Psychologist - Child, Adolescent and Family Mental

2 weeks ago

Christchurch, New Zealand Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand Waitaha Canterbury Full time

**Part Time 0.9 FTE (32 hours per week) - 12 month Fixed Term**:

- ** NZ Registered Psychologist with relevant postgraduate diploma is essential**:

- ** Experience in a mental health setting is highly desirable**

**Mō te tūnga - About the Role**

CAFSouth (Child, Adolescent & Family Mental Health Service South Community & Outreach Team) is a specialist mental health service that provides assessment and treatment of young people up to 18 years of age (older if still at High School) who present with serious mental health problems, and their family/whanau. This is definitely challenging and demanding work within a supportive team to provide focussed interventions for improving functioning and enabling transition to community supports.

We are looking for a NZ Registered Psychologist with a Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Psychology or Child and Family Psychology and a clear passion for young people and their families.

The clinicians on the Team have a range of skills and areas of clinical expertise who are committed and work hard for young people living in Christchurch and across Canterbury. _Currently based at the Princess Margaret Hospital site, CAF South also covers Selwyn and Mid-Canterbury and some travel will be required._

Bring your enthusiasm and motivation to work with us and we’ll provide you with a great opportunity to enhance your skills in a specialty area.

**Ko wai koe | About You**

In this role, you will be responsible for:

- Providing comprehensive clinical assessment, psychometric testing, and therapeutic interventions individually or in groups as part of this specialist service and multidisciplinary team;
- Developing and regularly reviewing a job plan and caseload with the Clinical Manager;
- Working collaboratively with young people, family/whanau, community and statutory organisations.

**Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako - Skills and Experience**
- The ability to effectively communicate and work collaboratively with young people, family/whanau, community and statutory organisations is essential;
- Working as a Psychologist and in a generic case management model, you’ll need great organisation and excellent time management to keep up with this exciting client group;
- The ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team;
- NZ Registered Psychologist with a Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Psychology or Child and Family Psychology **(essential)**:

- Experience in a mental health setting is highly desirable.

**Mō mātou | About Us**

Specialist Mental Health Services are an interdisciplinary team that forms part of Te Whatu Ora - Waitaha (Canterbury). We are committed to working and partnering with tāngata whaiora and their whanau. Constantly striving to work within our philosophy; we develop therapeutic, supportive and empowering relationships with our consumers, enabling them to achieve their personal goals and aspirations.
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