School Based Health Services (SBHS) GP

Te Puna Manawa Trust; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 32,000 - 60,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Full orientation

Friendly team

Welcoming atmosphere

Job summary

Te Puna Manawa Trust (HealthWEST) seeks a youth-friendly School Based General Practitioner to provide a school clinic at Massey High School, four hours per week.

The role delivers health services for adolescents in a Te Whatu Ora funded setting, working closely with School Nurses and pastoral teams. Vocational registration (or progress toward) is required, and strong communication with rangatahi is essential.

Qualifications

• Must be vocationally registered (or working towards) in NZ.
• Excellent communication and ability to build rapport with youth.
• Familiar with HEAADSSS assessment tool; strong IT skills with Medtech environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide health services for Rangatahi at Massey High School.
• Collaborate with School Nurses and school pastoral teams.
• Deliver care in a school-based clinic on a 4 hours/week basis.

Skills

Communication

Cultural competency

Adolescent health

Education

Vocational registration in NZ

Tools

Medtech knowledge

HEAADSSS tool

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Te Puna Manawa for a youth friendly School Based General Practitioner to provide a school clinic for Rangatahi at Massey High School (4 hours per week).

This GP role involves providing health services for adolescents in a Te Whatu Ora funded school. The role requires working in collaboration with School Nurses and wider school pastoral teams. Days of employment are negotiable for the right candidate in line with the service needs.

Te Puna Manawa Trust (HealthWEST) is a Hauora Māori Partner Provider and Non-Government Organisation (NGO) committed to providing effective and efficient health services to the community. We are passionate about improving the health outcomes for our communities and providing innovative community and primary health services across the Waitematā and Te Toka Tumai region by delivering free, accessible, innovative community and primary healthy services focusing on Māori, Pacific, tamariki, rangatahi, whānau and other high-needs populations.

The ideal candidate will be vocationally registered (or working towards this) and passionate about delivering culturally informed interventions for Rangatahi and their whānau. You will need to be an excellent communicator, able to establish a good rapport with young people from diverse backgrounds, as well as sound clinical competence, and familiarity with using the HEAADSSS assessment tool. Great IT skills and proficient knowledge of Medtech desirable.

• Full orientation and induction
• A friendly and welcoming atmosphere
• Passionate and dedicated team

Te Puna Manawa is committed to the application of the Children’s Act 2014 and its intent to improve the safety of all children. Safety checking for employment will be required for this role.

Please note this role may be filled prior to the closing date, should a suitable applicantbefound. You must be eligible to work in New Zealand to be considered for this position. Te Puna Manawa Trust (HealthWEST) is committed to a fair recruitment process in accordance withequal employment opportunity principles.