Mental Health Liaison Clinician at Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Whanganui, Manawatu / Whanganui

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Mental Health Liaison, Community Mental Health & Addiction Services 

Whanganui Hospital, Permanent Part-time (20 hours per week)

Make a real difference in the lives of people experiencing mental health and addiction challenges while working within a supportive, multidisciplinary team. This role offers the opportunity to deliver meaningful, recovery focused- care across a diverse range of community settings, develop your therapeutic practice, and contribute to positive outcomes for tangata whaiora and their whānau. You'll be joining an experienced and collaborative team that values professional growth, clinical excellence, and person-centred care.

Working within a supportive and experienced multidisciplinary team where you'll have the opportunity to further develop your clinical and therapeutic practice, work autonomically across a variety of community settings, and make a meaningful difference in the recovery journey of tangata whaiora and their whānau.

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

Community Mental Health and Addiction Services is seeking an experienced health professional to work a fulltime position within our community mental health and addiction services team. The successful applicant must have an experience in Mental health; have a range of case management, clinical assessment and treatment intervention knowledge and skills to support people to achieve positive health and wellbeing outcomes in their recovery.

About the Team/Service/ Location

Community Mental Health and Addiction Services is a supportive multidisciplinary team providing recovery-focused mental health and addiction care across the Whanganui community. We work alongside tangata whaiora, whānau, primary care providers, and community partners to deliver high-quality person-centred services that promote positive wellbeing outcomes.

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About you

To be successful in this position you have several essential skills and knowledge requirements beyond the normal relevant tertiary qualification, NZ registration with a professional body and current Annual Practicing Certificate.

Requirements for this position are:

• The ability to demonstrate high levels of clinical knowledge in mental health disorders, psychiatric and addiction medications and the management of risk.
• Either holding a postgraduate qualification in a field of therapy OR a willingness to work toward achieving one to deliver practice based therapeutic modes of intervention in a person centred, family friendly, recovery model.
• Experience in a therapy modality such as cognitive behavioural and solution focused therapy.
• Three years minimum experience working with case load management. Identifying co-existing problems and delivering clinical and psychosocial care in a variety of community and addiction clinical settings, adult addiction and co-existing problems in mental health.
• High levels of communication, customer relations and managing diversity skills, empathy and bi-cultural sensitivity.
• Competent computer skills in Microsoft word and ability to learn computer software packages quickly, a police clearance and current clean driver's license are also required.
• Police vetting.

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.  

How to Apply

To apply please click “apply now.”  All applications must be submitted through our online careers' portal by 30 October 2026. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Michel Manning, Clinical Manager on 021320894 or Michel.manning@wdhb.org.nz.

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.