Psychology Internships 2025

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Three yearlong internships:

• Internship one: Dunedin CAFS followed by North Community Mental Health team
• Internship two: EIPS/South Community Mental Health team - two days per week in each
• Internship three: North Community Mental Health team followed by Invercargill CAFS

Mō te tūranga - About the role

The primary purposes of the role include the following:

• Under the guidance of their supervisor, to provide high quality clinical psychology service in the assessment and treatment of clients, ensuring clients' needs are met in a culturally, clinically and legally safe manner. The Intern Psychologist functions as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Clinical psychology is a discipline integrating science, theory, and clinical knowledge for the purpose of understanding, preventing and relieving psychologically-based distress or dysfunction and to promote subjective wellbeing and personal development. Psychologists assess and treat mental, emotional and behavioural disorders. They use the science of psychology to treat complex human problems and promote change. They develop an individual's resilience using strengths-based models

Mōu ake - About you:

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree in psychology or equivalent*
• Currently registered as part of Doctoral or Masters' level vocational training in psychology
• Registration with NZ Psychologist Board, with Intern Psychologist Scope of Practice
• Current annual practising certificate
• Understanding of mental health in infants, children, adolescents, adults and their families
• Effective oral and written communication
• Working in a multi-disciplinary environment
• Can use Microsoft Office suite (Word and Excel)
• Can keep detailed written file notes, complete client pathway documentation and provide formal assessment reports as required

*Please note these internships are only open to Otago Clinical Psychology students*

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Utu whānui - Salary range

This role belongs to the Apex, Allied Scientific and Technical Collective agreement (19 June 2023 - 30 June 2025) and sits between step 1 ($66,319 p.a pro-rata) and Step 2 ($70,112 p.a pro-rata).

Mō mātou - About us

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Southern has the largest geographical coverage of all the New Zealand regions, providing services to 350,000 people in diverse communities. We take pride in all the services we provide, and our aim is to improve, promote and protect the health of our region. We believe that our dedicated and passionate staff are a significant driving force behind the achievement of these standards, and we need more like-minded people to help us continue providing for our community.

Rā mōnehu - Closing date: Friday, 15 September 2024.

Due to the fast-paced nature of what we do, our vacancy close dates may be subject to change. Don't delay, make sure you apply as soon as possible.

Tono ināianei - Apply now

For further information please contact James Boyd, Recruitment Advisor, james.boyd@southerndhb.govt.nz

Pre-employment checks

In the interests of protecting our people and our patients, all appointments will be subject to the following:

• Occupational health assessment
• Police vetting/Ministry of Justice safety checks
• Serious misconduct checks (previous Public Service departments and statutory Crown entities only)

To apply

We only accept online applications. Please apply via our website: https://careers.southernhealth.nz/