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Psychologist For Wellington Child Adolescent & Mental Health Service (Camhs)
Psychologist For Wellington Child Adolescent & Mental Health Service (Camhs)New Zealand Government • Wellington, New Zealand
Psychologist For Wellington Child Adolescent & Mental Health Service (Camhs)

Psychologist For Wellington Child Adolescent & Mental Health Service (Camhs)

New Zealand Government • Wellington, New Zealand
13 hours ago
Job description

Location : Wellington City

Contract : Permanent, Full

time or Part Time

  • FTE)

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,

whanau-centred care, and excellence.

Are you enthusiastic about your profession?

Seeking

a new challenge?

Do you love the balance of easy access to beautiful views,

eateries and a good working environment?

Wellington CAMHS has an exciting

opportunity for you in the heart of beautiful Wellington City as we develop our

services to better meet the needs of young people (infants to 18 years old) and

their whanau / family.

About the Role

We are ideally seeking

a registered experienced Psychologist.

The preferred applicant will be

innovative, have previous mental health experience, work comfortably with

multiple clinical presentations, be willing to learn and be involved in

developing a service that benefits the client, their family and the staff working

with them.

Or you could be new to mental health and keen to learn about working

with families and young people.

An interest and

experience in neurodevelopmental assessments, group work, family therapy,

trauma skills, DBT, EMDR, ACT, Schema Therapy will be highly valued.

Ongoing

training and extension of skills will be supported.

You will be a team player, enjoy

working alongside other disciplines, adding value to each other's work.

You

will be self-motivated, enjoy working autonomously, and collaboratively, while

maintaining calm in a demanding service.

Excellent clinical and case management

skills, and skilled with managing risk are essential skills.

An interest in

working relationally within the team, wider services and community are integral

to this role.

About the

Team / Service Location

The Wellington

CAMHS team is a passionate and enthusiastic multidisciplinary team with a

commitment to providing excellent services in assessment and intervention for

infants, children and young people alongside their whanau / family, with moderate

to severe mental health concerns.

We have a diverse

population and are passionate in co working alongside other teams in mental

health & the Community.

We are dedicated as a team to improving access for

young people of all ages and working together with whanau; to achieve this we

operate within a Choice and Partnership Approach (CAPA).

We are keen to be innovative, have students

and grow our service; we are committed to training, supervision

and building on existing skills you hold.

We value a strong team culture of collaborative practice, openness,

support, humour, warmth, valuing peoples experience and ideas, caring and

connecting together, integrity and respect across all disciplines.

About you

Duties We are seeking registered experienced

Psychologists who can bring a variety of skills, expertise and passion including :

  • assessment and treatment of infants, children, young people and their
  • important whanau / family relationships.

  • Risk assessment and management.
  • Group work, specific
  • interventions according to your discipline skills.

  • Contribute to the growth and work within the multi-disciplinary team.
  • Liaison and collaboration with community agencies.
  • Complete all documentation within time requirements.
  • Provide supervision.Skills and
  • experience

  • NZ Registered Psychologist,
  • with a current annual practicing certificate.

  • Experience in assessment and therapeutic skills and
  • competency working with children, adolescents and their families with

    significant mental health difficulties is preferred.

  • Demonstrated ability and proven ability of working
  • within a multi-disciplinary team, and skilled and committed to community

    liaison.

  • The ideal applicant will have experience in mental
  • health, ideally the child and adolescent mental health sector

  • An interest or experience in group work, EMDR, DBT,
  • family therapy, and trauma would be valued.

  • Knowledge and understanding of the intent of Te
  • Tiriti o Waitangi and work to address the inequitable health outcomes for

    Maori, as Tangata whenua and other high needs groups.

  • Hold a Full NZ drivers' licence.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

    Maori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

    How to Apply

    If

    applying from abroad, please check your eligibility for NZPB registration and

    state the outcome on your cover letter in your application.

    To apply please click 'apply now.

    All applications must be submitted through our online careers' portal.

    If you have any questions about the role, please contact

    We will review

    applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before

    the closing date of this advertisement.

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