Clinical Psychologist (Wellington Community Mental Health Team) Wellington Hospital, NZ New Zealand Government Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora - Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District Location: Wellington Central Community Mental Health home base Service: Local Adult Specialist Mental Health and Addiction Service, Wellington locality Contract: Fixed Term until February 2025, Full Time (1 FTE) Salary: Dependent on experience as per APEX and Te Whatu Ora Psychologists Collective Agreement Are you ready to make a difference for our local district specialist mental health and addiction services? Korero mo te turanga - About the role As a clinical psychologist, your role will be varied, delivering a range of psychotherapies, undertaking comprehensive assessments, formulating treatment plans, providing individual/group therapies, and offering a psychological perspective within the multidisciplinary team. Psychologists at any stage in their career are welcome to apply. New graduate or early career psychologists are well supported within the Mental Health, Addiction and Intellectual Disability Service (MHAIDS). The Psychology Transition group is a peer supervision group specifically aimed at psychologists new to MHAIDS. There are also peer supervision and special interest groups (e.g., for neuropsychology, EMDR) that run frequently. MHAIDS routinely provides training in areas of interest to psychologists (e.g., motivational interviewing, risk assessment, Te Tiriti o Waitangi). There are supports in place to help new psychologists find clinical supervisors. Mo to matou ropu - About our team/service We are looking for a person-directed, values-driven clinical psychologist for the Wellington Central Community Mental Health home base within our Local Adult Specialist Mental Health and Addiction Service. You will work closely with experienced clinicians to deliver safe, effective, and integrated specialist mental health and addiction treatment in our local communities. Our service has a strong, dedicated and supportive team culture, and an established Learning and Development Centre to support your career development. We also pride ourselves on having fun and celebrating ourselves and our professional milestones. Wellington Central Community Mental Health home base covers the inner city and outer suburbs, which offers a diverse population group with a variety of mental health needs. The Local Adult Specialist Mental Health and Addiction Service represents a change in the way we deliver services, and it is an exciting time to join us and help shape the way we work. Our vision is for an integrated mental health and addiction service, with a focus on local delivery across the district. Our Local Adult Specialist Mental Health and Addiction Service principles: Grounded in Te Tiriti o Waitangi Informed by peers and those with lived experience A welcoming, person and whanau-led approach Timely access to services in the community A strengths-based, trauma-informed and recovery-focused approach, using advanced therapy and evidence-based holistic interventions The service will follow consistent principles in design and Model of Care, but will have the flexibility to deliver locally appropriate services that will meet the needs of our communities and work in partnership with our local providers. The service seeks to eliminate inequities experienced by Maori, Pacific peoples, disabled people, and other groups. Over the next 12-18 months, we are moving to a locality development model. Each locality contains one or more home bases, staffed by clinicians and support staff who provide a range of clinical and non-clinical services. These functions include: Primary Care and Community Transitions, focusing on working with local GPs and nurse practitioners to meet the needs of our tangata whaiora and whanau from service entry to exit; First Response, including intake/assessment and providing a rapid response for tangata whaiora and whanau experiencing acute mental health distress; Local Mental Health and Addiction, which consists of long-term case management using a tailored model to the community. Mou - About you You will be an experienced, registered clinical psychologist who is passionate about working in a person-directed, trauma-informed, compassionate manner. You will work holistically, integrated, and collaboratively, recognizing people's physical health and social needs. You understand the importance of cultural competence and equity, providing practice consistent with the spirit and intent of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. You are mindful of the needs of our diverse population, including Pacific peoples, refugee and migrant communities, disabled people, rainbow communities, and those living in rural areas. You will be a registered clinical psychologist with a current Annual Practising Certificate. You must have a full and clean Driver's License and the ability to consent and complete NZ or international Police vetting (Vulnerable Children's Act 2015). E pa ana ki a tatou - About us Working closer to tangata whaiora and whanau in their communities, and the ability to build stronger connections across the mental health and addiction system. Working for a service that has a focus on planned interventions (i.e. proactive, not reactive approach). Opportunities for greater flexibility of both work hours and locations across the district. Greater opportunities for career progression and the development of specialisms in key areas of practice. Here at Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley, we embrace diversity and welcome applications from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disabilities, and religions. A diverse and inclusive workforce means we are better positioned to understand and serve our 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 pehea te tuku tono - How to apply Click the 'apply now' button to send your application directly to us. For further information about this role, please email and indicate the job title and vacancy number in the subject line. Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai. By joining together we will succeed. #J-18808-Ljbffr