Consultant Psychiatrist, Mental Health & Addictions

·         Salary dependant on experience: NZ$185380. - $267980. + CME + More!

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We welcome applications from overseas candidates and for information about relocating to New Zealand, please click here. There are many benefits to living and working in Auckland. You will be working in a major centre with easy access to awe-inspiring scenery and experience outdoor adventures like kayaking in the Coromandel or enjoying dark sky sanctuary of Great Barrier Island.

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Counties Manukau District is one of the largest providers of primary, secondary and tertiary health care in Australasia.  We invest in growing our community and primary care services that integrate with secondary and tertiary care. We aim to ensure that the health system enables our communities to stay well, recover and live healthy lives – together.

 

We are seeking Consultant Psychiatrists to join our Acute Adult Mental Health Services, to work in our modern adult inpatient mental health unit, Tiaho Mai. You will be motivated, enthusiastic, and a highly professional Doctor, who is ready to work as part of a dynamic team, delivering quality equity-focused mental health inpatient care.   

 

Following a transformative re-build incorporating latest technology and co-designed with our whaiora and wider community, Tiaho Mai is the newest inpatient mental health unit in the country.

 

This role provides critical leadership for our inpatient whaiora, and has the opportunity to contribute to policy, procedure and service development, and supporting the team through the next stages of health sector reform. The Consultant Psychiatrist leads one of our medical teams, and acts as a role model for high standards of care by supporting an environment where excellence can flourish.

 

We are looking for someone who can demonstrate a genuine commitment to the people who we serve, within the diverse and culturally rich community of Counties Manukau.   Our candidate will demonstrate, excellent communication skills, be highly organised, and possess honesty, integrity and professionalism. You will need to have the ability to promote teamwork and navigate through the challenges of providing complex care to whaiora with complex presentations, by promoting a strong team culture and function, and a genuine focus on equitable health systems and outcomes. 

 

Supported by the leadership team, you will have the opportunity to make a significant contribution to strategic and service development. Working alongside the Service Manager, Acute & Hospital Services, the Clinical Head and members of the Senior Leadership Team, you will support implementation of service goals, and grow a workplace of excellence, by applying the latest evidence to inform the model of care.

 

Vocational registration with the Medical Council of NZ in the scope of Psychiatry and a current APC is essential at commencement of employment.

 

Please apply online at www.countieshealthjobs.com

 
 
For further information please contact Service Manager, Jeremy Stockton, Jeremy.stockton@middlemore.co.nz or Dr Ian Soosay, Clinical Director, Mental Health & Addictions Ian.Soosay@middlemore.co.nz.

 

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