Clinical Team Member

Are you a Child & Adolescent Mental Health clinician looking for a change of pace and an opportunity to grow your assessment, risk management and brief intervention skills?  

• We are looking for Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Mental Health Nurses, Child Psychotherapists and Clinical Psychologists.
• Permanent full time (40 hours) or part time (24 hours minimum) opportunities based at Greenlane Clinical Centre, working Monday to Friday
• Use your skills and knowledge to improve health outcomes for young people.

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.

 The Opportunity

We invite you to join the Kari Centre, an exciting and dynamic Child and Adolescent Mental Health outpatient service that provides assessment and therapy to children, young people, and their families within the central Auckland area.

As a member of the team, your role will involve working both individually and collaboratively with other professionals to deliver high-quality assessment, formulation and goal-based therapeutic interventions to children and adolescents, as well as their whānau. You will play a crucial role in ensuring that both the young person and their whānau are actively involved in their own care and decision-making processes, working towards their identified goals, and empowering them to lead fulfilling lives.

The Kari Centre has a strong reputation for excellence, innovation, and training, and is dedicated to offering opportunities for career development. We offer internal and external training packages, including formal post-graduate training, for new staff skill development as well as support for experienced clinicians who wish to build on their existing skills.

Please refer here for the position description.

 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.

 Important Skills

• To be considered for this role, you will be an experienced registered Social Worker/Occupational Therapist / Mental Health Nurse / Psychotherapists or Clinical Psychologist with a current NZ Registration and practicing certificate.
• Our ideal candidate will also have previous experience working with children and Youth within a mental health setting, work well as part of a team and under pressure.
• As this is a community role, a full and clean driver’s licence is required.

Kari Centre has implemented the CHOICE and Partnership approach, for more information please see http://www.camhsnetwork.co.uk 

For a private and confidential discussion about the role, please contact Bianca Woodard, Clinical Team Member via BWoodard@adhb.govt.nz

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.

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

 If you have any queries about the online process, please contact Reshma Amin, Recruitment Consultant at Reshma.Amin@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz or call +64021574042

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