Psychology Internships 2026 Health Nz Southern

Psychology Internships 2026 Health NZ Southern

Three yearlong 0.8 fte internships :

• Internship 1 : Invercargill Child And Adolescent Mental Health Service
• Internship 2 : Adult Forensic Service and Dunedin Child and Family service, two days per week each
• Internship 3 : Older Persons Health (6 months) Pain Service (6 months)

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the role

Under the guidance of their supervisor, to provide high quality clinical psychology service in the assessment and treatment of clients, ensuring clients' needs are met in a culturally, clinically and legally safe manner.

The Intern Psychologist functions as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Clinical psychology is a discipline integrating science, theory, and clinical knowledge for the purpose of understanding, preventing and relieving psychologically-based distress or dysfunction and to promote subjective wellbeing and personal development.

Psychologists assess and treat mental, emotional and behavioural disorders.

They use the science of psychology to treat complex human problems and promote change.

They develop an individual's resilience using strengths-based models.

About you :

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Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand.

We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community.

We welcome applications from our diverse Maori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to apply

To apply please click 'apply now.'

All applications must be submitted through our online careers' portal by Sunday, 2 November 2025 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 advert.

We only accept online applications.

Please apply via our website