Clinical Psychologist, Starship Child Health
Exciting opportunity for an experienced Clinical Psychologist
Full time permanent position
Opportunities for professional growth
Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity
We are looking for an experienced, motivated and dynamic Clinical Psychologist who will work with a child development focus as part of the Starship Community team, with the benefit of being professionally linked to the Starship Consult Liaison and Paediatrician teams. This dynamic position provides high quality clinical psychology assessment and intervention to children and young people with developmental and disability needs and their family/whanau.
Based at Greenlane Clinical Centre, Starship Community Service provides interdisciplinary care and cultural support to children, young people and their whanau living within the Te Toka Tumai Auckland district. Children and their caregivers are seen in their homes, school, clinic and other community settings.
Within both services, you would be working alongside experienced psychology colleagues and have connection with the MDT. The teams are friendly, hard-working and motivated to provide high quality assessments and interventions for children, young people and their whanau attending Starship Child Health.
Nga Pukenga Motuhake | Important Skills
To be successful in this role you will:
Be a New Zealand Registered Clinical Psychologist with a current Annual Practising Certificate
Have a clean full driver's licence.
Have the ability to work autonomously in a multi-cultural environment (essential)
Have experience working with children with disabilities (desired)
Kowai matou | Our Organisation
Te Toka Tumai Auckland is 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. We are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngati Whatua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand.
The Starship Child Health Rautaki strategy strives to deliver the obligation to protect the whakapapa of children and their families, supporting in a mokopuna-centric, whanau focused and whanau-led approach. Service delivery is guided by the Enabling Good Lives (EGL) principles.
He aha nga painga o tenei mahi mou | Why you will enjoy working here
A unique and rewarding work environment that provides a high level of job satisfaction and is always interesting
An opportunity to grow both as a person and as a professional
We recognise there is more to life than work, and we encourage and provide access to all our staff several services and benefits to support themselves whilst they are employed within Te Whatu Ora|Te Toka Tumai Auckland.
Me pehea te tuku tono | How to apply
To apply please click on the 'Apply' tab below, outlining your experience and motivation to apply to this role and attaching your updated CV and Covering Letter.
Applications Close: Friday 6th September 2024
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