Alcohol and Other Drug Clinician

3 days ago

Hamilton, New Zealand Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Waikato Full time

**Alcohol and Other Drug Clinician - Rural North**

**Job Number**:THA00839**
- Across the Hauraki / Coromandel area
- 40 hours per week
- Permanent

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

**About the Role**

We have an exciting opportunity for a talented AOD Clinician in the Rural North (Hauraki) Mental Health and Addictions Service. This position could be based within the Whitianga clinic with the opportunity to travel to Paeroa, Thames and Coromandel to support team members based in those locations.

The role requires creativity, reliability and exceptional organisational skills as well as the ability to embrace change. You will be conducting comprehensive alcohol and other drug assessments and developing collaborative recovery plans utilizing your range of therapeutic models that support your work with tangata whaiora and have a passion for group work, along with providing essential relapse prevention and counselling skills.

**Key responsibilities of the role**:

- Lead and manage people, systems, processes and resources.
- Build a high performing team that upholds the culture, values, mission and vision of the service.
- Engage and work collaboratively with all stakeholders, particularly tāngata whaiora and whanau.
- Strengthen our relationships and collaboration with Te Korowai o Hauraki and Thames Hospital-based services.
- Foster a culture of openness and quality improvement, with tāngata whaiora and whānau at the centre.
- Encourage and lead innovation and continuous improvement as part of the way we work.

**About the Service**

Mental Health and Addictions Services at Waikato delivers a full range of specialty services across the district.

We are committed to making a difference with tāngata whai ora and their whānau through working in partnership to create kotahitanga.

**About you**
- Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth.
- Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth.
- Have a passion for making a difference to the lives of our tāngata whaiora and whanau.
- Registered member of Dapaanz with a current practising certificate.
- Have experience working within the alcohol and other drug sector.
- Ability to successfully engage and empathise with families/whanau in a positive manner.
- Full clean driver’s license.
- Legal right work in New Zealand.
- Ability to implement Te Tiriti O Waitangi in daily work.

**Working for Health New Zealand**

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.

**Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion**

**Click here** to view the position description.**

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