- Hawke’s Bay fallen Soldiers Hospital,
- Child Adolescent and Family Service, Nga Harakeke mai
- Permanent role’s, Part-time and Full-time options available
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.
About the Role
Due to growth of the service, CAFS is looking for a Child and Family Psychologist, Counselling Psychologist or Clinical Psychologist.
The newly appointed Psychologist will be joining a well-established and vibrant multi-disciplinary CAFS team working with children, young people and their families experiencing a range of complex mental health needs. You will be a valuable member of the team responsible for implementing locally developed services and care pathways that will make a positive difference to the lives of children and young people and their families.
We can offer flexibility in the role and would be open to discussing part-time or full time options, lets work together to find an option that suits you.
About the Team/Service/ Location
CAFS is committed to finding creative ways of providing timely, locally delivered, high quality and effective interventions that maximise mental health and maintain children and young people within their home and educational environment.
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About you
We are looking for a dynamic enthusiastic, innovative and hard-working psychologist who has experience in child and adolescent work who is able to provide comprehensive mental health assessments and effective evidence-based interventions for children and young people.
You will also need the following key attributes and skills:
- Excellent communication and liaison skills as it is important to be able to work well and collaboratively with other professionals both within Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Te Matau a Māui Hawke's Bay and in the community.
- It is essential that you are an NZ Registered Psychologist.
- Demonstrate flexibility to provide shorter-term, referral-reason-focused interventions
Working at Health New Zealand
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.
How to Apply
We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.