Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora - Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District
Location: Wellington Community - 113 Adelaide Road, Newtown, Wellington
Service: Tuhonohono Addiction Services
Contract: Permanent, full time
Salary: As per ASMS SECA
Korero mo te turanga - About the role
We are looking for a Consultant Addiction Specialist at our Tuhonohono Addiction Services. The role involves working closely with case managers and other staff within the service to ensure collaborative care. The Consultant is responsible for liaison and support of primary care providers as well as NGO partners. The role also entails supporting the medical development of this service and liaising with other services/hospital departments as required.
Tuhonohono Addiction Services (Community Alcohol and Drug Service, Opioid Treatment Service, provision of the Managed Withdrawal Service and Co-Existing Disorder Service) is a multidisciplinary team comprising nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, specialist medical staff, and administration staff. We are a collective of skilled professionals that value working in a client and whanau centred manner, including cultural and community connections, to deliver high quality services to those we work with.
Mou - About you
Vocationally registered with the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ)
Hold Fellowship in Addiction Speciality or Fellowship with medical college and be able to register for vocational registration with the MCNZ
Or Hold Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrist (FRANZCP)
Faculty of the chapter of Addiction Medicine can be entered through a number of training pathways (including General Practice)
Work in collaboration with multidisciplinary team
Able to provide consistently high standards of medical care
Relevant experience and training
E pa ana ki a tatou - About us
The Mental Health, Addiction and Intellectual Disability Service (MHAIDS) spans three DHBs - Wairarapa, Hutt Valley and Capital and Coast DHB - and includes local, regional, and national services. The local MHAIDS services are provided from multiple sites within the 3DHB sub-region - greater Wellington, Hutt Valley and Wairarapa.
Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley district is located centrally in Wellington and has over 6,000 full-time equivalent staff, making us one of the major employers in the Wellington region. We operate three hospitals - Wellington Regional Hospital in Newtown, Hutt Valley Hospital and Kenepuru Hospital in Porirua - as well as the Kapiti Health Centre at Paraparaumu.
Here at Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District we embrace diversity and welcome applications from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disability and religions. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and serve our community.
Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District is a pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Maori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.
Me pehea te tuku tono - How to apply
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We are accepting recruitment agency applicants; please apply online.
Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai
By joining together we will succeed
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