Lead group therapy facilitator at Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland, Auckland

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Lead Group Facilitator Adult Community Mental Health Services
• Permanent Fulltime 1.0 FTE
• Mental Health Allied Health Advanced Clinician or Clinical Psychologist
• Lead the delivery of a therapeutic group programme across Adult Community Mental Health Services in Te Toka Tumai

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

This is an exciting new role for an experienced Mental Health Allied Professional. The role is based at Ihi Ora, in Grafton but will work across the whole of the Te Toka Tumai catchment, at all four Community Mental Health Centres (based in Grafton, Greenlane, Mount Eden and Panmure).

The successful applicant will lead the development and ongoing delivery of a therapeutic group programme across the Adult Community Mental Health Services (CMHS). This will include group facilitation, including pre and post group assessment and transition planning. Collaborating with the Clinical Nurse Specialist of Psychologist Therapies the successful applicant will will ensure the sustainability of a therapeutic group programme that delivers evidenced based, contemporary, and relevant treatment to the population group served by the Adult CMHS. This role will have some coordination functions but will primarily provide group treatments with facilitators from across the Adult CMHS.

The role may also provide assessment and treatment of a small caseload of tangata whaiora relevant to their professional background.

The role is scoped as an Advanced Allied Health Clinician for relevant professions as per the Allied Health Career Framework. Clinical Psychologists will also be considered for this role and scoped at their appropriate level according to the appropriate collective agreement.

About the Team/Service/ Location

The Adult CMHS consists of four Community Mental Health Centres, providing evidenced based assessment and treatment to adults within Te Toka Tumai presenting with moderate to severe mental distress and illness.

The service has different functions providing service to tangata whaiora in all phases of treatment, including Care and Recovery, acute and crisis presentations. All centres are multidisciplinary teams and provide comprehensive mental health care including psychiatry, nursing, psychological and psychosocial interventions. The services work closely with our non-government partners providing supports to our tangata whaiora on the community.

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About you

As an experienced mental health Allied Health professional, you will have:

Registration with appropriate registering body, and a current Annual Practising Certificate

• A minimum of 5 years experience in Mental Health (ideally Adult Community)
• Demonstrable experience facilitating a variety of groups for an adult population
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
• The ability to work in a team and with a variety of different professionals
• The ability to work autonomously

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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. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Jade Smith (Recruitment Consultant) Jade.Smith@TeWhatuOra.Govt.NZ

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