Community - Psychiatrist (Cornwall House)

• Role based at Greenlane clinical centre

• Permanent, full-time role 1 FTE Monday-Friday with on call duties on a roster basis

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

Cornwall House Community Mental Health Team is looking for an experienced and motivated psychiatrist to join their well-established and innovative Community Mental Health Team in Epsom.

Cornwall House provides a multi-disciplinary, recovery focussed service service for adults experiencing serious mental illness and severe psychological disorders living in south-central Auckland. As a psychiatrist at Cornwall House, you will work across the Care and Recovery team and the planned acute care team, allowing for continuity of care of our whaiora and variation in your work.

The Care and Recovery team provides comprehensive psychiatric assessments and a range of therapeutic treatment options in collaboration with service users, their whānau, local communities and the Multi-Disciplinary Team within the CMHC.

The Planned Acute Care team offers assessment and intervention to Cornwall House whaiora who require acute care in the community.

You will be responsible for your own caseload and provide medical input to the rest of the multi-disciplinary team. You will see service users at the center but also be required to do home, community and GP based visits and liaison.

You will be part of a dedicated service, supporting excellent clinical care, while developing your existing Mental Health knowledge and clinical skills in an established and multidisciplinary work

Position Description

Key Skills Required

Candidates must be vocationally registered with the Medical Council of New Zealand, holding a current Annual Practising Certificate or eligibility for one. A Post Graduate qualification in Psychiatry is preferred.

If you are an overseas specialist, you will need to provide source verification of your qualifications for registration. For further information on the registration process and source verification of qualifications, please click here.

For inquiries regarding this role, please contact Andrea Lees AndreaL@adhb.govt.nz

About Us

We are Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland, providing health and disability services to over half a million people in central Auckland, as well as regional services for Northland and greater Auckland, and specialist national services for all New Zealand. Our primary sites include Auckland City Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre, and Starship Children’s Hospital, all located centrally.

As part of Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, the overarching organization for New Zealand’s national health service, we lead the day-to-day operations of the health system across local, district, regional, and national levels.

Starting from 4 July 2022, Immigration NZ has implemented a new Accredited Employer Work Visa system, simplifying the residency process for health workers in critical positions, including this one. For successful candidates requiring a Work Visa, we will offer support with their Visa application. Please refer to Immigration NZ's official site for more information on the Accredited Employer Work Visa and Green List Occupations.

We are dedicated to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We prioritize role modelling manaakitanga, as demonstrated by Ngāti Whātua in their gifting of land upon which our hospitals stand. Our goal is to have a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and to achieve equitable outcomes for all.

He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working here

We recognise there is more to life than mahi | work, and we encourage and provide access to all our staff several services and benefits to support themselves whilst they are employed within Te Toka Tumai Auckland.

For more information on what we offer, please click here.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply
Please submit your application online, outlining your experience and motivation to apply to this role.

If you have any queries about accessibility, or technical issues with the online process, please contact Jade Smith - Recruitment Consultant at jade.smith@tewhatuora.govt.nz to discuss how we can best support your application.