Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Clinician, Buchanan Rehabilitation Centre at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Te Toka Tumai Auckland, Auckland

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Clinician, Buchanan Rehabilitation Centre

• Permanent – Fulltime

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

Buchanan Rehabilitation Centre (BRC) is a 40 bed specialist inpatient rehabilitation service for people aged between 18 and 65 , the majority of whom are under 30 years old . All experience serious mental illness with associated high and complex needs which often include alcohol and/or drug issues. We are committed to facilitating a therapeutic, recovery-oriented environment utilising evidence-based practice in response to peoples’ clinical and rehabilitation needs and would like to strengthen our capacity to respond fully to people’s needs.

We are looking for a suitably qualified and experienced clinician to join our team. Alongside clinical duties, you will use your expertise to develop and integrate the AOD role into our service.

The clinical aspect of this role will include consultation to other clinicans and the provision of evidence based assessment and treatment to identified whaiora. Your excellent communication and engagement skills will enable you to establish positive relationships with other AOD providers, lead AOD training at BRC and provide support for our clinicians in their practice and professional development.

For further details, please refer to the position description here.

Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills

You will be a registered Counsellor, Occupational Therapist, Mental Health Nurse, Psychologist, Psychotherapist or Social Worker and hold a current Annual Practising Certificate. You will also be DAPANZ registered.

You will need to have a full and clean drivers licence for this role.

Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation

We are Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland. We provide health and disability services to more than half a million people living in central Auckland, regional services for Northland and greater Auckland, and specialist national services for the whole of New Zealand. Our main sites are Auckland City Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre and Starship Children’s Hospital, located in central Auckland.

We are part of Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealand’s national health service. Te Whatu Ora leads the day-to-day running of the health system, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels.

We are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngāti Whātua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand. We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.

For more information about this role please contact Hiring manager, Dianne Bartlett via DianneBa@adhb.govt.nz

He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working here

We recognise there is more to life than mahi | work, and we encourage and provide access to all our staff several services and benefits to support themselves whilst they are employed within Te Toka Tumai Auckland.

For more information on what we offer, please click here.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply
Apply now at www.careers.adhb.govt.nz quoting job title and reference number ADHB17866
Please attach a Cover Letter and your latest CV.

If you have any queries about this opportunity or accessibility or technical issues with the online process, please contact Olive Vallabh, Recruitment Consultant at OVallabh@adhb.govt.nz to discuss how we can best support your application.

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