Health Improvement Practitioner

3 months ago

Whangarei, New Zealand Mahitahi Hauora Full time

**Whangarei Central Area**

**0.5FTE (20 hours)**

Mahitahi Hauora are looking to expand our mental health and wellbeing services to communities across Tai Tokerau. To do this we are employing more Health Improvement Practitioners than ever before. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a growing team.

We are looking for an experienced and innovative clinician who is looking for flexibility of working part time 20 hours per week. This is an ideal opportunity to support school hours and life style choices.

As a Clinician working within our established and growing primary mental health care model Te Tumu Waiora, you will provide behavioural health services to patients of Kensington Health, Whangarei. The position will be situated and will work as an integrated member of this Practice team and provide immediately accessible, evidence-based brief interventions to individuals and their whanau to assist in improving their emotional and physical health, and overall wellbeing.

Services are provided in accordance with the principles of Te Tiriti ō Waitangi, Tikanga and Māori models of health and wellbeing. Services are culturally responsive to the needs of all service users, their whanau and community.

The successful applicant will be supported by specialist training, specifically developed to support the Healthcare Teams working in the Te Tumu Waiora model, that includes the following:

- Providing brief psychological interventions
- Delivering evidence informed groups
- A fast pace in the GP practice setting
- Innovation and flexibility
- Opportunities to contribute to service development
- Variety of work, working with diverse practice population, all ages and stages
- Population based focus
- Services to target our high priority populations
- Education of colleagues

If you are looking for a role that provides a part time opportunity, enables further enhancement of clinical skills, and is part of a well supported HIP team and you meet the following criteria then please get in touch with us.

We are seeking someone who has:

- A flexible adaptable approach to a new way of working
- A current New Zealand registration under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act (HPCA) and full registration with your professional association e.g., Psychology, Psychotherapy, Mental Health Nurses, Occupational Therapy, or Social Work, or a full member of NZ Association of Counsellors and accredited by the NZAC to work within the mental health and addictions services scope of practice.
- A minimum of 3 years professional experience in a health setting preferably in mental health and addictions including providing evidence-based brief interventions such as ACT, FACT or CBT.
- A current unencumbered full NZ driver's licence
- Excellent computer and literacy skills including MS Office Suite
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Be fully vaccinated for COVID

An understanding of Tikanga and some ability to speak Te Reo would be an advantage.

You must have the right to work in NZ and/or have a current NZ work visa.

The successful applicant will be required to attend online training for this role.

A detailed position description and Application for Employment form can be downloaded from our website.
- forwarding your covering letter, CV

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