Senior Medical Officer Psychiatrist Consult Liaison, Psychological Medicine

• Middlemore Hospital, South Auckland -Full Time position
• Remunerations per ASMS MECA $185,380 - $267,980

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.

About the Role

Liaison Psychiatry at Middlemore Hospital provides unique opportunities with the National Burns Centre, Regional Plastic Surgery and Spinal Rehabilitation provided by Health New Zealand Counties Manukau.

We are currently seeking a Liaison Psychiatrist who is interested in joining our multidisciplinary department. There are opportunities in adult consult-liaison psychiatry (0.3 FTE) and paediatric consult-liaison psychiatry (0.4 FTE)

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About the Team/Service/ Location

The Liaison Psychiatry service at Middlemore currently operates on a ward referrals model. There are opportunity does successful candidates to develop in-depth liaison relationships with inpatient services should they wish to. Furthermore, the department is beginning to pilot outpatient clinic services for individuals with chronic medical conditions and psychiatric co-morbidities.

Liaison Psychiatry currently sits within the Psychological Medicine, one of the 13 Departments in the Division of Medicine and has close ties with all the medical specialities. All subspecialties contribute to undergraduate and post-graduate teaching programmes.

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About you

Candidates should be eligible for vocational registration in New Zealand as a psychiatrist.

• Essential requirements include FRANZCP or equivalent. Consultation-Liaison psychiatry subspecialty training is preferred, but not essential.

For the Paediatric Consultation-Liaison psychiatry role:

• Child and Adolescent experience is preferred, but not essential if the candidate wishes to develop this skillset in the role.

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 Māori, 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 28 November, 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Barbara @barbara.ridgway@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.