Consultant Psychiatrist - Tū Māia

• Helping to make a difference to our young clients’ lives
• Leading teaching hospital within supportive, stimulating atmosphere
• Permanent, full-time role (40 hours), Monday to Friday, based in Greenlane Clinic Centre

 Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

An opportunity exists for an experienced Child & Adolescent or Forensic Psychiatrist to join our exciting and innovative multidisciplinary team – Tū Māia. Tū Māia provides consultation, assessments, Court ordered reports, Court based Liaison Services and short focused interventions for young offenders presenting to the youth justice system with mental health issues. We also provide mental health care for adolescent residents at the secure youth justice facility in South Auckland.

 Tū Māia was suitably named as the rangatahi  and whānau using the service are predominantly Māori and are thought to be brave and courageous engaging in the court ordered comprehensive assessment processes whereby highly personal information is sought and shared after a very short period of engagement with the clinicians and cultural advisors.

 You will contribute to the delivery of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), allowing you to thrive professionally in providing your clinical expertise and knowledge to most areas of young people's mental health. Tū Māia has a strong commitment to collaboration between young person, family, staff, and other services.

 There are also opportunities for inter-agency liaison, training, and to contribute to on-going service development. If successful, you will also be involved in our on-call roster of Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists from across the Auckland region. At present there are a good number of consultants involved so this need not be greatly demanding.

 This is a permanent, full time (or part time) position and based at Kari Centre (CAMHS), Greenlane Clinical Centre.  For further details, please refer to the position description here.

 Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills

You must be vocationally registered with the Medical Council of New Zealand (www.mcnz.org.nz ) with a current Annual Practising Certificate or eligible for the same.

 It is essential that you have experience with child services and neurodevelopment pathways.  Also essential, is experience and interest in community care for client and adolescents with developmental disorders.

 For more information about this role please contact  Nicole Robertson , Clinical Team Leader, via  NicoleR2@adhb.govt.nz

 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. 

 Immigration NZ has introduced a new Accredited Employer Work Visa system from 4 July 2022 that includes a simplified residency process for health workers on the new “Green List” of occupations – and this position is one of those designated critical positions! For successful candidates offered a position with us who require a Work Visa, we will provide support with their Visa application. Here are the links to two key pages of NZ Immigration's official site for more information:  Immigration NZ Accredited Employer Work Visa  and Immigration NZ Green List Occupations

 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.

 We offer a competitive relocation assistance package if you are located overseas (terms and conditions apply). For more information on what we offer, please click here.

 Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

Please submit your application online, outlining your experience and motivation to apply to this role.

If you have any queries about accessibility, or technical issues with the online process, please contact Reshma Amin - Recruitment Consultant at  Reshmaa@adhb.govt.nz or +64 021574042   to discuss how we can best support your application.