Community Clinical Team Member - Kari Centre Acute Focused Team
- Auckland
- Permanent
- Full-time
- We are looking for Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Mental Health Nurses, Psychotherapists and Clinical Psychologists to join our Acute Focussed Team based at the Kari Centre.
- Permanent full time (40 hours) or part time (24 hours minimum) opportunities based at Greenlane Clinical Centre, working Monday to Friday
- Use your skills and knowledge to improve health outcomes for young people
We invite you to join the Kari Centre - Acute Focussed Team, an exciting and dynamic Child and Adolescent Mental Health outpatient service that provides assessment and therapy to children, young people, and their families within the central Auckland area.The Kari Centre has a strong reputation for excellence, innovation, and training, and is dedicated to offering opportunities for career development. We offer internal and external training packages, including formal post-graduate training, for new staff skill development as well as support for experienced clinicians who wish to build on their existing skills.Our acute focused team provides brief mental health assessments with young people and their families to help establish their needs when first referred to Kari Centre, acute assessments for young people in crisis (Onsite or offsite in the emergency department or other locations), at times brief therapeutic interventions, and consult liaison services with professionals and organisations in the community.Please refer for the position description.Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills
- To be considered for this role, you will be an experienced registered Social Worker/Occupational Therapist / Mental Health Nurse / Psychotherapists or Clinical Psychologist with a current NZ Registration and practicing certificate.
- Our ideal candidate will also have previous experience working with children and youth within a mental health setting, work well as part of a team and under pressure.
- As this is a community role, a full and clean driver’s licence is required.
We 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 , 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.Immigration NZ has introduced a new Accredited Employer Work Visa system from 4 July 2022 that includes a simplified residency process for health workers on the new “Green List” of occupations – and this position is one of those designated critical positions! For successful candidates offered a position with us who require a Work Visa, we will provide support with their Visa application. Here are the links to two key pages of NZ Immigration's official site for more information: andWe are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngāti Whātua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand. We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working here
We 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 Toka Tumai Auckland.For more information on what we offer, .Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to applyPlease submit your application online, outlining your experience and motivation to apply to this role.If you have any queries about this opportunity or accessibility or technical issues with the online process, please contact Reshma Amin, Recruitment Consultant at Reshmaa@adhb.govt.nz or Ph: 021574042 to discuss how we can best support your application.CLTC2023
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