Join our HIP team in the Mid North as we continue to grow our reach of Mental Health and Wellbeing services across Tai Tokerau. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a difference working with a diverse population and to be part of a well-supported team of professionals.
You will work as an integrated member of two Medical Practices in the Kerikeri region providing immediately accessible, evidence-based brief interventions to individuals and their whanau to assist in improving their emotional and physical health, and overall wellbeing. To do this, you will be supported with specialist training, specifically developed to support the Healthcare Teams working in the Te Tumu Waiora model, including:
Providing brief psychological interventions
Delivering evidence informed groups
A fast pace in the GP practice setting
Innovation and flexibility
Opportunities to contribute to service development
Variety of work, working with diverse practice population, all ages and stages
Population based focus
Services to target our high priority populations
Education of colleagues
As an experienced and innovative Clinician working within our established and growing primary mental health care model Te Tumu Waiora, you will provide behavioural health services to patients through face to face and virtual consults. Services are provided in accordance with the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, Tikanga and Maori models of health and wellbeing. Services are culturally responsive to the needs of all service users, their whanau and community.
You will also be responsible for educating your professional colleagues in practice to ensure full utilisation of the HIP service enabling a greater reach of this intervention to practice population and whanau.
If you are looking for a part-time opportunity that enables further enhancement of clinical skills, and is part of a well-supported HIP team and you meet the following criteria then please get in touch with us.
To be considered for this position you must have:
A flexible adaptable approach to a new way of working
A current New Zealand registration under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act (HPCA) and full registration with your professional association e.g., Psychology, Psychotherapy, Mental Health Nurses, Occupational Therapy, or Social Work, or a full member of NZ Association of Counsellors and accredited by the NZAC to work within the mental health and addictions services scope of practice.
A minimum of 3 years professional experience in a health setting preferably in mental health and addictions including providing evidence-based brief interventions such as ACT, FACT or CBT.
A current unencumbered full NZ driver's licence
Excellent computer and literacy skills including MS Office Suite
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Be fully vaccinated for COVID
NZ residency, citizenship, or an open current work visa not tied to an accredited employer.
The successful applicant will be required to attend training either in a physical or virtual capacity for this role. You will be fully supported to undertake this training.
A detailed position description and Application for Employment form can be downloaded from our website: www.mahitahihauora.co.nz/vacancies.
If you have the skills for this role and passion to be part of this HIP team, please apply by:
providing a covering letter,
downloading and completing an Application for Employment Form from our website,
sending your CV
to ******.
Your application will be acknowledged by email.
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