Laboratory Based Genetic Counsellor
Location: Wellington Regional Hospital
Contract: Fixed Term (until April 2028), Part-Time (0.5 FTE / 20 hours per week, Monday - Friday)
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.
About the Role
Please note that this role is only available for current Health New Zealand / Te Whatu Ora staff. Any non-Te Whatu Ora applications will be declined.
Laboratory Based Genetic Counsellor serves as the critical bridge between a diagnostic genetics laboratory and frontline clinical care. The role will involve collaboration with clinical geneticists, clinic based genetic counsellors, genetic scientists and referring specialists to assess clinical appropriateness of referrals and support test selection (genetic testing stewardship). Tasks also include clinical laboratory administration; the ordering of sendaway tests and providing oversight to the sendway process itself.
About the Team/Service Location
Wellington Regional Genetics Laboratory provides a fully comprehensive genetic testing service; (www.wellingtongenetics.co.nz ). Our service aim is to provide comprehensive genetic testing to the Central Region in the most professional, timely and effective manner possible. The team of 25 FTE consists of administrators, medical laboratory technicians and diagnostic genetic scientists (scientific officers).
About you
- Masters Degree or equivalent in genetic counselling
- Prior experience in a clinical genetics setting or diagnostic genetics laboratory
- Knowledge of up to date standards for genetic testing of patients including laboratory standards (NPAAC reqiurements)
Working at Health New Zealand
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations. We embra ce diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.
How to Apply
To apply please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal by 20 October. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Philip.Adamson@tewhatuora.govt.nz
We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advertisement.
Fixed Term/Part Time
Job no: AH207-26
Location: Wellington Hospital
Closing Date: Tuesday, 20 October 2026