Clinical Psychologist

Clinical Psychologist

Exciting opportunity for an experienced Clinical Psychologist

Permanent, full-time or part-time (FTE flexible) position

Opportunity for professional growth

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

We are looking for an experienced, motivated and dynamic Clinical Psychologist who will work with a child development focus as part of the Starship Community team, with the benefit of being professionally linked to the Starship Consult Liaison and Paediatrician teams. This dynamic position provides high quality clinical psychology assessment and intervention to children and young people with developmental and disability needs and their family/whānau.

About the Team/Service/Location

Based at Greenlane Clinical Centre, Starship Community Service provides interdisciplinary care and cultural support to children, young people and their whānau living within the Te Toka Tumai Auckland district. Children and their caregivers are seen in their homes, school, clinic and other community settings.

The role works alongside experienced psychology colleagues and has connections with the MDT. The teams are friendly, hard-working and motivated to provide high quality assessments and interventions for children; young people and their whānau attending Starship Child Health.

About You

To be successful in this role you will:

• Be a New Zealand Registered Clinical Psychologist with a current Annual Practising Certificate
• Have a clean full drivers licence.
• Have the ability to work autonomously in a multi-cultural environment (essential)
• Have experience working with children with disabilities (desired)

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.

Starship Child Health is a dedicated paediatric healthcare service and major teaching centre, providing family centred care to neonates, children and young people throughout New Zealand and the South Pacific. Starship is a part of Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora and is the only comprehensive childrens hospital in New Zealand serving a population of approximately 1 million children.

How to Apply

Well be reviewing applications and conducting interviews as they come in, so the position may close before the listed deadline. If you're interested, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

To apply please click on the `Apply tab below, outlining your experience and motivation to apply to this role and attaching your updated CV and Covering Letter.

If you have any accessibility or technical issues with the online process, please contact Anel Foord, Recruitment Consultant at Anel.Foord@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz quoting GRE00731 to discuss how we can best support your application.