Welcome to ProCare, New Zealand's largest and most diverse network of healthcare professionals, with a local and personal approach to delivering world leading health services. Our network includes more than 170 practices across the wider Auckland and Northland region providing care to more than 850,000 enrolled patients, including one of the largest Maori enrolled populations in Auckland and the largest Pacific and Asian enrolled populations in the country.
ProCare Fresh Minds leads innovative interventions to support people in improving their mental wellbeing and resolving challenges. Our service sees a wide range of individuals and whanau of all ages and backgrounds, providing diverse and rewarding caseloads to our large team of practitioners.
Committed to reducing inequities at ProCare Fresh Minds, we are passionate about working with our clients to ensure they have the tools needed to navigate their own journey in the best way possible.
The opportunity: Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of young people? ProCare Fresh Minds provides psychologists to a small number of schools in the Health New Zealand Auckland district as part of a programme aiming to change the trajectory of young people who often experience disparities in health and mental health outcomes.
Our school-based psychologists are part of the Fresh Minds wider team, with an Ellerslie base. During the school term, they operate out of School Health Centres alongside other health professionals including registered nurses and GPs. This role will involve working in one school one day a week, as well as being part of the Therapy Centres team based at Ellerslie and/or Rosedale.
You will work alongside a vibrant group of ProCare Fresh Minds psychologists, delivering interventions to young people, collaborating with the school-based health team, and providing case consultation with school and health centre staff. There are also significant opportunities for innovation, including the development and facilitation of youth-appropriate group and webinar programmes within a school setting.
Key Skills Registered clinical psychologist with current practicing certificate.Comprehensive clinical experience in modalities such as Motivational Interviewing, ACT, CBT, DBT, and/or FACT.Experience working within a mental health setting (primary or secondary) undertaking contextual assessments, child, youth, and family-focused interventions, and providing talking therapies.Training and support are provided for early career psychologists and for psychologists planning to return to the workforce.A passion for working with people from all walks of life in a brief intervention primary mental health context.You will be flexible, a self-starter, and able to work autonomously as well as part of a team.The Fresh Minds Centres see individuals and families across the age range and offer a range of interventions, including brief interventions, intensive therapy under ACC contracts, tele-therapy, 'live' interactive webinars, parenting programmes, Mindfulness, and other groups. For more information about Fresh Minds, visit www.freshminds.co.nz.
Work with some of the best clinicians in the country, delivering best practice care while enjoying a highly engaging and positive working environment.Competitive remuneration and retail discounts.Dedicated training and supervision allowance, professional indemnity insurance, APC reimbursement, and in-house staff training.If you think this sounds like you, please apply and submit your CV and application using the 'Apply Now' button. If you would like to find out more, please email Lee Jatho at ******. We look forward to hearing from you.
Reference #: 15831
Posted on: 23 Aug 2024
Closes on: 24 Sep 2024 09:00
Location(s): ProCare – Rosedale
Expertise: Clinical Therapist, Mental Health Professionals, Psychologist
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