Child Psychotherapist (Palliative Care)

Child Psychotherapist (Palliative Care), Starship Child Health

• Permanent, part time (0.5FTE) position
• Great opportunity to make a difference
• Flexibility for work-life balance

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

We have a permanent, part time (0.5FTE) Child Psychotherapist (Palliative Care) role available. 

The Child Psychotherapist provide high quality evidence based clinical child and adolescent psychotherapeutic service including child and adolescent mental health assessment, specific child psychotherapy assessment, therapies and interventions tailored to meet individual needs and in co-operation with other health professionals, for children and adolescents and their families/whanau under the care of the Starship Consult Liaison.

Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Be a registered Clinical Child Psychotherapist in the Clinical Child Psychotherapist scope of practice
• Have Clinical Experience in child and adolescent psychotherapy and in paediatric mental health settings
• Have Interest in further research
• Be a member of NZ Association of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists (NZACAP)
  -desired

To view a full position description, please click here.

To learn more about the role, please contact Dr Louise Webster, Service Clinical Director - LouiseW@adhb.govt.nz

Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation

We are Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland. We are part of Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealand’s national health service. We provide health and disability services to more than half a million people living in central Auckland, regional services for Northland and greater Auckland, and specialist national services for the whole of New Zealand. Our main sites are Auckland City Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre and Starship Children’s Hospital, located in central Auckland.

Starship Child Health is a dedicated paediatric healthcare service and major teaching centre committed to delivering whānau-centered care that focuses on the needs of the child first, and values whānau (family) as an important member of the care team.

He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working here
We recognise there is more to life than mahi | work, and we encourage and provide access to all our staff several services and benefits to support themselves whilst they are employed within Te Toka Tumai | Auckland. For more information on what we offer, please click here.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

To apply please click 'apply now' below. Please submit your application online, outlining your experience and motivation to apply to this role in your covering letter and CV.

If you have any queries about accessibility, or technical issues with the online process, please quote job reference AUC19693 when contacting Anel Foord, Recruitment Consultant at Anel.Foord@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz