Health Improvement Practitioner

3 months ago


Christchurch, New Zealand Pegasus Health Full time

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

Permanent part time position (20 hours per week) at Lincoln Medical Centre.

**Ko **wai mātou**| About Us**

Pegasus Health supports many aspects of health and wellbeing in Canterbury by providing services and support to general practices and community-based health providers.

Te Tumu Waiora - heading towards wellness - is a model of primary mental health care aiming to provide anyone experiencing mental distress or addiction challenges with increased access to convenient, high quality and person-centred care and support at their general practice.

**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 Health Improvement Practitioner (HIP) is an integral part of the general practice team, working directly with individuals and whānau to help improve their mental health and wellbeing by delivering brief, consultation-based services and behavioural interventions to team members and general practice patients for both mental health and physical health conditions.

View a comprehensive video on the role here:Integrated Primary Mental Health and Addiction Servicesin General Practice | Ministry of Health NZ - YouTube

**Mōu**| About you**
- Hold a relevant registered health professional qualification and full registration without conditions under one of the following: Health Practitioners Competency Assurance (HPCA) Act, DAPAANZ, Social Work Registration Authority (SWRB), or New Zealand Association of Counsellors (NZAC) with Te Whatu Ora Accreditation.
- Have 3+ years of experience working within a counselling/mental health environment (including drug and alcohol support services) delivering talking therapies for example ACT, CBT, FACT.
- 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.

The full position description can be viewed in the job listing on our careers page.

**Te **Tiriti **o Waitangi**

**Ngā **āhuatanga kei a mātou**: What we offer**
- Wellness benefits including a wellness subsidy and free after-hours medical care
- Work alongside Health Coaches, GP's and nurses, within a multi-disciplinary framework focused on increasing access, equity and quality of care.
- 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.

If this sounds like the challenge you are looking for, we offer a fun working environment with a highly motivated team. This role offers great variety and an opportunity to exercise your expertise in a rewarding way.

**Me **pēhea te tuku tono**| How to apply



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