Mental Health Professional

1 month ago


Wellington, New Zealand Tangram Full time

Te Awakairangi Health Network | Listed 2 days ago Mental Health Professional Location: Wellington, Wellington Job type: Full time Duration: Permanent Approximate pay: $80K - $90K annually Description This is a rare opportunity to bring your experience in secondary services into a primary care setting, to work with clients who present with moderate plus mental health challenges.
As a Mental Health Professional, you will work within our supportive, and close-knit Wellbeing team.
You will find the work extremely rewarding because you'll make a real difference in the lives of people using our service.
Our friendly and cohesive team are ready to support you as needed, offer a listening ear and we have a wealth of knowledge within the team so there's plenty of opportunities for personal growth and development.
As a Mental Health Professional, you will provide brief intervention counselling support for adults and young people with mild to moderate mental illness and/or addictions.
Your work will be via referrals received from GP's or self-referral and work focuses on the individual's mental health needs and providing them with the tools and ability to be successful.
Primarily we provide our services to a variety of people from age 12 upwards.
You will be located onsite at a variety of locations within the Hutt Valley and may include GP practices and Marae.
This allows you to get out and about within the community and the opportunity to interact with our broader networks and supports.
Requirements To be successful in this role you will: Be a registered Mental Health Professional, Registered Psychologist, Social Worker, Counsellor (in accordance with the HPCA Act).
Have a current practicing certificate, or you will be a Counsellor with Drug and Alcohol Practitioners' Association Aotearoa (DAAPNZ) registration, or an NZAC member with accreditation to work under Te Whatu Ora contracts.
Have experience and qualifications in providing recognized therapy such as: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectal Behavioural Therapy (DBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) or similar.
(If you are in the final stage of completing your area of therapy study, we would consider your application).
Be an enthusiastic and self-motivated person who can work easily alongside our existing team of nurse therapists, clinical psychologists, AOD clinicians and social workers.
Can work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment is essential.
Experience working within a mental health and/or addiction.
Confident with kaupapa Maori tools, knowledge of protocols amongst Pacific peoples or can show us how you are proactively building your knowledge and ability in this area.
Demonstrate your ability to build and maintain strong relationships and collaborate across the health and social service sector.
Te Awakairangi Health Network is committed to meeting its obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi and will work towards achieving equitable health outcomes for Maori in the Hutt Valley.
We will do this by ensuring services are provided, developed and implemented in accordance with the Articles of Te Tiriti and the principles - Tino Rangatiratanga, Equity, Active Protection, Partnership and Options.
How to apply We would love to hear from you if you're looking for the next step in your career.
Please submit a CV and covering letter outlining your motivation for applying and how you meet the requirements of the role to .
Please note: we may review applications before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as you are able.
We reserve the right to withdraw the job advertisement at any time before our closing date.
If you would like further information, please email us at .
You must have the right to live and work in Aotearoa New Zealand to apply for this job.
Apply online for this role or contact Prajwala Sah for more information.
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