Primary Mental Health Clinician or Psychologist

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Primary Mental Health Clinician/ Practitioner or Psychologist - Primary Mental Health & Intervention Service (PRIMHIS) - Youth Mental Health & Addiction Services

Te Whatu Ora Lakes Permanent, full or part time

We are looking for a registered psychologist or psychological therapist who not only embraces our ideals of compassion, manaakitanga & quality evidence based therapy, but also has a passion to use their psychological & relationship building skills to make a difference in the lives of young people & rangatahi aged 15 upwards. We believe in the power of individualised care, psychological understanding, therapeutic alliance & routinely using Feedback Informed Treatment to ensure we provide truly client centred care & meaningful change.

Ko wai mātou / Who we are

PRIMHIS is a small but growing multi-disciplinary team (MDT) of psychologists & other mental health professionals, offering high quality, evidence based, person-centred and accessible brief psychological interventions for people with mild to moderate mental health difficulties. We pride ourselves on our compassionate & collaborative approach to providing the highest quality therapy & the use of feedback informed treatment to ensure client experience & preference guides our work. We know that to provide the best therapeutic care we must also extend that manaakitanga to each other through team support & professional development. Due to redesign we are now adapting & extending our service to young people aged 15 and upwards.

Mō te tūranga / About the role The role involves:

• Providing individualised, high quality & evidence based psychological therapies to young people, aged 15 to 20, who are struggling with mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
• The opportunity to also work with older age groups if wanted. Routine use of Feedback Informed Treatment. 
• Potential to facilitate groups. 
• Working across a range of locations in the Rotorua area.
• Links with colleagues from other organisations & primary care, such as Health Improvement Practitioners.

Mō koe / About you

• You could be an experienced clinician with proven therapy skills, looking for a new challenge, or possibly more newly qualified but with a growth mindset & highly motivated to develop your therapy & formulation skills. 
• You will have training & some experience in evidence based talking therapies, ideally brief psychological interventions.
• You will have the ability to formulate and adapt your approach to the unique situation, needs, age and cultural identity of the individual.
• You will be a motivated and reliable clinician with ability to work autonomously in a role that requires high level relational skills with clients, whanau & colleagues.
• You will be a registered health or social care professional with a current APC (or are eligible for and seeking registration)
• You will hold a current full clean NZ drivers license, and meet requirements for the children’s worker safety checks.

Ngā huanga o tēnei mahi / The benefits of this position

• Opportunity to help develop a new Primary Mental Health space for youth
• Access to continuing education is well supported & routinely shared within the team 
• Friendly, experienced team settings & peer support Prioritised regular individual & team peer supervision 
• You get to live & work on the edge of Lake Rotorua with access to the beautiful Redwood Forest walking tracks & renowned mountain bike trails as well the geothermal areas & numerous other lakes in the region. 
• We will consider offering a development post to newly qualified or less experienced clinicians, helping you progress via a supported process of supervision & professional development.

Core Service hours are Monday to Friday 8 -4.30 pm however there is the possibility of alternative hours to join our evening clinics. We have full time FTE available & welcome applications for both full & part time positions.

Awhe utu/ Salary range As per relevant MECA pro-rated to hours worked. 

Me pēhea te tuku tono / How to Apply

Apply online via https://www.lakesdhb.govt.nz/. The selection process starts from the date of advertising. If you have any questions please contact Tori Watts via tori.watts@lakesdhb.govt.nz for an informal discussion.

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Korero taunaki/ About us

Te Whatu Ora Lakes provides healthcare to a population of 110,000 people from its two modern and progressive general hospitals in Rotorua and Taupo, New Zealand. The Lakes district is well known for its many outdoor recreational activities such as mountain biking, skiing, and fishing. Family friendly beaches are also an hour’s drive away. The Lakes district has a growing multi-cultural community and is becoming the lifestyle destination of choice. Working at Te Whatu Ora Lakes provides a great opportunity to balance an amazing lifestyle with a rewarding professional experience in an excellent and supportive work environment.