Mental Health Practitioner

2 weeks ago


Wellington Central, Wellington, New Zealand Tu Ora Compass Health Full time
Make a genuine difference in your community

  • Competitive salary
  • Supportive environment with ongoing training opportunities
  • Flexible working conditions


We are Tu Ora Compass Health; we are committed to improving health outcomes for our communities through effective primary health care being the largest primary health organisation (PHO) in the Wellington region, incorporating Wellington City, Porirua/Kapiti and the Wairarapa.

Through innovation, quality services, strong inter-service working relationships and a person-centred approach we believe in providing care closest to a person's home.

Our primary mental health services are focused on delivering culturally appropriate interventions.

As well as caring for our community, we take great pride in looking after our team.

We offer a supportive environment where you will develop your skills in brief interventions, assessment and treatment planning and delivery of a range of health and social interventions.

You will be a valuable member of our team whilst we support you to grow and develop your career pathway through an abundance of supervision and training opportunities.

We have a great opportunity for qualified health professionals to join our team.
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e:
Clinical or Health Psychologist, Counsellor, Nurse, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist or AOD Clinician


These roles work across the life span; however, this role will offer an enhanced opportunity to work with the 18-25 year old age group to enrich their lives, build resilience and develop new skills.

There is the opportunity to engage and support family/whanau involvement


We understand that to address poor health outcomes for Maori and Pacific communities, we need to create a team that is diverse and knowledgeable in this area.

In that sense, a strong cultural awareness/background to assist Maori and Pacific communities with maintaining mental wellness would provide invaluable knowledge for you to succeed in your new role.


You will also:

  • Have a cando attitude
  • Be qualified in Health, Counselling or Social Services (with 25 years of experience)
  • Be registered with an appropriate Health or Social Wellbeing body (or awaiting results)
  • Be prepared to undergo further training in CBT, Brief Interventions, and uptake other training opportunities
  • Have a full and clean drivers' licence
Applicants will be reviewed and processed as received and the role therefore may close early.

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