Emergency Mental Health Clinician: Frontline Impact

New Zealand Government; Auckland; Sur place; NZD 180 000 - 240 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Continued medical education assistance

Relocation assistance

Résumé du poste

The New Zealand Government seeks a Child Psychiatrist for a leading tertiary hospital in Auckland to contribute to professional development and supervision of Registrars, House Officers and Students.

The role covers the Child and Family Unit and adolescent mental health inpatient unit for 0–18 year olds and their families, within a premier NZ service. Biocultural practice and strong recovery principles are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience and qualification in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
• Excellent working knowledge of the NZ mental health field including relevant legislation.
• 5 years clinical practice in Mental Health.
• Commitment for biocultural practice.
• Sound understanding and commitment to recovery principles.
• High standard of verbal and written communication.
• PC literacy.

Responsabilités

• Contributes to professional development and supervision of Registrars, House Officers and Students.
• Works with the Child and Family Unit and adolescent mental health inpatient unit serving 0–18 year olds and their families.
• Supports a specialist inpatient Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service unit within New Zealand.

Connaissances

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

NZ mental health legislation

Biocultural practice

Recovery principles

Formation

FRANZCP or Equivalent

Description du poste

Make a fresh Career choice and join this leading tertiary hospital in New Zealand. This leading tertiary Hospital is one of New Zealand largest tertiary hospital and is renowned for its teaching and research opportunities.

The Child Psychiatrist contributes to the professional development and supervision of the supportive team of Registrars House Officers and Students.

The Child and Family Unit and adolescent mental health inpatient unit working with young people from 0 to 18 years old and their families.

They are one of only three specialist inpatient Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service units in New Zealand serving a very large region with strong commitment to collaboration between young person family staff and other services.

There is also a 3 bed Mother and Baby unit which is the second only in New Zealand. The Unit is situated in Auckland Central.

Roles do not come up often for SMO in this great service. We are looking for someone who is already registered or eligible for Locum Tenens and committed to being in New Zealand in January.

The city is an exciting city of New Zealand - offering that often sought after work life balance whether your interests be arts/culture or more outdoors in nature.

Candidate Requirements

• Experience and qualification in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• Excellent working knowledge of the NZ mental health field including relevant legislation
• 5 years clinical practice in Mental Health
• Commitment for biocultural practice
• Sound understanding and commitment to recovery principles
• High standard of verbal and written communication
• PC literacy
• FRANZCP or Equivalent

Benefits

• Continued medical education assistance
• Relocation assistance

Remuneration is negotiable upon experience.