Intern Psychologist - Child Adolescent & Family Service

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Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Te Matau a Māui Hawke’s Bay

Hastings

FULL TIME

November 3, 2024

Hastings Hospital
Full-time (1.0FTE)
Intern Psychologist – Child Adolescent & Family Service

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.

About the Role

Ngā Harakeke mai Rongokako CAFS are able to provide an opportunity for an Intern Psychologist, to develop their skills and knowledge working alongside children, youth and their families with mental health and addictions issues.

The position will provide the opportunity to develop a range of psychological skills and services including comprehensive assessment, neuropsychological assessment, individual therapeutic intervention.

About the Team/Service/ Location

Ngā Harakeke mai Rongokako CAFS sits in the community and provides support for children and adolescents who have mental health difficulties that are severely impacting on most areas of their lives.

We are a multidisciplinary team made up of Psychiatrists, Occupation Therapists, Social Workers, Nurses, Psychologist, Dietitians and Support Workers.

We offer therapeutic interventions – CBT, DBT, ACT, PCIT, EMDR, Solution Focus, Talk Therapies, Family Therapy, AOD counselling, Motivational Interviewing

About you

If you’d like the opportunity to develop your practice skills with a team that is fun, dynamic, and passionate about quality care please apply.

An Intern Psychologist provides safe and clinically effective psychological assessment, intervention and advice for tangata whaiora (service user) under the supervision of a registered Clinical Psychologist.

To provide a range of psychological skills and services, under supervision as required, including comprehensive assessment, neuropsychological assessment, individual and group therapeutic intervention, case management and consultation. These duties will be carried out with due regard to ethical, legal and NZ Psychologist Board prescribed standard, and under appropriate supervision
Enrolment in a New Zealand Psychologist Board-accredited post-graduate diploma, masters or doctoral course of studies
Scope of Practice: Intern Psychologist
Registration as an Intern Psychologist under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003
Current practising certificate
Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth
Experience in projects / initiatives which give effect to Te Tiriti principals and frameworks, and the application of Mātauranga Māori and Kaupapa Māori approaches, particularly as they apply in healthcare settings.

Working for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.
We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

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