**Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora - Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District**
**Location**: Christchurch

**Service**: Genetic Health Service New Zealand - South Island Hub

**Contract**: Permanent, Part Time (0.65FTE / 26 hours per week)

**Salary**: PSA Allied Health Technical & Scientific SECA, Up to Step 7 on core salary scale: $104,446)

**Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role**

To provide genetic counselling services for patients in Christchurch Hospital and outreach locations under the supervision of the Clinical Leader and senior genetic counselling staff. To determine patient eligibility for additional genetic testing, family registries, and/or research protocols. To practice in a manner consistent with established ethical standards as provided the Human Genetics Society of Australasia (HGSA) and Australasian Society of Genetic Counsellors (ASGC)

**Mō tō mātou rōpū - About our team**

Genetic Health Service NZ (GHSNZ) is a multidisciplinary national service with clinical diagnostic, genetic counselling and genetic laboratory components. The clinical service is delivered by out of 3 sites, Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch by way of an extensive Outreach Program to all regions of Aotearoa/NZ. The Christchurch based team has an establishment of 2.86 FTE clinical geneticists, 4.05 FTE genetic counsellors and 3.1 FTE clinic administrators.

**Moū - About you**
- Masters Degree or equivalent in genetic counselling
- Ideally two years - work experience in clinical genetics
- A commitment to participate in the HGSA Genetic Counsellor certification programme
- Experience within a range of genetic settings is preferable e.g. cancer genetics, prenatal and adult counselling

**E pā ana ki a tatou - About us**

Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

To find out more about us click on the following links:
Capital and Coast

Hutt Valley

Mental Health, Addiction and Intellectual Disability Service

**Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to apply**

**Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai**

**By joining together we will succeed