Intern Clinical Psychologists - March 2026 Intake
Full time - 12 months fixed term from start date 02 March 2026 to 26 February 2027
Remuneration as per APEX Psychology 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.
Counties Manukau District is offering several Clinical Psychology Internships next year!
If you are currently completing your doctorate degree studies, we would like to invite you to apply to our internship.
Our Mental Health services provide a range of integrated and comprehensive mental health assessments, treatments interventions and support for service users residing in the Counties Manukau catchment area. We aim to truly make a difference in the multicultural community that we serve.
Internships will be available across the following teams:
Te Puawaitanga CAMHS with Paediatric consult Liaison Team (PCLT)
Based in Springs Road, East Tamaki, Te Puawaitanga is a multi-disciplinary team that serves the both the urban areas from Manukau down to the rural areas of Pukekohe. The team works with tamariki and their whanau between the ages of 4 and 18 years. Psychologists in this team provide therapy, assessments, and community support. The team has a strong DBT and family therapy basis. There will also be an opportunity to spend a day a week of the internship in a intake setting at Middlemore hospital with our PCL team. This will afford you the opportunity to work with a range of mental health presentations not typically seen in a CAMHS.
Two internships in Te Rawhiti CMHC
Te Rawhiti is based in Highland Park in East Auckland and provides clinical care to the adult community in that area. The team is well established, with depth and much experience, and boasts the biggest psychology team in Counties, with six psychologists. We will be hosting two internships under two separate supervisors in 2026, and each of the two interns will also have access to a backup supervisor and the general team of psychologists. Both these opportunities offer many opportunities to learn and grow from such a diverse group of practitioners and models including DBT, CAT, and EMDR.
Maternal Mental health
Our Maternal Mental Health team is based in our district-wide services in Springs Rd, and forms part of our perinatal service for Counties Manukau. The Maternal Mental Health service focuses on the mental health needs of new mothers and their whanau. Prominent treatment models include trauma-informed care, attachment and relational processes, and EMDR. This internship will be under the supervision of two very experienced psychologists who will provide a rewarding internship and a depth of clinical skills in assessment and treatment.
Essential:
• Eligible to register in the intern scope of practise with the NZ Psychology Board
• A full clean driver’s licence
• Interviews will take place around 6th October – 17th of October 2025. If you are not in Auckland on these dates, interviews can be conducted via MS Teams.
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 career’s portal by 28th September 2025. Please indicate on your cover letter, your ranking preference for the teams you are applying to at our district. To review the job description, please click here.
For more information, please contact Amy Lin in the Recruitment Centre on amy.lin@middlemore.co.nz.
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.