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Psychologist

Psychologist

New Zealand GovernmentDunedin, Otago, New Zealand
30+ days ago
Job description

## Mo tenei turanga mahi | About this role

  • Wakari Hospital
  • Permanent, part-time opportunity (0.5 FTE, 20 hours per week)
  • Salary band - $85,000 - $130,000 pro-rata and KiwiSaver
  • 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
  • Ward 11 rehabilitation / transition mental health unit is a 10-bed inpatient unit working with those on their mental health recovery journey.

This is an inpatient mentalhealth rehabilitation / sub-acute setting based at Wakari Hospital, Dunedin, for adults who have a long-term mental illness and co-existing problems.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 well- being and personal development.The purpose of the role is to provide a 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 psychologist functions as part of a multidisciplinary team.

  • About you
  • Essential :
  • The appointee will be a New Zealand Registered Psychologist, preferably registered in the Vocational Scope Clinical Psychology
  • The appointee will hold a current annual practicing certificate.
  • The appointee will have a recognised qualification in psychology (i.e. Diploma in Clinical Psychology or overseas equivalent)
  • Key skills include the following :
  • Proven competence, knowledge and skills in clinical psychology with a strong knowledge of relevant and appropriate psychological assessments and evidence-based interventions
  • Experience working effectively as an autonomous health professional and as part of an interdisciplinary team providing clinical care to the service
  • Demonstrated ability to use sound clinical judgements in wide range of situations including administration and interpretation of psychometric assessments
  • Effective communication skills both oral and written including psychological assessments and formulations that are easily interpretable by other clinicians and clients
  • 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 Friday, 10 October 2025.

    If you have any questions about the role, please contact James Boyd

  • will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.We only accept online applications.
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