Psychologist at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Southern, Otago

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Psychologist

• Permanent 0.6 FTE (24hrs per week) opportunity
• Based in Dunedin OR Invercargill

Mō te tūranga - About the role

The primary purpose of the role is to provide a 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 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 well-being and personal development.

Please note if you are based in Dunedin this role will require regular travel to Southland.

Mōu ake - About you

Essential:

• The appointee will be a New Zealand Registered Psychologist, registered in the Vocational Scope Clinical Psychology
• The appointee will hold a current annual practising certificate
• The appointee will have a recognised qualification in psychology (i.e. Diploma in Clinical Psychology or overseas equivalent)

Experience, knowledge and skills:

• Proven competence, knowledge and skills in clinical psychology with a strong knowledge of relevant and appropriate psychological assessments and evidence based interventions, especially with children and whanau
• Experience working effectively as an autonomous health professional and as part of an interdisciplinary team providing clinical care to the service
• Demonstrated ability to use sound clinical judgements in wide range of situations including administration and interpretation of psychometric assessments
• Demonstrated ability to relate well with children, young people, and their families/whanau
• Effective communication skills both oral and written including psychological assessments and formulations that are easily interpretable by other clinicians and clients
• Demonstrated commitment to clinical and professional development including peer review activities showing a pattern of continuous learning and updating of skills and knowledge
• Compliance with core competencies for NZ registration as a Psychologist/ Clinical Psychologist

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Painga - Benefits

• Beautiful coastlines and a family-friendly community
• Continuous support for career development
• Subsidised gym membership and discounted health insurance
• Access to staff fitness facilities and banking offers
• Access to a range of retail discounts and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Mō mātou - About us

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.

Utu whānui -Salary range

This role belongs to the PSA/DHBs Allied, Public Health and Technical Multi-Employer Collective Agreement and falls between Step 1 ($59,035 p.a) and Step 8 ($85,992 p.a pro rata) of the Degree-Based Allied, Public Health and Technical scale.

Rā mōnehu - Closing date: Sunday, 18 June 2023.

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

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

For further information please contact James Boyd Recruitment Advisor, all conversations will be confidential in nature James.Boyd@southerndhb.govt.nz

If you currently work for Te Whatu Ora- Health New Zealand - Southern , please apply for this role via our internal careers site, found here: Pulse > Applications > Corporate > SuccessFactors

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)

Covid vaccination requirements

New employees of Te Whatu Ora Southern will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, which includes two doses and a booster dose of an approved vaccine. If you are unable to receive a COVID-19 vaccine or booster for any reason, please indicate this in your cover letter so we can discuss this with you further and establish if you meet any criteria for an exemption.

To apply

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