Mental Health Clinician

2 months ago

Christchurch, New Zealand Pegasus Health Full time

Nau mai, Haere mai Haere mai ki te Pegasus Health hei painga mō ngā tangat

1 year fixed term position covering parental leave, 32-40 hours per week.

**Ko wai mātou| About Us**

Pegasus Health supports many aspects of health and wellbeing in Canterbury. We provide services and support to general practices and community-based health providers to deliver quality health care to patients.

**Tō Mātou Uara| Our Values**

We are inclusive - every voice is important to us.

We strive - for better everyday.

We connect - together we succeed.

We act with integrity - doing what is right.

**Mō te tūnga| Role Overview**

The Mental Health Clinician provides a brief intervention talking therapy service for people referred by their General Practitioner experiencing psychological difficulties. Interventions are specific and short term, utilising Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT) as a practice framework.

**Mōu| About you**
- Hold a relevant registered health professional qualification and full registration without conditions
- 3+ years working within a counselling/mental health environment
- Comprehensive understanding of talking therapy modalities, in particular, to be familiar with Focused Act and Commitment Therapy/FACT and behavioural change.
- Be self-motivated and organised, with a helpful, flexible, positive, and adaptable disposition.
- Demonstrate highly developed interpersonal and communication skills, and an ability to develop relationships with a wide variety of people.
- Good computer literacy with a willingness to learn new systems.

**Te Tiriti o Waitangi**

**Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou: What we offer**
- An extensive full training programme is provided, plus ongoing mentoring, supervision and professional development opportunities which will appeal to clinicians with an interest and expertise in behavioural health and change.

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