Clinical Psychologist - Community Mental Health

• Seeking an experienced Clinical Psychologist to join our innovative service and well-established team at the Kāinga Tiaki Centre
• Secondment for six months from September 2024, Full-time (40 hours, Monday – Friday hours
• Role based in Mt Eden, Auckland

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

Kāinga Tiaki Centre is looking for an experienced Clinical Psychologist to join their well-established and innovative Community Mental Health Team in Mt Eden.

Kāinga Tiaki Centre provides a multi-disciplinary, recovery focussed service for clients living in Central Auckland. You will be part of a dedicated service, supporting excellent clinical care, while developing your existing Mental Health knowledge and clinical skills in an established and multidisciplinary work environment.

You will be working closely with the multidisciplinary team to deliver psychological assessments, undertaking group work and therapy with complex clients.

We are seeking an experienced NZ Registered Clinical Psychologist with practising certificate (Clinical Scope of Practice). It is essential that you have a PG Diploma or Doctorate in Clinical Psychology qualification.

Our ideal candidate will have a high level of time management and organisational skills whilst demonstrating clinical skills in working with people from a range of cultural backgrounds in a Mental Health setting. Experience in DBT is essential and Neuropsychology professional knowledge and experience would also be an advantage.

We are looking for a Clinical Psychologist with a breadth of experience in a Community Mental Health setting.

You will have a particular interest in group work as well as cognitive assessment. Training and work experience in a Dialectical Behaviour Therapy programme is essential in this role.

As this role is community based, a full and clean NZ driver's licence is essential.

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.

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.

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 to discuss how we can best support your application.

This position is NOT a children's worker under the Children's Act

Te Toka Tumai | Auckland is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer that values and embraces the diverse population we serve. We welcome and support people of all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disability and religion.

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