Intern Psychologist

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Taranaki; Taranaki; On-site; NZD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Taranaki invites applications for a Clinical Psychology Intern at the Taranaki Base Hospital. The 12-month fixed-term internship (1.0 FTE) offers experience in adult community, CAMHS and MHSOP, with supervision and learning opportunities across inpatient, outpatient and community settings.

The role supports working within a multidisciplinary team, with exposure to a range of service settings and clinical interventions, contributing to high-quality mental health

Qualifications

• Be enrolled with a Board approved postgraduate psychology training programme.
• Have support of appropriate academic professionals from university.
• Be enthusiastic and keen to learn and experience new environments.
• Be prepared to work across inpatient, outpatient and community settings.

Responsibilities

• Deliver group and individual interventions as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Participate across adult community, CAMHS and MHSOP service areas.
• Undergo supervision and learning opportunities within each service.
• Work in community, outpatient and inpatient settings.

Skills

Eagerness to learn

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Board approved postgraduate psychology training programme

Job description

Intern Clinical PsychologistTaranaki Base Hospital12 Month Fixed TermHealth New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

We are offering an opportunity for a Clinical Psychology Intern in our Psychology Services at Health NZ | Te Whatu Ora Taranaki. The internship will be for a fixed term period of 12 months (1.0 FTE). We can offer valuable learning opportunities in our mental health service teams which include adult community, child and adolescent mental health (CAMHS) and mental health services for older people (MHSOP). We will work with you to identify the arrangement that works best. Interns will receive appropriate supervision in each service they work in. They will have opportunity to experience working in community, outpatient and inpatient settings, delivering group and individual interventions, and to be part of the multi-disciplinary team.

About the Team/Service/ Location

Psychologists work from the hospitals base site in New Plymouth and its satellite clinics in Hawera & Stratford. In some services psychologists will also deliver services in community settings. Working in a smaller district guarantees a wide range of experience. We have a small but friendly group of psychologists working at Health NZ | Te Whatu Ora Taranaki across a range of specialties and in recent years have had more than one intern with us, as well as students on pre-intern placements. We also have a peer led group for early career psychologists and allied health new graduates programme.

Taranaki is one of those magical places in the world where people come for a visit, and find they never want to leave. The wonderful natural environment with a majestic mountain at its heart, the rugged coastline world-renowned for its surf, great career opportunities, our love of art and culture, thriving caf s, and outdoor living mean it's a fantastic place to work, live and play.

About you

• Be enrolled with a Board approved postgraduate psychology training programme
• Have the support of appropriate academic professionals from the university
• Be enthusiastic and keen to learn and experience new environments
• Working at Health New ZealandHealth New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand.

We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community.

We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.