Psychologist - Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Service - Urgent

We are on the lookout for a brilliant Psychologist - Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Service to join our awesome team at Canterbury District Health Board in Ashburton, Canterbury.
Growing your career as a Full Time Psychologist - Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Service is an incredible opportunity to develop exceptional skills.
If you are strong in problem-solving, presentation and have the right experience for the job, then apply for the position of Psychologist - Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Service at Canterbury District Health Board today!

• Permanent Part Time 0.8 FTE (32 hours per week)
• NZ Registered Psychologist with relevant postgraduate diploma is essential
• Experience in a mental health setting is highly desirable
  

The Team: What we do

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 have a part time (32 hours per fortnight) position 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.

The Role: Where you fit in

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.

Your skills will include:

• 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

“Ko ngā tāngata, te mātua mahi- Putting people at the heart of all we do”

Te Whatu Ora, Health New Zealand, leads the day-to-day running of our health system across New Zealand, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels. It weaves the functions of the 20 former District Health Boards into its regional divisions and district offices, ensuring continuity of services in the health system.

Here in Waitaha, Canterbury we deliver health services to the almost 600,000 people that live in the Canterbury region. We are committed to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its principles by ensuring our partnership with Māori are at the forefront of all our conversations.

Ngā  hua | Benefits of working at Te Whatu Ora [Health New Zealand]

When you work at the Te Whatu Ora, you are part of a wider whānau that will support you along your journey. We offer great coaching, mentoring and learning outcomes for all staff. We are always improving our facilities across all campuses and have amazing discounts from select retailers, restaurants and business.

Tono ināianei | Apply Now

Only applications submitted via our career site will be accepted, therefore apply directly on our career site . Contact us on View email address on cdhb.careercentre.net.nzfor additional information.

We have a range of clinical and non-clinical roles at Health New Zealand, there could be a place for you!

Please visit our careers website for other roles and find your ideal fit within Health New Zealand.

The Future of the Health Industry

The role that you are applying for is one that may only be performed by a person who has been vaccinated against Covid-19.  It is therefore a condition of this application that you are vaccinated against Covid-19. As a person working in the health and disability sector you will come into contact with a large number of people, some of whom may be vulnerable.  Without a vaccine, there is the risk that you may contract Covid-19.  The requirement to be vaccinated is to keep you safe and also to endeavour to protect others against the potential transmission of Covid-19 as a result of you contracting it in the course of your employment.

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Benefits of working as a Psychologist - Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Service in Ashburton, Canterbury:

● Excellent benefits
● Company offers career progression opportunities
● Advantageous package