Psychiatrist - Adult Rural MH Team

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora - Taranaki; Hawera; On-site; NZD 150,000 - 230,000; Part time

Job summary

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora - Taranaki in Hawera is seeking a consultant psychiatrist to join the South Community Mental Health Team. The role involves delivering specialist psychiatry services across rural and remote communities, with clinics on site and a rostered on-call duty.

Based primarily in Hawera, you will mentor junior medical staff, supervise trainees, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team including nurses and allied health.

Qualifications

• Must be a consultant psychiatrist with registration in NZ.
• Mentor junior medical staff and supervise trainees.
• Ability to work in inpatient, outpatient and community settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide consultant psychiatric services to patients in the South Community Mental Health Team.
• Perform Responsible Clinician duties under Mental Health Act including second opinions.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary team and other departments.
• Attend on-call roster (1:10).

Skills

Consultant psychiatry

Mentor junior staff

Teach medical students

On-call duties

Education

MBChB/MD in Psychiatry

Job description

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Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora - Taranaki – Hawera District

Permanent, 0.8 FTE (64 hours per fortnight)

Health 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 currently looking for a passionate, experienced Psychiatrist to work in our South Community Mental Health Team. This role will work with a dedicated multi-disciplinary team of nurses, allied health and support staff primarily caring for people living in rural and remote communities.

Primarily based in Hawera, the Central and South Taranaki area covers a large geographical area dotted with small communities around our beautiful maunga (mountain), Taranaki. The clinical team travels the breadth of this area providing follow up and support within the community setting however Psychiatry clinics are held on site and supported by the clinical staff. A Nurse Practitioner also operates within the team and Psychiatric Registrars complete placement rotations within the team also. This role is one of many Consultant Psychiatrists within the wider MH&A Service in Taranaki, a group which meets weekly for clinical, educational, business and governance purposes all while providing support to each other and building strong collegial relationships. There is an on-call requirement which is shared amongst all Consultant Psychiatrists, but this is supported with a first on-call roster of Psychiatric Registrars.

About the Team/Service/ Location

The Mental Health & Addiction Services provides a wide range of specialist services:

• Acute Services: 23 bed inpatient unit (4 beds in IPC), Assessment & Brief Care team and a Co-Response Team consisting of a MH Clinician (DAO), Kaimahi Maori and Police officer
• Community Adult Mental health: 2 community teams, Tui Ora kaupapa Maori community mental health team and specialist services such as maternal, eating disorders, and early intervention.
• Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.
• Mental Health Services for Older people.
• Alcohol and Drugs
• Intensive Rehabilitation residence - on site, 4 bed facility which provides therapeutic groups during the day for outpatients and residents.

About you

As part of the MHAS Adult service, you will be expected to:

• Provide consultant services to people requiring specialist care
• Perform Responsible Clinician functions under the Mental Health Act including second opinions
• Interact daily with other departments.
• Mentor junior medical staff and teach medical students attached to the service.
• Have the ability to work in a range of settings i.e. inpatient, outpatient and community settings inclusive of crisis work.
• Cover for colleagues in their absence.
• Participate in an on call 1:10 roster.

Working at Health New Zealand

Health 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.

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

Please direct recruitment specific queries to ***************@tewhatuora.govt.nz