Lead Clinician - Youth Forensic Mental Health Team - Tū Māia

at  Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora Waikato

NGA PŪKENGA MOTUHAKE | IMPORTANT SKILLS

• The position requires a self-motivated and conscientious leader with a strong clinical and consumer focus.
• You will relish the challenges and enjoy working in a supportive environment.
• You will have a positive attitude, flexibility and a proven ability to form good relationships with staff, consumers and their families/whanau.
• Although experience in a clinical leadership role is desirable, experienced mental health professionals with a desire to extend into a Clinical leadership role will be considered, and if successful will be supported in their development.
• You will work collaboratively at a senior clinical level with the clinical team leader, clients, colleagues, mental health service providers, and other community agencies to promote service user recovery.
  We welcome applications from experienced NZ registered Consultant Psychiatrists Mental Health Nurses, Clinical Psychologists, Registered psychotherapists Occupational Therapists and Social Workers. A full and clean driver’s license is required.
  For further details, please refer to the position description here. For more information about this role please contact Charmaine Gupta, Service Clinical Director cgupta@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.
  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.

THIS IS A FULL TIME ROLE IS COMPRISED OF 0.2FTE LEAD CLINICIAN AND 0.8FTE CLINICAL PRACTICE. (COULD BE PART TIME MINIMUM 0.8FTE FOR THE RIGHT CANDIDATE)

• Key leadership role in exciting service
• On-going staff support and development
• Central location
  Tū Māia is a dedicated Youth Forensic Team based at Greenlane Clinical Centre that provides services for the Auckland and Waitemata catchment areas. Counties Manukau and Northland have local youth forensic teams of designated clinicians who liaise with Tū Māia for support or specialist expertise.

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 -Reshma Amin Recruitment Consultant at Reshmaa@adhb.govt.nz or 021574042 to discuss how we can best support your application.