Co-existing alcohol & other drug clinician/ Registered Mental Health Professional

Location:  Te Whare Tipu, Wellington

Contract:  Permanent, Full-time 08.30-17.00 Mon-Fri

Salary:    $86,000-108,000 (Depending on experience)

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 Te Roopu Kaitiaki / co-existing alcohol and other drug clinician / Registered Health Professional (third year of practice onwards) will primarily provide support to youth AOD and mental health services across the sub-region at sites where the services are being delivered and young people already attend. This will include providing case consultation and specialist clinical assessments for youth with co-existing problems. In addition, this will include advocating for the needs of youth with AOD/CEP within other services.

About the Team/Service/ Location 

Te Roopu Kaitiaki or the Specialist Youth addiction Service is a regional community-based service covering the Greater Wellington, including the Hutt Valley. They provide supervision, training, consultation liaison, including specialist assessment, treatment planning, and direct clinical work with young people and their whanau. As a tertiary level service, the team accepts referrals from Hospital Specialist Services within the Mental Health Addiction and Intellectual Disability Services (MHAIDS) Younger Persons Sector and other hospital based services such as our regional Emergency Departments. Along with the work within MHAIDS teams including, our four locality Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, Early Intervention Service and Central Regional Eating Disorder Service support is also provided to community based providers working in the youth addiction and co-existing problem space. This includes support to youth Co-existing Problem clinicians across the four locality Youth One Stop Shops (YOSSs) and other Youth addiction providers such as PACT and Pathways. We are based at Te Whare Tipu in Wellington.

About you 

• You will have worked in youth mental health and/or substance misuse.
• You will have strong and demonstrable interest/competency in mental health and addictions practice.
• You will be confident working individually, with whanau, and in group settings.
• You will have good networking skills and as well as be able to deliver training and supervision.
• Registered Health Professional with a Mental Health and/or Addictions scope of practice. 
• At least 3 years post graduate practice in youth mental health or substance use disorders. 
• DAPAANZ qualification preferred.

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 by 7th April 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.