Clinical Psychologist for Wellington Child Adolescent

**Location**:Wellington City
**Contract**:Permanent, Full time or Part Time (0.6-1.0 FTE)

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.

Are you enthusiastic about your profession? Seeking a new challenge? Do you love the balance of easy access to beautiful views, eateries and a good working environment? Wellington CAMHS has an exciting opportunity for you in the heart of beautiful Wellington City as we develop our services to better meet the needs of young people (infants to 18 years old) and their whanau/family.

**About the Role**

We are ideally seeking a registered experienced Psychologist. The preferred applicant will be innovative, have previous mental health experience, work comfortably with multiple clinical presentations, be willing to learn and be involved in developing a service that benefits the client, their family and the staff working with them. Or you could be new to mental health and keen to learn about working with families and young people.

An interest and experience in neurodevelopmental assessments, group work, family therapy, trauma skills, DBT, EMDR, ACT, Schema Therapy will be highly valued. Ongoing training and extension of skills will be supported. You will be a team player, enjoy working alongside other disciplines, adding value to each other - s work. You will be self-motivated, enjoy working autonomously, and collaboratively, while maintaining calm in a demanding service. Excellent clinical and case management skills, and skilled with managing risk are essential skills. An interest in working relationally within the team, wider services and community are integral to this role.

**About the Team/Service Location**

The Wellington CAMHS team is a passionate and enthusiastic multidisciplinary team with a commitment to providing excellent services in assessment and intervention for infants, children and young people alongside their whānau/family, with moderate to severe mental health concerns. We have a diverse population and are passionate in co working alongside other teams in mental health & the Community. We are dedicated as a team to improving access for young people of all ages and working together with whanau; to achieve this we operate within a Choice and Partnership Approach (CAPA). We are keen to be innovative, have students and grow our service; we are committed to training, supervision and building on existing skills you hold. We value a strong team culture of collaborative practice, openness, support, humour, warmth, valuing peoples experience and ideas, caring and connecting together, integrity and respect across all disciplines.

**About you**

**Duties**:
We are seeking registered experienced Psychologists who can bring a variety of skills, expertise and passion including:

- assessment and treatment of infants, children, young people and their important whanau/family relationships.
- Risk assessment and management.
- Group work, specific interventions according to your discipline skills.
- Contribute to the growth and work within the multi-disciplinary team.
- Liaison and collaboration with community agencies.
- Complete all documentation within time requirements.
- Provide supervision.

**Skills and experience**:

- NZ Registered Psychologist, with a current annual practicing certificate.
- Experience in assessment and therapeutic skills and competency working with children, adolescents and their families with significant mental health difficulties is preferred.
- Demonstrated ability and proven ability of working within a multi-disciplinary team, and skilled and committed to community liaison.
- The ideal applicant will have experience in mental health, ideally the child and adolescent mental health sector
- An interest or experience in group work, EMDR, DBT, family therapy, and trauma would be valued.
- Knowledge and understanding of the intent of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and work to address the inequitable health outcomes for Māori, as Tangata whenua and other high needs groups.
- Hold a Full NZ drivers licence.

**Working at Health New Zealand**

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**How to Apply