Psychologist – Speciality Medicine and Health of Older People Division Waitematā District Health Board – 1.0 FTE

Waitematā District Health Board is the largest DHB in New Zealand providing services to a population of more than 640,000 and employing more than 8,000 people. Our organisational values and promise statement – “Best Care for Everyone” - serves to inspire us to continuously improve to provide the best care possible to our communities, each and every person and their whānau.

Waitematā DHB are in the process of setting up a new and exciting model of care for patients in our community setting and we are excited to advertise a new, fixed term psychology role for approximately 18 months to work in a multidisciplinary model of care alongside occupational therapy, physiotherapy, nursing and Māori health clinicians, whilst forging connections with our institute for innovation and improvement (i3) team to support the research, development and pathway for patients and whanāu living with Long COVID. This role will be positioned within our community and outpatient Allied Health team 4.

Within this role you will receive professional and clinical Leadership development including but not limited to: â€¢ Support of your personal objectives  â€¢ Personal professional supervision for support and mentoring of your own skills â€¢ Education opportunities â€¢ Access to regular in-service training â€¢ Networking across the organisation â€¢ Opportunity to implement and develop research models alongside tertiary educational institutes 

Key skills and attributes: â€¢ New Zealand registered Psychologist â€¢ 2+ years experience including medical and neurological management  â€¢ To be able to work autonomously and to be proactive in seeking support when needed

If you are dynamic, passionate and have an understanding of the challenges facing patients with Long COVID, as well as the ability to provide clinical excellence to patients with a wide range of clinical conditions we would love to hear from you. 

For specific queries regarding the nature of the role please contact Judith Haywood via Judith.Haywood@waitematadhb.govt.nz. 

For any recruitmennt related queries, please contact Bairavi Thavarasa , Recruitment Consultant on 09 442 7251. 

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Job Number : WDHB14243

Closing Date : 28 June 2022