Clinical Psychologist, General Paediatric Service, Starship Children's Health
Auckland
Temporary
Full-time
13 days ago
Nau mai, haere mai ki Starship Child Health!Here is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Clinical Psychologist, who is passionate about working with children and their families and is looking for a challenging and rewarding role within the friendly and professional Starship Children’s Health team within General Paediatrics.· Part time 0.6 FTE· Fixed term 12 months due to parental leave cover· Location: Starship Hospital, GraftonTe whiwhinga mahi | The OpportunityWe are looking for an experienced, motivated and dynamic Clinical Psychologist who will work with a child development focus as part of the Starship General Paediatrics, with the benefit of being professionally linked to the Starship Consult Liaison and Paediatrician teams. This dynamic position provides high quality clinical psychology assessment and intervention to children and young people with developmental and disability needs and their family/whānau.Based at Starship Hospital, Grafton, provides services for children and young people with a wide range of conditions. The nature of these includes e.g. ADHD, anxiety in association with pain, and concerns about intellectual disability, therefore benefit from psychological assessment and input in addition to medical care.You will be working alongside experienced psychology colleagues and have a connection with the MDT. The team is friendly, hard-working and motivated to provide high quality assessments and interventions for children; young people and their whānau attending Starship Child Health.Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important SkillsTo apply for this role, you must be a New Zealand Registered Clinical Psychologist with a current Annual Practising Certificate and a clean full driver’s licence. Experience working with children with disabilities is desired. Whilst working closely with the interdisciplinary team, the ability to work autonomously in a multi-cultural environment is essential.Please for the Position DescriptionFor general enquiries about this role please contact- Dr Anne Tait, Service Clinical Director, General Paediatrics ATait@adhb.govt.nz or Megan Waterhouse, Operations Manager, General Paediatrics & Starship CommunityKowai mātou | Our OrganisationWe are Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland. We provide health and disability services to more than half a million people living in central Auckland, regional services for Northland and greater Auckland, and specialist national services for the whole of New Zealand. Our main sites are Auckland City Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre and Starship Children’s Hospital, located in central Auckland.We are part of Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealand’s national health service. Te Whatu Ora leads the day-to-day running of the health system, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels.The Starship Child Health Rautaki strategy strives to deliver the obligation to protect the whakapapa of children and their families, supporting in a mokopuna-centric, whānau focused and whānau-led approach. Service delivery is guided by the Enabling Good Lives (EGL) principles.He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working hereWe recognise there is more to life than mahi | work, and we encourage and provide access to all our staff several services and benefits to support themselves whilst they are employed within Te Whatu Ora|Te Toka Tumai Auckland.For more information on what we offerMe pēhea te tuku tono | How to applyPlease submit your application online, outlining your experience and motivation to apply to this role in your Cover Letter and CV by quoting the Job reference: ADHB20484If you have any queries about accessibility, or technical issues with the online process, or require information in an accessible format, please contact Honey Pillai, Recruitment Consultant at to discuss how we can best support your application.Applications Close: Monday, 29 April 2024For the biggest health sector job board in New Zealand visit