Consultant Psychiatrist, North Adult Community Mental Health Team

  • Auckland
  • Full time
  • Healthcare
  • Posted 9 days ago

Job Description

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Consultant Psychiatrist or Medical Officer – Full Time

North Adult Community Mental Health Team

Specialist Mental Health and Addiction Services

Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora Waitematā

Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora Waitematā Specialist Mental Health and Addiction Service is the largest provider of Mental Health and Addiction Services in New Zealand and comprises an integrated range of Adult Community and Inpatient Services, a comprehensive Infant Child Adolescent Youth and Family Mental Health Community Service, dedicated Maori (Whitiki Maurea) and Pacific Island (Takanga A Fohe) Community Mental Health Services and a range of specialist services such as Early Psychosis Intervention, Consultation Liaison/ED and Maternal Mental Health. Waitematā is also responsible for the Regional Forensic Psychiatry Services and the Regional Community Alcohol and Drugs Service (CADS).

With this wide range of services and with more than 95 FTE senior medical staff across the Service, there is a strong support system available for doctors at any stage of their career, and multiple opportunities to benefit from, or to provide, expert collegial advice and support.

Based in our North Adult Community Mental Health Team, we are looking for a Consultant Psychiatrist or experienced Medical Officer who is committed to providing a high standard of care, has a strong consumer focus, enjoys the challenge of providing services to a diverse community and wishes to be a part of a fantastic team of Mental Health and Addiction Clinicians and Psychiatrists. 

Teaching and supervision of junior doctors and medical students and clinical leadership to the multidisciplinary team are core functions of all our Senior Medical Officers.

Please apply on-line at www.wdhbcareers.com

For expressions of interest or for more information please contact Dr Sachin Jauhari, Clinical Director, North/Rodney Adult Mental Health Service Sachin.Jauhari@waitematadhb.govt.nz

Job code: NOR06961

Closing Date: 23 June 2024