Social Work and Psychosocial Professional Lead

7 days ago


Taranaki, New Zealand Taranaki District Health Board Full time

**Vacancy No***:
**TAR04386**

**Taranaki Base Hospital, New Plymouth**

**0.9 FTE permanent**
- **_Do you want to work for an employer known for their focus on employee wellness?_**:

- **_Would like to work with a passionate and innovative team?_**:

- **_Come join us on the slopes of Taranaki Maunga._**

**New Plymouth was named the most liveable city, for a population between 75,000-150,000, by the International Awards for Liveable Communities**

**About the Role**

Te Whatu Ora Taranaki is seeking the services of a permanent for Social Work and Psychosocial lead. You will be supporting a diverse team across Te Whatu Ora - Taranaki.

The Professional Lead Social Worker and Psychosocial is responsible for:

- Operational and clinical leadership to the physical health social work team
- Providing professional leadership to all social workers employed across Te Whatu Ora - Taranaki.
- Operational leadership of the Health Psychology team, working closely with the Psychology Professional Lead to support this team.
- Responsible for ensuring the Psychosocial Coordinator role is provided for emergency response and are responsible for the coordinating the provision of psychosocial support regionally alongside a cross sector of community partners.

The Social work team covers the following areas:

- Child and Adolescent Mental Health
- Adult Mental Health Services
- Mental Health services for the older person
- Paediatric disability and developmental teams
- Physical Health including cancer care, diabetes team, rehabilitation
- Community Support services

Their aim is to ensure that Social Work and Health Psychology services are delivered in a safe, effective and evidenced based manner. They will provide mentoring and professional support to the Social work team as well as support to the organisation in an advisor capacity. They will be an active participant in any relevant service development and inform models of care.

**About You**

You will have a relevant qualification and registration with the Social Work board of New Zealand and hold a current practising certificate. You will have a minimum of 6 years clinical experience with proven abilities in leadership and management.

Most importantly you will have the ability to provide operational and professional leadership. To be able to support a team, provide clinical and professional support to a wide variety of clinical areas. You will be able to communicate and interact with senior leaders, IWI partners and a cross section of community partners. You will need to able to be flexible in order to provide advice and support when needed across the organisation.

**Why Taranaki?**

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.

The Taranaki District Health Board is a large organisation (2,400 staff) operating in the exciting, changing Health sector to a population of 116,600 people. To hear more about our culture view the video on our careers page.

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