Medical Lead-Adult Community Mental Health Services

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

· This is a part time leadership role of 0.5 FTE with the understanding the successful applicant will work between 0.3-0.5 FTE clinically in one of the services

· Permanent, Monday-Friday role

· A fantastic opportunity to demonstrate your leadership skills

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

Te Whatu Ora Northern region is looking for an experienced Consultant Psychiatrist to provide medical leadership to the Te Toka Tumai Adult Community Mental Health Services group; Manawanui Oranga Hinengaro and Lotofale.

This is a unique and exciting role, encompassing strategic, professional and clinical leadership within the Te Toka Tumai Adult Community Mental Health services. The Medical Lead works in collaboration with the Service Clinical Directors of the Adult Community Mental health services; the Service Clinical Director of Manawanui Oranga Hinengaro and Lotofale and the Operations Manager to provide strategic leadership to our Community Mental health services.

The Medical Lead ensures the medical care provided to the Tangata Whaiora of Te Toka Tumai is of a high standard. They contribute to the strategic workplan of the medical workforce within adult mental health services and provide professional leadership to this psychiatry group. The Medical Lead also participates in directorate wide leadership activities as part of the senior leadership group of Kāhui O te ihi.

This challenging and rewarding role requires a leader with an ability to work collaboratively to deliver innovative and creative solutions and identify, create and maximise opportunities. You will be approachable, forward thinking and keen to implement changes to further enhance the services provided by the team. Strong relationship building skills will be key – the role works requires a significant level of collaboration with other leaders.

This is a part time leadership role of 0.5 FTE with the understanding the the successful applicant will work between 0.3-0.5 FTE within the clinical services, making the FTE between 0.8-1.0 FTE.

The role will report to the Service Clinical Director, Adult Community Mental Health with strong support from the Medical Director for Kahui o te ihi.

For further details, please refer to the position description

Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills

The successful candidate will:

· Be vocationally registered with the Medical Council of New Zealand (www.mcnz.org.nz) with a current Annual Practising Certificate or eligible for the same.

· Be a highly experienced and respected clinician

· Demonstrate practiced leadership skills

· Have demonstrable commitment to quality, safety and clinical governance

· Have excellent communication skills and collaborative ability

· Hold a commitment to Te Whatu Ora and Te Toka Tumai espoused values

Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation

We are Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland. We provide health and disability services to more than half a million people living in central Auckland, regional services for Northland and greater Auckland, and specialist national services for the whole of New Zealand. Our main sites are Auckland City Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre and Starship Children’s Hospital, located in central Auckland.

We are part of Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealand’s national health service. Te Whatu Ora leads the day-to-day running of the health system, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels.

We are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngāti Whātua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand. We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.

He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working here

We recognise there is more to life than mahi | work, and we encourage and provide access to all our staff several services and benefits to support themselves whilst they are employed within Te Toka Tumai Auckland. In return, we can reward you with a competitive salary, six weeks annual leave and a unique and supportive working environment.

For more information on what we offer, please click here.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

Please submit your application online, outlining your experience and motivation to apply to this role.

If you have any queries about accessibility, or technical issues with the online process, or require information in an accessible format, please contact Jade Smith, Recruitment Consultant via email at Jade.Smith@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz to discuss how we can best support your application.

#BBD0E0 »