Psychologist - North Community Mental Health

Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora Taranaki

Taranaki Whanui He Rohe Oranga - Taranaki Together, A Healthy Community

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Taranaki boasts some of New Zealand’s most iconic natural landscapes like Mt Taranaki and many adventure activities. The rugged and wild coastline is home to more than 12 world-class surf breaks. Taranaki is a place where you can ski and surf in the same day. For a more relaxing experience, there are many walks (bush, coastal or mountain) as well as art trails, festivals and award-winning museums and galleries and a thriving café culture. Click here to read more information about Taranaki.

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E pā ana ki a tatou - About us

At Te Whatu Ora Taranaki we are committed to recognising the value our people bring to our organisation within a supportive team of healthcare professionals that provide comprehensive care to our patients.

We believe having workforce that is diverse and inclusive, we are a pro-equity Health Organisation and this means that we will be better positioned to understand and serve our community.

When you choose to work with us, we will offer you:

• A comprehensive orientation and induction to our organisation and your department

• Access to clinical training and education

• Up to date facilities, Have a look at

• Project Maunga - our New Facilities currently under construction check this out on our website www.tdhb.org/maunga.shtml

• Opportunities to participate on local project and regional collaboration teams

• Professional development

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

We are looking for an experienced registered Psychologist to join our Adult Community Mental Health Team. Delivering mental health services to the whānau of North Taranaki you will be joining a multi-disciplinary team working alongside Psychologists, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Support Worker, Nurses and Psychiatrists.

The role includes psychological assessment and psychotherapy for service users who are experiencing acute and/or severe mental health difficulties, facilitating therapy groups and offering teaching, supervision and consultation to colleagues. There are three other experienced psychologists currently employed in this team along with a yearly intern psychologist role.

Along with your colleagues this role also provides Psychology services for the inpatient mental health ward and receives referrals for crisis/brief intervention work from our Assessment & Brief Care Team

Please click here to view the job description

Moū - About you

• Permanent full-time Clinical Psychologist with current Practicing Certificate.

• Experience in, and passion for, working with whai ora experiencing significant mental health distress

• Excellent assessment skills, particularly in undertaking neuropsychological assessments and interpretation.

• Adept therapeutic skills and knowledgeable in a variety of therapeutic modalities.

• Exceptional interpersonal, communication & relationship building skills

• Flexibility to work autonomously as well as part of a multi-disciplinary team and provide clinical leadership and supervision within the team.

• Understanding and application of the principles of the treaty of Waitangi, with a culturally safe and appropriate approach to practice

• Display enthusiasm to embrace new ideas and innovative thinking towards service delivery.

We can offer you a welcoming and supportive environment with a team that is committed to ensuring you are successful in your role. We will also provide a comprehensive orientation process when you start so that you become familiar not only with our service but also the wider mental health sector in Taranaki.

Do you share in our vision, our values and will ensure our patients feel supported and cared for throughout their journey with us?

If you want to make an application click on "Apply Online" from within this page.

For further information, please contact Ross Ekdahl – Manager Community MHAS on Email: ross.ekdahl@tdhb.org.nz

Applications Close Sunday 16 February 2025

Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai

By joining together, we will succeed