- Can you remain calm under pressure and adapt to the needs of a diverse range of individuals?
- Do you bring considerable experience in general practice or a similar setting relevant to student health services?
- Are you currently registered with the Medical Council of New Zealand and hold valid medical indemnity insurance?
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 permanent, part-time basis. The role will be responsible for providing exceptional care and medical services for the University’s 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.
Role Description - Click here to see further information, including salary details. If this link is not available, click 'apply' to view this on the University career's page.
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 ([email protected]).
Mō Te Herenga Waka - About Our University
Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington is renowned for its high-quality research and exceptional teaching. We attract people from around the world. Our university campus spans Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington - the creative, scientific and political centre of Aotearoa New Zealand - and our students thrive on the connections we have made here.
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