Consultant Psychiatrist - Addiction, OST & General Adult Permanent, Full time Nga huanga o tenei mahi / The benefits of this position If you are looking for an exciting opportunity to join a passionate team who places great value on putting people first, embedding Te Ao Maori in every-day practice, leading with kindness and achieving excellence together, then this Adult Consult Addiction Psychiatrist position may be the opportunity for you. We have a flexible structure whereby the role will be based with the Lakes Opioid Treatment Service as well as General Adult Psychiatry (with an addictions focus) and may rotate to in-patient or other community positions over time. The role is based in Rotorua but includes clinic days at the satellite office in Taupo. The role has a strong focus on forging relationships and working closely with the Lakes addictions partners, Manaaki Ora (Rotorua) and arc Counselling services (Southern Lakes). We are embedding our new model of care Te Ara Tauwhirotanga: pathways that lead us to act with kindness. Te Ara Tauwhirotanga is the product of extensive co-design with over 400 participants from the Lakes community, a model that clearly articulates what works for people in their recovery and healing journey. You can read more here: Te Ara Tauwhirotanga The successful candidate will have: A broad range of general psychiatric skills, with specific experience in Addictions Hold or be eligible for Vocational Registration with Medical Council of NZ Enjoy teaching; Rotorua is a teaching hospital with 4th, 5th and 6th year medical students as well as registrars training for fellowship with the RANZCP Membership with NAOTP or equivalent preferred The role: Busy role with a broad variety of addictions and general psychiatry 1:6 on-call roster Ko wai matou / Who we are Lakes serves a population of just over 118,000 and covers 9,570 square kilometres. It stretches from Mourea in the north to Mangakino in the west, down to Turangi in the south and across to Kaingaroa village in the east. The major centres of population are Rotorua and Taupo where two hospitals are based. Lakes District boundaries take in the two main iwi groups of Te Arawa and Ngati Tuwharetoa. Working hard and getting ahead is important to us Kiwis. We're a well-developed, well-connected country with all sorts of opportunities to advance your career. But Kiwis also believe life is for living. It's about balancing a good day's work with time for family and friends plus all the recreation and wide open spaces our country offers. The 2017 Global Peace Index rates New Zealand as the second safest country in the world. That makes it the perfect place to bring up children with excellent schooling and multiple opportunities for them to play sport and enjoy our beaches, attractive native forests and snow-covered mountains. We Kiwis are friendly, hospitable and inclusive people and we look forward to welcoming you to our part of the world. Me pehea ahau e tono ai? / How do I apply? Please contact Te Akauroa Miki, Medical Management Unit on Or, if you are already sold, apply! #J-18808-Ljbffr