Specialist Medical Officer - Hapai Ora (Early Intervention Service)

## Mo tenei turanga mahi | About this role

• Seeking an experienced Consultant
• for
• Hapai Ora
• Provide a range of high-quality therapeutic programmes with a strong multi-disciplinary focus.
• Permanent, part-time,
• (3 days per week)
• Monday to Friday -
• flexible hours
• Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity
• We are currently seeking an experienced Consultant Psychiatrist for Hapai Ora, a well-established Early Psychosis service based in Epsom, Auckland.Hapai Ora, the early psychosis intervention team of Te Toka Tumai (ADHB) offers an innovative and youth friendly service to tangata whai i te ora up to age 30, that are experiencing a first episode of psychosis.

At a time when a rangatahi (young person) feels most vulnerable, the Hapai Ora team works together to support our rangatahi and their whanau through their journey in moving forward with their lives.

Our team is made up of experienced mental health professionals including Specialist Psychiatrists, Clinical Psychologists, Social Workers, Mental Health Nurses and Occupational Therapists as well as Cultural Advisors (Maori / Pacifica) , Peer and Rainbow Community Support Specialists and an Employment Consultant imbedded within the teamWe provide a range of high-quality therapeutic programmes with a strong multi-disciplinary focus.

As a consultant psychiatrist at Te Toka Tumai, you will thrive in a vibrant, innovative and diverse multidisciplinary environment.

Professionally, you will have many opportunities to develop and specialise as well as receiving on-going support / mentoring from highly experienced clinicians.For further details, please refer to the position description .

(Please note, if you are an overseas specialist, you will be required to provide source verification of your qualifications for your registration application. For more information about the registration process and source verification of qualifications, please .)

You will also have experience and interest in providing a high-quality service to service users experiencing moderate to severe mental ill-health in a community setting and a commitment to achieving equitable outcomes for Maori is essential in this role.

You will also hold a full and clean drivers license as this role involves some community work.

For further information on this opportunity please contact Simon Stebbings - Clinical Team Leader , :

We provide health and disability services to more than half a million people living in central Auckland, regional services for Northland and greater Auckland, and specialist national services for the whole of New Zealand.

Our main sites are Auckland City Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre and Starship Childrens Hospital, located in central Auckland.We are part of , the overarching organisation for New Zealands national health service.

Te Whatu Ora leads the day-to-day running of the health system, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels.We are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care.

We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngati Whatua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand.

We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.

| Location : | Auckland |

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