Clinical or Child and Family Psychologist

Clinical or Child and Family Psychologist

Paediatric Outpatients

Salary - $85,000 - $105,000 + Kiwisaver

•  Fixed-term 1.0 FTE (40hrs per week) opportunity until May 2025
• Based in Dunedin 

 Mō te tūranga | About the role

The primary purpose of the role is to:

To provide a high quality psychology service in the assessment and treatment of children and young people who have developmental, behavioural, and/or medical concerns, ensuring their needs are met in a culturally, clinically and legally safe manner. The psychologist functions as part of a large and supportive psychology team who work within a wider multidisciplinary team (e.g., paediatricians, social workers, speech language therapists, occupational therapists). 

Mōu ake | About you

Essential:

• The appointee will be a New Zealand Registered Psychologist, registered in the Vocational Scope Clinical Psychology or Psychology if qualified as a Child and Family Psychologist
• The appointee will hold a current annual practising certificate.
• The appointee will have a recognised qualification in psychology (i.e., Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Psychology, Postgraduate Diploma in Child and Family Psychology, or overseas equivalent).

Experience, Knowledge and Skills:

• Proven competence, knowledge and skills in clinical psychology with a strong knowledge of relevant and appropriate psychological assessments and evidence-based interventions, especially with children and whānau.
• Experience working effectively as an autonomous health professional and as part of an interdisciplinary team providing clinical care to the service.
• Demonstrated ability to use sound clinical judgements in wide range of situations including administration and interpretation of psychometric assessments.
• Demonstrated ability to relate well with children, young people, and their families/whānau.
• Effective communication skills both oral and written including psychological assessments and formulations that are easily interpretable by other clinicians and clients.
• Demonstrated commitment to clinical and professional development including peer review activities showing a pattern of continuous learning and updating of skills and knowledge.
• Compliance with core competencies for NZ registration as a Psychologist/ Clinical Psychologist.

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Painga | Benefits

• Beautiful coastlines and a family-friendly community.

• Continuous support for career development.
• Subsidised gym membership and discounted health insurance.
• Access to staff fitness facilities and banking offers
• Access to a range of retail discounts and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).

Mō mātou | About us

Te Whatu Ora - Southern has the largest geographical coverage of all the New Zealand regions, providing services to 350,000 people in diverse communities. We take pride in all the services we provide, and our aim is to improve, promote and protect the health of our region. We believe that our dedicated and passionate staff are a significant driving force behind the achievement of these standards, and we need more like-minded people to help us continue providing for our community.

Utu whānui |Salary range

This role belongs to the APEX Allied Scientific and Technical Multi-Employer Collective Agreement and falls between Step 1 $83,708 and Step 6 $105,451 (Pro rata) of the Degree-Based Allied, Public Health and Technical scale.

Rā mōnehu |Closing Date:  Thursday, 9th May 2024

Tono ināianei | Apply now

We only accept online applications. Please apply via our website: https://careers.southernhealth.nz/ 

If you currently work for Te Whatu Ora- Health New Zealand - Southern , please apply for this role via our internal careers site, found here:  Pulse > Applications > Corporate > SuccessFactors

Pre-Employment checks

In the interests of protecting our people and our patients, all appointments will be subject to:

• Occupational Health Assessment
• Police Vetting / Ministry of Justice safety checks
• Serious misconduct checks (previous Public Service departments and statutory Crown entities only)