Health Improvement Practitioner

7 hours ago

Wellington Central, New Zealand Tu Ora Compass Health Full time

We are Tu Ora Compass Health; we are committed to improving health outcomes for our communities through effective primary health care being the largest primary health organisation (PHO) in the Wellington region, incorporating Wellington City, Porirua/Kapiti and the Wairarapa. Through innovation, quality services, strong inter-service working relationships and a person-centred approach we believe in providing care closest to a person's home. Our primary mental health services are focused on delivering culturally appropriate interventions.

**We have a great opportunity for you to join our team as a Health Improvement Practitioner (HIP) in GP practices located in Wellington, Kapiti Coast and the Wairarapa.**

**Why join our team?**
- Work alongside a supportive multi-disciplinary team supported by GPs, nurses, psychologists, therapists and peer health coaches
- Be provided with internal supervision and mentoring support with professional development opportunities
- You'll have the ability to be innovative and contribute to the development and growth of the service
- There are plenty of opportunities to be trained in new models of engagement and brief interventions and become a trainer based on competencies
- You'll enjoy a varied, exciting and stimulating work environment with support and a strong team culture

This role will see you working at our Wellington-based GP clinics providing mental/physical health and general well-being support. The role is based on the Behavioural Health Consultancy (BHC) model which has been tested and adapted for the New Zealand setting. This is a generalist role who works alongside the GP team, peer health coaches and community support workers in an integrated manner.

**Your new role has three aspects**:

- Working with GP clients providing brief psychological interventions particularly Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT) as well as delivering evidence based-group programmes.
- Supporting, upskilling and educating the general practice team
- Supporting local population health by developing group pathways based on clinic needs

**You will have**:

- A post-graduate qualification enabling you to work therapeutically with clients (i.e. psychologist, psychotherapist, mental health nurse, social worker, occupational therapist or an AOD counsellor)
- Registration with a registering body under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act (HPCA) and full membership with a Professional Association for your profession
- Experience working with clients and their whanau in a clinical setting
- Experience in working in evidence-based therapeutic models, particularly brief psychological interventions
- Experience and/or enthusiasm for delivering group programmes
- An interest in talking therapies

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