Job Description
Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role
Te Iho Whenua: Neurological Assessment
Permanent 40 hours per week (1.0 FTE)
Are you a registered health professional? Are you seeking a role with real impact and meaning? Would you like to see the tangible outcome of your work, in your community, everyday? At Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Northland we are driving health equality for Te Tai Tokerau and we want you to be part of a diverse and passionate whanau.
Right now, we have a permanent full-time opportunity for a suitably qualified and experienced registered health clinician to join our Neurological Assessment & Support Service – Te Iho Whenua. Within this role, you will work within the Pregnancy and parental multi-disciplinary team using accepted evidence-based and contemporary professional practice when working alongside whānau in the pregnancy, early parenting and infant space.
About the Role
This role is responsible for coordinated care to meet the identified needs of referred wāhine kōpū, tane and whānau raising infants up to the age of three years and also work as part of the Te Iho Whenua service, who will provide screening for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome for the children of whānau who are referred to the Pregnancy and Parental Service.
You will provide whānau presenting to the Pregnancy and Parental Service with integrated, culturally safe assessment and intervention, taking account of psychosocial issues relevant to the development and wellbeing of parents and infants within the context of their whānau.
This is a permanent position working 40 hours a week, based in Whangarei.
To be successful in this role you will hold a New Zealand health Practitioner Qualification or DAPAANZ registration; a current practicing certificate and a current New Zealand full driver's licence.
Health New Zealand is committed to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and holds stewardship for equitable health outcomes for Maori and Tangata Whenua as the highest priority.
A career with Health New Zealand will see you action meaningful change in your everyday work, and in your professional skills and development. All while enjoying everything stunning Northland has to offer. You can really enjoy the best of both worlds.
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