Health Improvement Practitioner

1 month ago


Auckland, New Zealand Tamakihealth Full time

Mandatory Documents: Resume, Cover Letter, Legal Right To Work / Work VisaHealth Improvement Practitioner - Wellness AdvisorLocal Doctors - Dawson Rd (Part-time)Are you a psychologist, psychotherapist, mental health nurse, social worker, AOD practitioner, counsellor, or occupational therapist?Would you like to be part of a large award-winning, supportive, and multi-disciplinary team with a strong team culture?Do you have the cultural and linguistic abilities to work in our diverse Tamaki Makaurau communities?Do you enjoy making a difference in people's lives?Are you passionate about improving our community and population health?Would you like to work in primary care and support people sooner rather than later?We invite you to come and join our growing team of 60+ members at the leading edge of providing well-being support to our multi-cultural communitiesThe role:This is an exciting, generalist role based in our GP clinics providing brief behavioural and psychological interventions to support mental and physical health and wellbeing for our clinic populations. Our clinics are predominantly busy, walk-in clinics, and an important part of the role is supporting nurses and GPs to promote well-being in routine GP care. This role will see you working alongside multi-cultural GP teams, health coaches, and community support workers in a collaborative and integrated manner.Successful applicants will receive the required training including ongoing supervision and mentoring.Please note, eligibility for the role includes:A post-graduate qualification enabling you to work therapeutically with clientsRegistration with a registering body under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act (HPCA) (for example, psychologist, social worker, etc.) and/or full membership with NZACExperience working with clients and their whanau with at least 6 months experience in a team or clinical settingExperience in working in evidence-based therapeutic models particularly brief psychological interventionsWho are we?Tamaki Health's Wellness Support Team (WST) was established in 2012 and is led by pioneering primary mental health psychiatrist Dr. David Codyre. WST won the best mental health programme award at the 2021 New Zealand Primary Healthcare Awards. WST provides holistic support to people (all ages) and whanau with psychosocial, mental, physical, and wellbeing needs.Tamaki Health is an innovative and rapidly growing primary care network serving high-needs populations in the greater Auckland region and beyond. Tamaki Health's mission is to be the leading primary healthcare provider in the provision of affordable, accessible, culturally competent, and high-quality health care services to all New Zealand communities. Tamaki Health promotes strong adherence to its organisational values.The WST supports Tamaki Health's General Practice teams to better meet patient well-being needs via a multi-faceted programme, including provision of evidence-based psychological intervention integrated within primary care. A mix of individual, couple, family, and group intervention services are offered in the community and integrated into GP clinics across the network. The diverse multidisciplinary team includes psychologists, psychotherapists, nurses, nurse practitioners, psychiatrists, GPs undertaking advanced training in primary mental health, health coaches, health improvement practitioners (wellness advisors), mindfulness educators, group facilitators, and administrative roles.With the Government's Wellbeing Budget investment in primary mental health, it is an evolving and exciting time to join a passionate and supportive team led by Dr. Codyre who created the first primary mental health service in New Zealand over 15 years ago.Working with a supportive multi-disciplinary team supported by a consultant psychiatrist, GPs, nurses, psychologists, therapists, other health improvement practitioners, and health coachesThe ability to link patients with other support services available through the Wellness Support Team in a stepped model of careProvision of internal supervision and mentoring support with professional development opportunitiesRegular dedicated professional development time and MDT peer reviews to support you in the new role and modelAbility to be innovative and contribute to the development and growth of this serviceOpportunities to be trained in new models of engagement and brief interventions and to become a trainer based on competenciesFlexible hours and work locations available throughout AucklandAn exciting and stimulating work environmentFor further details, please contact:
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