Intern Clinical Psychologists - March 2027 Intake at Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau, Auckland

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Full time - 12 months fixed term from start date 1st March 2027 to 25th February 2028

Remuneration as per APEX Psychology MECA guidelines

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.

Counties Manukau District is offering several Clinical Psychology Internships next year!

If you are currently completing your doctorate degree studies, we would like to invite you to apply to our internship.

Our Mental Health services provide a range of integrated and comprehensive mental health assessments, treatments interventions and support for service users residing in the Counties Manukau catchment area. We aim to truly make a difference in the multicultural community that we serve.

Internships will be available across the following teams:

Taunaki CAMHS

Based at Great South Road, Otahuhu, Taunaki is a multi-disciplinary team that serves the entire Counties Manukau region in South Auckland. The team works with tamariki and their whanau between the ages of 4 and 18 years and closely with schools, communities, and extended family. Psychologists in this team provide therapy, assessments, and community support. The team has a strong DBT and family therapy basis.

This internship will also include some time with your supervisor in the youth forensic team (YFT). Our YFT is a district-wide service that focuses on assessments and therapy for youth who have offended or are at risk of delinquency. Psychologists in this team provide comprehensive psychological assessments to contribute to therapy plans and rehabilitation goals. The team also provide therapies in brief individual interventions and group settings.

Te Rawhiti CMHC

Te Rawhiti is based in Highland Park in East Auckland and provides clinical care to the adult community in that area. The team is well established, with depth and much experience, and boasts the biggest psychology team in Counties, with six psychologists. This opportunity will allow you to learn and grow from a diverse group of practitioners and models including DBT, CAT, and EMDR. 

Early Psychosis Intervention (EPIT)

EPIT is a district-wide team based in Springs Road, East Tamaki. EPIT focuses on youth and young adults with a first presentation of psychosis and severe mental illness. This team is a smaller, more specialist service that works from an outreach-focused, integrated model. The psychologist role includes therapy and treatment planning, as well as assessment, and education. This is a chance to work with young people at the crucial points of their care and to make a systemic and clinical difference in their lives.

Essential:
Eligible to register in the intern scope of practise with the NZ Psychology Board
A full clean drivers licence
Interviews will take place around early November 2026. If you are not in Auckland on these dates, interviews can be conducted via MS Teams.

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 Maori, 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 23rd October 2026. To review the job description, please click here.

For more information, please contact Amy in the Recruitment Centre on amy.lin@tewhatuora.govt.nz.

At Counties Manukau Health people and their lives matter to us. We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community. To help us achieve this we need a workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maaori and Pacific communities. We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whaanau, community and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan. Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability. Our values are Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga , Kind Manaakitanga, Together Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga. If these are your values too, then join us today.