Consultant Psychiatrist Old Age

**Consultant Psychiatrist Old Age**

**Job Number***:
**WAI26520**

**Where you’ll be working**: Mental Health Services Older People, Waikato Hospital - Hamilton, New Zealand

**The details**: Permanent Full time - 1.0 FTE
- **Mehemea ka moemoeā ahu, Ko au anake, Mehemea ka moemoeā e tātou, Ka taea e tātou.**
- **If I am to dream, I dream alone, if we all dream together then we will achieve. Te Puea Herangi**

**Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity**
- A new-build adult inpatient facility is in the planning stages, along with transformational change for community mental health. We offer you an opportunity to be at the forefront of innovation in mental health and addictions service delivery; as well as a number of ongoing quality improvement initiatives. MHSOP works in an integrated way between inpatient beds and community work meaning that no two days are ever the same.

**Click here to view the position description.**
- (Please note position descriptions can only be viewed on the Te Whatu Ora - Waikato website.)_

**Mō tātou Ratonga | About our Service**
- Te Whatu Ora, Waikato area services the Coromandel Peninsula to Meremere, south to National Park and east to Tokoroa, a region with a land mass of over 21,000 kilometres. We are in the unique position of having half of our 400,000 plus population living in rural locations and the other half in towns or cities.
- Considering relocation to the Waikato or New Zealand? Let us help you and your family access affordable
**housing**,
**good schools** and vibrant communities.

**Ko o tatou painga | Our Benefits**

We offer you:

- an excellent relocation and support package
- supportive and caring colleagues
- challenge and stretch
- a commitment to continuing education and professional development
- active peer review groups and a recognised training scheme for Fellows of the **RANZCP**:

- the ability to contribute to systemic change.

**Mōu | About you**

You are:

- a Psychiatrist who is vocationally registered, or are eligible for vocational registration with the **Medical Council of New Zealand.**:

- are versatile, flexible and have a passion for working in a team approach
- are excited about and willing to contribute to, and participate in change
- are passionate about eliminating health inequities for Māori people

**Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation**

**Te iwi Ngakaunui - People at Heart**
- Whakamana - Give and earn respect
- Whakaronga - Listen to me; Talk to me
- Mauri Pai - Fair play
- Whakapakari - Growing the good
- Kotahitanga - Stronger together
- It is not very often something happens that is big; like, really big. Big to the point that it will touch the lives of every single person in the country. That is what we are talking about here. The provision of Health in Aotearoa New Zealand, and how its run is about to change in a big way.
- Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand and Te Aka Whai Ora - Māori Health Authority will together shape the delivery of Health services in Aotearoa New Zealand for generations to come, and will form the core of a modern and integrated service looking after the needs of all our Whānau.
- We are dedicated to achieving health equity for Māori and other priority populations. We are a Crown entity and an active partner in Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand is guided by Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to upholding the articles.
- Here at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, Waikato we have a team of 8,000 working across the Waikato where everyone plays a vital role in the care of our patients - directly or non-directly. Our vision is Healthy People. Excellent Care.
- Te Whatu Ora, Waikato serves the largest Māori population and third largest Pacific population in Aotearoa New Zealand. Waikato Hospital in Hamilton is one of New Zealand’s largest tertiary, teaching hospitals with over 600 inpatient beds and 22 operating theatres. Clinical specialities include Women’s and Children Services, Cardiology / Cardiothoracic Surgery, Oncology and Haematology, Surgical services, and Mental Health and Addiction. Waikato Hospital is the Midland regional referral centre for multiple specialties including trauma surgery, oncology, and neurology.
- We are a values-based and inclusive organisation that is committed to deliver the best health outcomes for our total population. Reflecting the population we serve is an important part of the care we deliver to the community. We strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds with the necessary capability and who share our values to apply. We proactively develop pathways that maximise opportunity for Māori and encourage Māori to apply.

**He aha Waikato**
- Waikato is the fourth largest region in Aotearoa New Zealand and located just south of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. It features a wide range of world-class outdoor and cultural experiences. You can surf the world-famous beaches of Whāingaroa Raglan, swim at the beautiful beaches of the Kapanga Co