Health Improvement Practitioner

HealthForce NZ; Auckland; On-site; NZD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Gym

Retail discounts

Job summary

ProCare Fresh Minds in Auckland seeks Health Improvement Practitioners to deliver brief interventions within GP clinics, empowering patients to improve health and wellbeing. You will be part of a supportive, multidisciplinary team delivering FACT-based therapies in a community-focused setting.

Join a nationwide network with extensive training, mentoring, and opportunities to contribute to equity and access to care across Tamaki Auckland.

Qualifications

• Must be a registered mental health professional with full registration (not provisional).
• Training in talking therapies such as ACT, FACT, or CBT.
• Self-motivated and independent, and able to work in a multidisciplinary team.
• Resilient, flexible, and highly organized across two fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide brief psychological interventions (FACT) and group programmes.
• Offer consultation, education, and advice to General Practice teams.
• Develop intervention pathways with GPs and nurses based on clinic needs.

Skills

ACT/FACT/CBT training

Typing/IT skills

Independent / team player

Job description

Thank you for being with us, we are cheering you on as you continue your career journey. Nau mai, Haere mai! Haere mai ki te Fresh Minds hei painga mō ngā tangata. Are you a registered mental health professional keen to help people within your community? We are inviting candidates who are keen and passionate about supporting people within their community across the Central Auckland region. Sign up with us for an exciting new career opportunity to become a Health Improvement Practitioner and be part of New Zealand's new primary care behavioural health workforce! You would be at the heart of primary care in the Auckland General Practice clinic, where your role is all about empowering people to reach their own health and wellbeing goals using brief interventions. This role is part of the innovative programme, Te Tumu Waiora.

• Exciting and fulfilling role - focused on improving the health and wellbeing of our community, especially Māori, Pasifika, and youth.
• Relationship-centred - Integrated within a general practice clinic and connected to a national rollout
• Specialised training and ongoing mentoring from New Zealand's leading trainers in Primary Care Behavioural Health and focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
• Vacancies – A mix of permanent part-time & full-time positions with different FTE / hour options available across various Auckland Central regions. (0.6 FTE - 1 FTE)

The way in which we support the mental health and wellbeing of New Zealander's is evolving and changing- for the better - to empower people to lead their own physical, mental, social, and spiritual wellbeing. We want to reduce barriers for our community, make these free services available to all, and give our people the skills to make their own positive change. So ProCare Fresh Minds are now thrilled to be working with more general practices across Tāmaki Auckland to introduce this new model of care.

You can learn more about these roles at www.tetumuwaiora.co.nz.

The role:

The Health Improvement Practitioner is a generalist, providing accessible, evidence-based brief intervention talking therapies to individuals and whānau. From within the GP clinic, you will help enrolled patients with any issue affecting their wellbeing (mood, sleep, relationships, anxiety, stress, dealing with a new diagnosis – the list goes on). You will be part of both a general practice team and a team of supportive Fresh Minds Health Improvement Practitioners and Health Coaches. Working within a friendly, dynamic, and patient-centred team, you will be delivering the following services:

• Providing brief psychological interventions, particularly Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT), to patients and delivering evidence-based group programmes to patients
• In this new role, you will provide consultation, education, and advice to the General Practice team, identifying unmet needs of patients and whanau
• Supporting local population health by developing intervention pathways alongside GPs and nurses, and based on clinic needs

About you:

• You will need to be a registered mental health professional (Full registration, not provisional)- either a psychologist, psychotherapist, mental health nurse, social worker, occupational therapist, or DAPAANZ registered Counsellor (With Te Whatu Ora accreditation).
• Have some training in talking therapies such as ACT, FACT, or CBT
• Are self-motivated and independent, and enjoy working as part of a team dedicated to improving peoples' health and wellbeing
• Will need to be resilient, flexible, and very organised due to this role being based in two fast-paced and varied environments of a General Practice. Being able to create relationships with multiple teams is key.
• Will have great typing/IT skills as you will be required to enter clinical notes into multiple PMS systems in a timely manner
• Have an understanding and sensitivity to working with all cultures

Benefits:

• Competitive remuneration and great benefits on offer, such as health insurance, gym, and retail discounts
• Work alongside Health Coaches, GP's, and nurses, within a multi-disciplinary environment focused on increasing access, equity, and quality of care
• An extensive full training programme is provided, including classroom-based and on-site training, plus ongoing mentoring, supervision, and professional development opportunities
• Join a nationwide network of HIP's, sharing knowledge, education, and support

Should you like to find out more details about the role or have a confidential chat, reach out to Lee at *********@procare.co.nz.

Only individuals with working rights in New Zealand will be considered for the selection process. You will need to be a Citizen or Resident.

ProCare is an equal-opportunity employer, dedicated to diversity hiring and providing a safe space to people of all cultures, languages, backgrounds, and experiences.