Clinical Psychologist, Paediatric Consult Liaison Team, Starship Children's Health

Clinical Psychologist, Starship Child Health

We have multiple Clinical Psychologist roles available in our Starship Paediatric Consult Liaison Team!

• Permanent position
• Flexible - these roles can be combined for a fulltime 1FTE role or remain as part-time 0.5FTE.
• Great professional development opportunity

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

We are a friendly, hard-working and motivated service that provide mental health assessments and interventions for children; adolescents and their whānau (family) attending Starship inpatient and outpatient services.

We have Clinical Psychologist roles available in the following services:

• 0.5 FTE Starship Renal Team (primarily working with Children and young people on the dialysis/transplant programme)
• 0.5 FTE Paediatric Oncology Service (working with children/young people with brain tumours requiring neuropsychological assessment as part of their treatment and follow-up)
• 0.5 FTE Starship Paediatric Complex Pain Team (provide high-quality clinical psychology assessments and interventions for children and adolescents with complex pain needs)

Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills

As a Registered Clinical Psychologist, you will:

• Provide a high quality; evidence based clinical psychological service to children and families.
• Be required to do neuropsychology assessments in the Oncology Service.
• Have prior clinical psychology experience working with children and adolescents.
• Previous clinical experience with paediatric medical services is an advantage but not a requirement
• Actively participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and contribute to specialist information/ knowledge to the planning of care.
• Maintain a clinical caseload and administrative systems.

To view a full position description, please click here.

To learn more about the role, please contact Dr Louise Webster, Service Clinical Director - LouiseW@adhb.govt.nz

Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation

We are Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland. We are part of Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealand’s national health service. 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.

Starship Child Health is a dedicated paediatric healthcare service and major teaching centre committed to delivering whānau-centered care that focuses on the needs of the child first, and values whānau (family) as an important member of the care team.

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

To apply please click 'apply now' below. Please submit your application online, outlining your experience and motivation to apply to this role in your covering letter and CV.

If you have any queries about accessibility, or technical issues with the online process, please quote job reference AUC19694 when contacting Anel Foord, Recruitment Consultant at Anel.Foord@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz