Health Improvement Practitioner (Wellness Advisor) - Local Doctors - Watford

Tamakihealth; Watford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and award-winning team as a Health Improvement Practitioner in Watford, where your skills in psychological interventions and cultural competency will make a significant impact on community health. This role offers the opportunity to work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team, providing essential support in busy GP clinics. You'll be at the forefront of improving mental and physical health for diverse populations, receiving ongoing training and mentorship to enhance your professional development. If you are passionate about making a difference in people's lives and enjoy working in a supportive environment, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Post-graduate qualification enabling therapeutic work with clients.
• Experience in evidence-based therapeutic models required.

Responsibilities

• Provide brief behavioral and psychological interventions.
• Support nurses and GPs in promoting well-being.

Skills

Psychological Interventions

Cultural Competency

Team Collaboration

Mental Health Support

Evidence-Based Therapeutic Models

Education

Post-Graduate Qualification in Therapy

Registration with a Health Practitioners Body

Job description

Health Improvement Practitioner – Wellness Advisor - Local Doctors - Watford

• Are you a psychologist, psychotherapist, mental health nurse, social worker, AOD practitioner, counsellor or occupational therapist?
• Would you like to be part of a large award winning, supportive and a multi-disciplinary team with a strong team culture?
• Do you have the cultural and linguistic abilities to work in our diverse Tāmaki Makaurau communities?
• Do you enjoy making a difference in people's lives?
• Are you passionate about improving our community and population health?
• Would you like to work in primary care and support people sooner rather than later?

We invite you to come and join our growing team of 60+ members at the leading edge of providing well-being support to our multi-cultural communities!

The role:

This is an exciting, generalist role based in our GP clinics providing brief behavioural and psychological interventions to support mental and physical health and wellbeing for our clinic populations. Our clinics are predominantly busy, walk-in clinics, and an important part of the role is supporting nurses and GPs to promote well-being in routine GP care. This role will see you working alongside multi-cultural GP teams, health coaches and community support workers in a collaborative and integrated manner.

Successful applicants will receive the required training including ongoing supervision and mentoring.

Please note, eligibility for the role includes:

• A post-graduate qualification enabling you to work therapeutically with clients
• Registration with a registering body under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act (HPCA) (for example, psychologist, social worker, etc) and/or full membership with NZAC
• Experience working with clients and their whānau with at least 6 months experience in a team or clinical setting
• Experience in working in evidence-based therapeutic models particularly brief psychological interventions

Who are we?

Tāmaki Health's “Wellness Support Team (WST)