Psychologist - North Community Mental Health

**Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora Taranaki**
**Taranaki Whanui He Rohe Oranga - Taranaki Together, A Healthy Community**

**Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role**
- **Permanent, full-time role (80 hours per fortnight)**:

- **Located at Taranaki Base Hospital, New Plymouth**:

- **Current Annual Practicing Certificate (APC) in NZ is essential**

Seeking an experienced registered Psychologist to join the Adult Community Mental Health Team in North Taranaki.

Responsibilities include providing psychological assessment, psychotherapy, facilitating therapy groups, and offering teaching and supervision.

Collaborate with a diverse team of professionals including Psychologists, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Support Workers, Nurses, and Psychiatrists.

Opportunity to work with inpatient mental health services and crisis intervention.

Please click here to view the job description.

**Moū - About you**
- Experience in, and passion for, working with whai ora experiencing significant mental health distress
- Excellent assessment skills, particularly in undertaking neuropsychological assessments and interpretation.
- Adept therapeutic skills and knowledgeable in a variety of therapeutic modalities.
- Exceptional interpersonal, communication & relationship building skills
- Flexibility to work autonomously as well as part of a multi-disciplinary team and provide clinical leadership and supervision within the team.
- Display enthusiasm to embrace new ideas and innovative thinking towards service delivery.

We can offer you a welcoming and supportive environment with a team that is committed to ensuring you are successful in your role. We will also provide a comprehensive orientation process when you start so that you become familiar not only with our service but also the wider mental health sector in Taranaki.

**Te Kaupapa - Mission**

Improving, promoting, protecting and caring for the health and wellbeing of the people of Taranaki.

We are looking for people that share our vision by providing the best care for our people and our community. We have a responsibility to see the whole picture, the whole community, in terms of health and to support everyone working in Taranaki to do the best job they can in a world of constant change.

**Taranaki - A place like no other**

Taranaki boasts some of New Zealand’s most iconic natural landscapes like Mt Taranaki and many adventure activities. The rugged and wild coastline is home to more than 12 world-class surf breaks. Taranaki is a place where you can ski and surf in the same day. For a more relaxing experience, there are many walks (bush, coastal or mountain) as well as art trails, festivals and award-winning museums and galleries and a thriving café culture. Click here to read more information about Taranaki.

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**E pā ana ki a tatou - About us**

At Te Whatu Ora Taranaki we are committed to recognising the value our people bring to our organisation within a supportive team of healthcare professionals that provide comprehensive care to our patients.

We believe having workforce that is diverse and inclusive, we are a pro-equity Health Organisation and this means that we will be better positioned to understand and serve our community.

When you choose to work with us, we will offer you:

- A comprehensive orientation and induction to our organisation and your department
- Access to clinical training and education
- Opportunities to participate on local project and regional collaboration teams
- Professional development

**Applications Close Sunday 09 March**

**Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai l**By joining together, we will succeed