Fertility Counsellor

With more than 30 years of commitment to the treatment of fertility, Fertility Associates is the leading provider of fertility services in New Zealand. We are very proud to celebrate over 20'000 babies born through our reproductive technology. Today 1 in 50 Kiwi babies will start with Fertility Associates- that’s nearly one in every classroom

We are inviting enquiries from suitably qualified people, eligible for full ANZICA membership to join our counselling team to provide counselling for patients at our Dunedin clinic in a 0.3 FTE position over 2 days a week.

Our Counsellors:

• Organise, promote, deliver a professional, independent counselling service to those involved  in assisted reproductive treatments
• Work closely with the medical team to ensure clinical work and administration of the counselling service are maintained to the highest standard and according to the NZ Fertility Standard 8181, the Australian and New Zealand Fertility Counsellors Association (ANZICA) guidelines for counselling, the Fertility Society of Australia Reproductive Technology Accreditation Code of Practice, and Fertility Associates protocols and processes as well as their own professional code of practice.
• Are responsible for the highest level of psychological support given to patients , including crisis intervention

Suitable candidates:

• Possess  a degree in Social Work or hold a Masters degree in Counselling, or be a clinical or health psychologist be a registered practitioner in New Zealand, and be eligible for full membership of ANZICA
• Have at least 3 years of supervised practical counselling experience- ideally in women’s health or grief counselling, crisis intervention, relationship counselling
• Need to become familiar with assisted reproductive technology and any current relevant legislation  and keep fully up dated on these
• Will be involved with ensuring people are giving informed consent to treatment
• Will be skilled in keeping patient records, working  with on-line medical IT and office systems and can write formal reports
• Are able to manage own caseload and be able to work independently and within a team of multi-disciplinary professionals in a medical  setting delivering both a public funded and private funded service
• Have a passion for our very special area of medicine

Applicant must be legally entitled to work in NZ

All applicants will be police checked.

 We can offer you a supportive professional working environment, 5 weeks Annual Leave and free car parking. 

If you are interested in this role, please apply online to send us your CV and tell us about yourself.