Psychiatrist - Child And Adolescent

Health New Zealand, Te Whatu Ora - Capital, Coast, Hutt Valley & Wairarapa District

We are looking for Child & Adolescent Psychiatrists to join our fabulous teams in the Younger Persons sector.

We have vacancies including outpatient and inpatient positions, either full-time or part-time.

We would be keen to consider applicants interested in either permanent or fixed-term employment.

Mo to matou ropu - About our teams

The Mental Health, Addiction and Intellectual Disability Service (MHAIDS) serves the lower North Island of New Zealand - Wairarapa, Hutt Valley and Capital and Coast, and includes local, regional, and national services.

The teams in our Younger Persons sector provide specialist mental health services for children and adolescents between the ages of birth and 19 years (inclusive), who have moderate-to-severe mental health conditions.

Our sector includes specialist teams for eating disorders, inpatient and first episode psychosis, along with community teams for more general child / adolescent mental health presentations.

All teams work collaboratively with other community agencies to provide holistic and culturally-appropriate services to the clients.

We work in multidisciplinary teams, including psychologists, social workers, nurses, and occupational therapists, and provide consistently high standards of care to young people.

We strive to provide a supportive, flexible working environment for all our staff.

MHAIDS is committed to upholding the principles of Te Tiriti O Waitangi (the Treaty of Waitangi) at all levels of our services.

Mou - About you

You will be vocationally registered in Psychiatry with the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ) or hold equivalent qualification and be able qualify for registration with MCNZ.

Specialty Training in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry is essential.

You will be able to work comfortably and flexibly within a team environment.

E pa ana ki a tatou - About us

The Mental Health, Addiction and Intellectual Disability Service (MHAIDS) spans across Wairarapa, Hutt Valley and Capital and Coast and includes local, regional, and national services.

The local MHAIDS services are provided from multiple sites within the 3 sub-region - greater Wellington, Hutt Valley and Wairarapa.

Te Korowai Whariki services include regional forensic and rehabilitation services covering the Central region while the intellectual disability services extend the length and breadth of the country from six bases located in Whangarei, Auckland, Cambridge, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin.

Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley district is located centrally in Wellington and has over 6,000 full-time equivalent staff, making us one of the major employers in the Wellington region.

We operate three hospitals - Wellington Regional Hospital in Newtown, Hutt Valley Hospital and Kenepuru Hospital in Porirua - as well as the Kapiti Health Centre at Paraparaumu.

Here at Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District we embrace diversity and welcome applications from people of all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and religions.

A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and serve our community.

Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Maori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

Me pehea te tuku tono - How to apply

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Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai

By joining together we will succeed