"Rata - General Practitioner"

Job Description:

• Can you remain calm under pressure and thrive working with a diverse range of individuals?
• Are you a motivated, empathetic individual and hold a current registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand?
• Do you have considerable experience in general practice or similar experience 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 Rata - General Practitioner to join Mauri Ora - Student Health and Counselling on a permanent, part-time basis. The role will be responsible for providing exceptional care and medical services for Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington students.

We are offering a salary of $253,500 to $268,515 per annum.

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.

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.

Role Description: Click here to see further information, including salary.

If this link is not available, click 'apply' to view this on the University careers page.

Close date for vacancy: 13 February 2026.

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).

How to apply: Please ensure you are applying for this role directly on our careers page and not via email. Candidates must submit supporting documents along with their resume, such as a cover letter. Applicants who do not have residency or citizenship and require a visa to work at the University must clearly indicate their visa status in their application and understand that if they do not have a current, relevant visa, they will need to secure this independently.

We can only consider applicants who are citizens or residents of New Zealand or Australia or on a current working visa. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and we may progress with suitable applicants prior to the application closing date. Applications from recruitment agencies are not accepted.

Ētahi kōrero hai āwhina i a koe - Why you should join our team

We belong to Compass Primary Healthcare Network and provide wide-ranging multi-disciplinary primary health care to 10,000 enrolled students. We also work with a diverse group of 2,500 international students and provide some services to the wider University student population. Along with a diverse and rewarding environment, we also offer, expenses covered for APC/MPS/RNZCGP membership, Professional Development leave and funding as well as clinical supervision, excellent superannuation scheme, monthly wellbeing hour and other wellbeing initiatives, Bi-annual team building days and a supportive team culture.