Health Psychologist, Critical Care Complex

Permanent, Part Time 0.5FTE

Remuneration as per APEX MECA guidelines

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.

The Opportunity:

We are seeking a skilled and compassionate Health Psychologist to join our Critical Care Complex team. This role offers a unique opportunity to gain valuable real-world clinical experience within a highly specialised and supportive multidisciplinary environment.

The Critical Care Complex forms part of Middlemore Hospital located in South Auckland. The service includes both intensive care and high dependency patients. Our Critical Care Complex has 25 beds, with four dedicated paediatric ICU bed spaces. Our unit is recognised for its state-of-the-art equipment, modern facilities, and strong team culture.

You will work with a diverse and complex caseload of both adult and paediatric patients from the Counties Manukau District area. The service also specialises in plastic surgical patients from across the Auckland region, burns patients from throughout New Zealand and the Pacific, and spinal injury patients from the upper North Island. Working within this team provides exposure to a varied and rewarding case mix in a collaborative setting where dedicated medical staff work closely alongside experienced nursing and allied health professionals to achieve the best possible outcomes for patients and their whaanau.

Essential:

• Eligible to register or registered with the NZ Psychologists Board
• Current Annual Practising Certificate or eligibility to obtain one
• A minimum 12 months practical experience
• Full, clean driver’s licence

Benefits:

• Refund of your annual practising certificate cost
• Discounted services as part of our work perks
• Train stops in front of our front door

We are passionate about providing quality care and continuously look to improve our service by undertaking a variety of quality improvement projects. If you share in our enthusiasm, we would like to hear from you.

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 Maori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to apply

To apply please click 'apply now'. All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal by 18 March 2026. To view the job description, please click here.

For more information, please contact Amy on amy.lin@middlemore.co.nz.

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

At Counties Manukau Health people and their lives matter to us. We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community. To help us achieve this we need a workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maaori and Pacific communities. We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whaanau, community and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan. Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability. Our values are Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga , Kind –Manaakitanga, Together –Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga. If these are your values too, then join us today.