• Proof of medical indemnity insurance.
• Empathy and understanding of the challenges in working with a student population and an ability to interact positively with them to foster resilience, personal safety, and academic success.
• This role requires safety checking through the police vetting system under the Vulnerable Children Act 2014.

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Close date for vacancy: 17 August 2025

Contact details for vacancy: If you have any questions regarding this role please get in touch with Gill Mark, Clinical Lead- Medical. (gill.mark@vuw.ac.nz).