Health Improvement Practitioner x2
Mahitahi Hauora
Health Improvement Practitioner
Whangarei
2 Part time Positions
We have a great opportunity for experienced and innovative clinicians to work within general practices helping people with mental and physical health support. The Clinicians individually will provide a hybrid of virtual and face to face behavioural health care for practices within the Whangarei area.
We are looking for two clinicians wanting to work part-time and have a total of 1.2 FTE available across the two roles.
About the role
As a Clinician working within our established and growing primary mental health care model Te Tumu Waiora, you will work as an integrated member of the practice team providing behavioural health services, and evidence-based brief interventions with individuals and their whanau to assist in improving their emotional and physical health, and overall wellbeing.
Services are provided in accordance with the principles of Te Tiriti ō Waitangi, Tikanga and Māori models of health and wellbeing. Services are culturally responsive to the needs of all service users, their whanau and community.
As a HIP your role requires the following:
- Providing brief psychological interventions
- Being an educator of the HIP model of care to your general practice colleagues
- Developing and providing group sessions and therapy
- Working in a fast paced GP practice setting
- Innovation and flexibility
- Opportunities to contribute to service development
- Working with a diverse practice population, all ages and stages
- Being part of a collegial supportive team
- Attending peer group supervision and external professional supervision
Eligibility for the role.
Ideally, we are seeking clinicians’ who have previous experience, however any successful applicant/clinician new to the HIP role will be supported by specialist training.
To be considered for this role you must have:
- A minimum of 3 years professional experience in a health setting preferably in mental health and addictions including providing evidence-based brief interventions such as ACT, FACT or CBT
- A flexible adaptable approach to a new way of working
- A current New Zealand registration under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act (HPCA) and full registration with your professional association e.g., Psychology, Psychotherapy, Mental Health Nurses, Occupational Therapy, or Social Work, or a full member of NZ Association of Counsellors and accredited by the NZAC to work within the mental health and addictions services scope of practice.
- Professional experience in your registered field, minimum 3years
- Clinical experience working in mental health and addiction environments (primary or secondary) providing evidence-based brief interventions such as ACT, FACT or CBT.
- A current unencumbered full NZ driver’s licence
- Excellent computer and literacy skills including MS Office Suite
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Be fully vaccinated for COVID
You must have NZ citizenship or residency, or a current NZ open work visa not tied to an employer. We are not an accredited immigration employer and cannot accept applications who require visa support.
The successful applicant will be required to attend either physical or online training for this role.
An understanding of Tikanga and some ability to speak Te Reo would be an advantage.
A detailed position description and Application for Employment form can be downloaded from our website, https://mahitahihauora.co.nz/careers/vacancies/
If you have the skills for this role and passion to be part of this HIP team, please apply by
- forwarding your covering letter, CV
- and completed Application for Employment Form (downloaded from our website)
- to hr@mahitahihauora.co.nz.
Your application will be acknowledged by email.
