Consultant Psychiatrist

· Seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist for Haumaru Ōrite, our acute mental health unit for children and adolescents at Starship Hospital

· Provide specialist psychiatric care as part of a multi-disciplinary team

· Permanent, full-time (40 hours per week), Monday to Friday

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

Haumaru Ōrite located in the prestigious Starship Children’s Hospital, has a rare opportunity for a fulltime Consultant Psychiatrist to join our dynamic team.

Haumaru Ōrite is the largest acute child and adolescent inpatient unit in New Zealand with 18 acute beds. The unit admits from the top half of the North Island including the Midlands region, metro Auckland and Northland. In addition, the Haumaru Ōrite hosts the 3-bed Auckland metro Mother and Baby Unit. This presents an opportunity for a Psychiatrist to work across a variety of interesting sub-specialties.

Te Toka Tumai offers opportunities to develop your skills as a clinician, within an experienced and capable multi-disciplinary team. You will be working to the top of your scope with a cohort of committed, and resourceful colleagues.

If you are a Psychiatrist with the ability to work across the age range and have or are working towards vocational registration, please make contact as we are happy to discuss this opportunity.

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

Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills

To be successful in this role you will be vocationally registered with the Medical Council of New Zealand with a current Practising Certificate or be eligible for registration. For more information about the registration process, please click here.

We are a value based and inclusive organisation that is committed to deliver the best health outcomes for our total population. To do this we are working hard to develop a robust and capable workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds with the necessary capability and who share our values to apply and would greatly value more applicants from our Māori & Pacific communities.

For more information about this role please contact Laura Barkwill , via LBarkwill@adhb.govt.nz

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.

Immigration NZ has introduced a new Accredited Employer Work Visa system from 4 July 2022 that includes a simplified residency process for health workers on the new “Green List” of occupations – and this position is one of those designated critical positions! For successful candidates offered a position with us who require a Work Visa, we will provide support with their Visa application. Here are the links to two key pages of NZ Immigration's official site for more information: Immigration NZ Accredited Employer Work Visa and Immigration NZ Green List Occupations

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.

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

Please submit your application online, outlining your experience and motivation to apply to this role.

If you have any queries about accessibility, or technical issues with the online process, please contact Jade Smith- Recruitment Consultant at jadeelizab@adhb.govt.nz to discuss how we can best support your application.

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