Clinical Psychologist for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)

Location:  Level 3, BNZ Tower, Porirua

Contract:  Permanent, Full time (1 FTE)

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

About the Role

A Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Psychologist spends their day supporting young people experiencing emotional, behavioural, developmental, and/or mental health difficulties. Their work allows them to meet with children, teenagers, and their families in ways that works for them and create therapy sessions that help young people and their families to manage their mental health challenges. Family work, groups and/or play-based interventions may also become part of your therapeutic tool kit. You will also get to collaborate with the MDT and schools/NGOs to coordinate care plans tailored to each young person’s needs.

Although the work can be emotionally demanding, CAMHS psychologists find it deeply rewarding to help young people and their families build resilience, improve coping skills, and achieve better mental health outcomes during critical stages of development.

About the Team/Service/ Location

CAMHS team will give you the opportunity to provide specialist assessment and therapeutic support for tamariki and rangatahi experiencing moderate to severe mental health difficulties, working closely with whānau, schools, and community services to deliver holistic and culturally responsive care. CAMHS Teams are grounded in values of partnership, equity, whānau-centred care, and excellence, with a strong commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and culturally responsive practice.

So why come work for the Porirua CAMHS Team?  The non-clinical things that people think about; close to shops, parking and public transport. The clinical things, we work well as a team, so there is a strong collaborative team environment, opportunities for co-work, training opportunities. If you are the successful applicant, we will provide space to grow, develop your clinical strengths and interest while doing a good job.

About you

• A postgrad qualification in Clinical Psychology or Child and Family Psychology.
• Registration (or eligibility for registration) with the NZ Psychologists Board and a current Annual Practising Certificate.
• Experience working with children, adolescents and families desirable but not essential.
• A full drivers licence.
• Ability to organise your time, know child development and how cultural world views can affect mental health perspective and interventions.

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

How to Apply

To apply please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Marianne.Lovgren@tewhatuora.govt.nz

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advertisement.

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