Intern Health Psychologist

Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora – Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District

Location: Wellington Regional Hospitals

Service: Allied Health Oncology

Contract: 12 month Fixed Term, Part time (0.8FTE)

Salary: Step 1, Intern Psychologist Scale (APEX MECA)

Kōrero mō te tūranga – About the role

We are excited to offer this opportunity for an intern psychologist who is enrolled in a post graduate health psychology programme to join the Cancer Support team next year. In this role you will provide psychological care for patients and their whānau who have a new or recent diagnosis of cancer, with a goal of helping them to manage the impact of cancer in their lives, promote psychological resilience, and adjusting to a serious-illness. This role is based primarily at our Wellington Hospital site and works with our regional team to provide high quality support and adjustment to clients referred to our service following a diagnosis of cancer.

Duties will include:

• Working with clients diagnosed with cancer to improve their ability to cope with the difficulties of a new or recurrent diagnosis, as well as their ability to engage in cancer treatment
• Developing and completing your psychological assessment and intervention skills by maintaining a clinical caseload
• Participating in clinical supervision with a consultant health psychologist, and peer supervision with the rest of the team
• Working with the team to promote and grow our services across the region and in the community

Mō tō mātou rōpū – About our team

You will be joining a friendly, dynamic and highly motivated group of psychologists and social workers who are dedicated to improving health outcomes for those living with cancer. Our small, but passionate team, works across the Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District, and provides a small outreach psychology service to people living in the Wairarapa. We value collaborative working and support other professions and services to grow their skills and capabilities in the provision of supportive care, as well as providing direct support to people diagnosed with cancer, and their whānau. Our service is flexible in the way we deliver care to clients and is continuously looking at ways to improve our outreach for people at risk of poor outcomes from cancer.

Moū – About you

We are looking for someone with a passion for this work, who is willing to contribute fully to our team culture, mission and who wants to learn about psycho-social oncology in the Aotearoa New Zealand context. You will be registered with the New Zealand psychology board under an intern scope of practice and be enrolled in an approved post graduate programme in health psychology. You will have a desire to work as part of a wider team to improve health outcomes for our most vulnerable of populations and be flexible and adaptable to changing service needs. We strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds who share our values to apply and would greatly appreciate seeing applicants from our Māori and Pacific communities.

The successful applicant will have the following skills and attributes:

• Minimum of a Bachelor Degree in Psychology or equivalent;
• Currently registered as part of a post graduate level vocational training programme in health psychology;
• Registration with NZ Psychologist Board, with Intern Psychologist Scope of Practice;
• Current annual practising certificate
• A clear understanding of the health needs of Māori and Pacific Island communities
• Previous work in a health setting (desirable)

E pā ana ki a tatou – About us

Here at Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District we embrace diversity and welcome applications from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disability and religions. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and serve our community.

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

For further information on this role please email Philip.adamson@tewhatuora.govt.nz and indicate the job title and vacancy number in the subject line.

Please note, we will be reviewing applications when received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai

By joining together we will succeed