Consultant Psychiatrist - High and Complex Needs Service

• Permanent, with potential for part time (minimum four days per week)
• Working with people with a wide range of clinical presentations and at different stages of their recovery journey
• Working in a role where you can influence positive and meaningful changes
   

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

The High and Complex Needs Service for Mental Health at Te Toka Tumai comprises the Buchanan Rehabilitation Centre (BRC) and the Assertive Community Outreach Service (ACOS), both based in Pt Chevalier. This vacancy is at Buchanan Rehabilitation Centre and you will join a team two experienced Psychiatrists, a full time registrar and a part time GP. As part of this team you will provide some cross cover into ACOS as needed.

 Buchanan Rehabilitation Centre is a 40 bed inpatient rehabilitation service based in Pt Chevalier providing a therapeutic recovery oriented environment open to people residing in the Auckland and Waitemata areas. BRC accepts referrals of people aged 18 to 65 years although the majority of service users are under 30. Many present with the complex challenge of both severe mental illness and co-existing drug and/or alcohol problems and at times aspects cognitive or developmental issues are also discovered.
Assertive Community Outreach Service is an intensive Community Mental Health Team. The ACOS team works with people who struggle to engage with mental health services and who often have high risk associated with their condition. The team provides responsive treatment to service users who require more flexibility and intensity of support. ACOS covers all of the Te Toka Tumai area.

This is a permanent position, full time or part time (minimum four days per week) up to a maximum of 40 hours per week based in Pt Chevalier.

Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills

We welcome applications from Psychiatrists with a current NZ Annual Practising Certificate. The experienced Psychiatrists currently working across both services welcome the opportunity to work alongside either junior or experienced colleagues.
You will bring positive experiences of working collaboratively with service users, families, multi-disciplinary teams in both inpatient and community settings. We will offer you a stimulating and collegial working environment in a pleasant setting with good opportunities for professional development.

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 As the ideal candidate, you will be either registered or be eligible for registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand. Please note, you will be required to provide source verification of your qualifications for your registration application. For more information about the registration process and source verification of qualifications, please click here.

 Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation

 We are Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland. 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.

 We are part of Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealand’s national health service. Te Whatu Ora leads the day-to-day running of the health system, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels. 

We are also an Accredited Employer with Immigration NZ (Please visit Immigration NZ Accredited Employer Work Visa for more information if you will be needing a Work Visa). Please note relocation packages are available for successful candidates.

 We are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngāti Whātua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand. We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.

 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 DHB.

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 Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

Apply now at www.careers.adhb.govt.nz quoting job title and reference number ADHB15282. Please attach a Cover Letter and your current CV.

 If you have any queries about this opportunity or accessibility or technical issues with the online process, please contact Jade Smith, Recruitment Consultant at jadeelizab@adhb.govt.nz to discuss how we can best support your application.