Adult Psychiatrist

Consultant Psychiatrist Adult Services

Taranaki Base Hospital, New Plymouth

Permanent, fulltime

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

Permanent vacancies exist for motivated and experienced Psychiatrists to join our team of 13 other Psychiatrists and will work with a dedicated team of medical, nursing and allied health staff primarily caring for people in an integrated setting with complex needs requiring specialist mental health services.

These positions will be part of our acute team primarily covering Acute ward General Adult and Consult Liaison work at Taranaki Base Hospital.

Consultation Liaison Psychiatrists are expert at the complex task of managing psychiatric illness in the context of the general hospital and the emergency department.

The responsibility of the Psychiatrist is to assure that the proper medical evaluation and management are accomplished for the medical stabilization of patients before providing the necessary psychiatric treatment in collaboration with the patients clinical team.

The Psychiatrist then arranges for psychiatric disposition, if and when that is clinically indicated.

The main responsibilities are to review clients triaged by the crisis team or via telephone assessment, and admit if necessary, to the ward.

Currently the job involves triaging GP referrals, managing patients admitted for detoxification to the medical wards and for liaising with medical / surgical wards for patients transferred from Te Puna Waiora, the inpatient unit.

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About the Team / Service / Location

The Mental Health & Addiction Services provides a wide range of specialist services :

• Acute Services : 23 bed inpatient unit (4 beds in IPC), ABC team, home based treatment service, high and complex needs community supported rehabilitation service with 4 beds.
• Adult Mental health : 2 community teams, Tui Ora kaupapa Maori community mental health team and specialist services such as maternal, eating disorders, and early intervention.
• Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.
• Mental Health Services for Older people.
• Alcohol and DrugsFor more information on living and working in Taranaki click here

About you

As part of the MHAS Adult service you will be expected to :

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.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Ross Ekdahl via email

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

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