GP Liaison Counties Bowel Screening

New Zealand Government; Auckland; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 150,000; Part time

Job summary

The Counties Manukau Bowel Screening Programme is seeking an experienced GP to become the clinical face and voice of the programme in South Auckland. The role offers flexible FTE and a chance to influence care beyond the consultation room.

You will connect primary care, specialist services, programme teams, and iwi and Pacific providers to improve participation, equity, and quality across the National Bowel Screening Programme.

Qualifications

• Current vocational registration as a General Practitioner.
• Strong understanding and experience in primary care.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Confidence working with other clinicians, senior leaders, and community partners.
• A commitment to achieving equitable health outcomes for Māori and Pacific peoples.
• The willingness to influence, educate, and bring people together around a common purpose.
• An interest in population health, quality improvement, prevention, and screening programmes.
• Experience with National Bowel Screening Programme or related governance/quality initiatives is valued.

Responsibilities

• Build and strengthen relationships with GPs, Nurse Practitioners, PHOs, practice teams, and community providers.
• Represent the programme in primary care forums, clinical meetings, and stakeholder engagements.
• Support quality improvement initiatives that improve participation and outcomes, particularly for Māori and Pacific communities.
• Provide clinical advice and guidance to practices regarding bowel screening pathways and programme requirements.
• Facilitate education, training, and awareness activities across the primary care sector.
• Work closely with gastroenterology, endoscopy, radiology, pathology, nursing, and community outreach teams to strengthen participant pathways.
• Contribute to regional and national bowel screening governance, quality assurance, and service development activities.

Skills

Vocational GP registration

Primary care experience

Stakeholder engagement

Clinical governance

Equity focus Māori Pacific

Population health

Job description

GP Liaison – Counties Manukau Bowel Screening Programme. Flexible FTE (0.20.5FTE negotiable). Helping shape the future of bowel screening in South Auckland.

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is seeking an experienced and passionate General Practitioner to become the clinical face and voice of the Counties Manukau Bowel Screening Programme. This is a unique opportunity for a GP who enjoys working beyond the consulting room and wants to influence health outcomes at a system level. You will play a key leadership role connecting primary care, specialist services, programme teams, Māori and Pacific providers, and national stakeholders to improve participation, equity, and quality across the National Bowel Screening Programme.

About the Role

Reporting to the Programme Manager, you will be the primary clinical link between general practice and the Counties Manukau Bowel Screening Programme.

• Build and strengthen relationships with GPs, Nurse Practitioners, PHOs, practice teams, and community providers.
• Represent the programme in primary care forums, clinical meetings, and stakeholder engagements.
• Support quality improvement initiatives that improve participation and outcomes, particularly for Māori and Pacific communities.
• Provide clinical advice and guidance to practices regarding bowel screening pathways and programme requirements.
• Facilitate education, training, and awareness activities across the primary care sector.
• Work closely with gastroenterology, endoscopy, radiology, pathology, nursing, and community outreach teams to strengthen participant pathways.
• Contribute to regional and national bowel screening governance, quality assurance, and service development activities.

This role combines strategic leadership, relationship management, clinical credibility, and population health improvement.

About You

You are a respected and experienced GP who enjoys influencing systems and supporting others to succeed.

You will bring:

• Current vocational registration as a General Practitioner.
• Strong understanding and experience in primary care and the realities of general practice.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Confidence working with other clinicians, senior leaders, and community partners.
• A commitment to achieving equitable health outcomes for Māori and Pacific peoples.
• The willingness to influence, educate, and bring people together around a common purpose.
• An interest in population health, quality improvement, prevention, and screening programmes.
• Previous experience with the National Bowel Screening Programme, clinical governance, education, or quality improvement initiatives will be highly regarded.

Why Join Us?

South Auckland is one of the most diverse and vibrant communities in Aotearoa. This role offers the opportunity to make a genuine difference by improving early cancer detection and helping reduce inequities in health outcomes.

You’ll work alongside a passionate multidisciplinary team including community coordinators, specialist nurses, clinical leaders, and national programme partners who are committed to improving the health of our communities.

We recognise the value of experienced clinicians and are open to discussing flexible working arrangements and FTE options to attract the right candidate.

At Counties Manukau Health people and their lives matter to us. We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community. To help us achieve this we need a workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maaori and Pacific communities. We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whaanau, community and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan. Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability. Our values are Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga , Kind Manaakitanga, Together Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga.