Clinical Psychologist, Starship Child Health
We have multiple Clinical Psychologist roles available in our Starship Paediatric Consult Liaison Team!
Permanent position
Flexible - these roles can be combined for a fulltime 1FTE role or remain as part-time 0.5FTE.
Great professional development opportunity
Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity
We are a friendly, hard-working and motivated service that provides mental health assessments and interventions for children, adolescents, and their whanau (family) attending Starship inpatient and outpatient services.
We have Clinical Psychologist roles available in the following services:
5FTE Starship Renal Team (primarily working with children and young people on the dialysis/transplant programme)
5FTE Paediatric Oncology Service (working with children/young people with brain tumours requiring neuropsychological assessment as part of their treatment and follow-up)
5FTE Starship Paediatric Complex Pain Team (providing high-quality clinical psychology assessments and interventions for children and adolescents with complex pain needs)
Nga Pukenga Motuhake | Important Skills
As a Registered Clinical Psychologist, you will:
Provide a high-quality, evidence-based clinical psychological service to children and families.
Be required to conduct neuropsychology assessments in the Oncology Service.
Have prior clinical psychology experience working with children and adolescents.
Previous clinical experience with paediatric medical services is an advantage but not a requirement.
Actively participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and contribute specialist information/knowledge to the planning of care.
Maintain a clinical caseload and administrative systems.
To view a full position description, please click here.
To learn more about the role, please contact Dr Louise Webster, Service Clinical Director - ******
Ko wai matou | Our Organisation
We are Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland, part of Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealand's national health service. We provide health and disability services to more than half a million people living in central Auckland, regional services for Northland and greater Auckland, and specialist national services for the whole of New Zealand. Our main sites are Auckland City Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre, and Starship Children's Hospital, located in central Auckland.
Starship Child Health is a dedicated paediatric healthcare service and major teaching centre committed to delivering whanau-centered care that focuses on the needs of the child first, and values whanau (family) as an important member of the care team.
He aha nga painga o tenei mahi mou | 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 pehea te tuku tono | How to apply
To apply, please click 'apply now' below. Please submit your application online, outlining your experience and motivation to apply for this role in your covering letter and CV.
If you have any queries about accessibility, or technical issues with the online process, please quote job reference AUC19694 when contacting Anel Foord, Recruitment Consultant at ******
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