Psychologist Community Adult Mental Health & Addiction Services Taupo at Lakes District Health Board (Rotorua/Taupo), Waikato

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Psychologist, Community Adult Mental Health & Addiction Services, Taupō
Permanent, Part time (0.8 FTE @ 32 hours / week)

Ngā huanga o tēnei mahi / The benefits of this position

If you are looking for an exciting opportunity to join a passionate team who places great value on putting people first, embedding Te Ao Māori in every-day practice, leading with kindness and achieving excellence together, - then this position as a Clinical Psychologist may be the opportunity for you!

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Clinical Psychologist, or general psychologist with an interest in and experience in working in a clinical setting,  to join our multi-disciplinary team at the Adult Community Mental Health & Addiction Service (CMHAS) in Southern Lakes, Taupō office.

It is essential to have an ability to connect and build trusting relationships with a wide range of people from the community. It is preferred that the successful candidate has strong assessment and therapeutic intervention skills. The successful candidate should also be able to work efficiently both independently and with other clinicians in our skilled multi-disciplinary team. 
Applicants must have registration, or be eligible for registration, with a NZ professional body, hold a current full clean NZ drivers licence, and meet requirements for the children’s worker safety checks.
We are embedding our model of care Te Ara Tauwhirotanga: pathways that lead us to act with kindness.  Te Ara Tauwhirotanga is the product of extensive co-design with over 400 participants from the Lakes DHB community, a model that clearly articulates what works for people in their recovery and healing journey.    You can read more here: https://www.lakesdhb.govt.nz/our-services/mental-health/te-ara-tauwhirotanga/ 

Ko wai mātou / Who we are 
Lakes hospitals & community teams serve a population of just over 118,000 and covers 9,570 square kilometres.   It stretches from Mourea in the north to Mangakino in the west, down to Turangi in the south and across to Kaingaroa village in the east. The major centres of population are Rotorua and Taupō where two hospitals are based.   The DHB’s boundaries take in the two main iwi groups of Te Arawa (Northern Lakes) and Ngāti Tuwharetoa (Southern Lakes).   Southern Lakes includes Taupō, Turangi, Mangakino and surrounds.

Working hard and getting ahead is important to us Kiwis. We’re a well-developed, well connected country with all sorts of opportunities to advance your career. But Kiwis also believe life is for living. It’s about balancing a good day’s work with time for family and friends plus all the recreation and wide open spaces our country offers.

Me pēhea ahau e tono ai? / How do I apply?
For more information, please contact Mental Health & Addiction Services Service Manager, Esthe Davis on esthe.davis@lakesdhb.govt.nz 

Or, if you are already sold, apply on-line at: www.lakesdhb.govt.nz 

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