Supporting the Hokianga community working both at Rawene and outlying clinics.

Working within Hauora Hokianga this is a great collegial supported opportunity to be part of the Te Tumu Waiora team and work alongside the existing HIP and Health Coaches.

We are employing more Health Improvement Practitioners than ever before as we grow our reach of mental health and wellbeing services across Tai Tokerau, and this is an exciting opportunity to support a diverse population in a rural setting and be part of a well-supported team of professionals.

As an experienced and innovative Clinician working within our established and growing primary mental health care model Te Tumu Waiora, you will provide behavioural health services to patients through face to face and virtual consults, with immediately accessible, evidence-based brief interventions to 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.

The successful applicant/s will be a registered heath clinician who is experienced in the HIP role, or new to the field and will be supported by specialist training, specifically developed to support the Healthcare Teams working in the Te Tumu Waiora model, that includes the following:

• Providing brief psychological interventions
• Impowering whaiora with behaviour change to support improved health outcomes
• Delivering evidence informed groups
• Becoming an integrated team member in GP practice settings
• Innovation and flexibility
• Opportunities to contribute to service development
• Variety of work, working with diverse practice population, all ages and stages
• Population based focus
• Services to target our high priority populations
• Education of colleagues
• Working closely with the Health Coaches in a team approach

If you are looking for a role that provides a part time opportunity, enables further enhancement of clinical skills, and is part of a well-supported HIP team and you meet the following criteria then please get in touch with us.

To be considered for this position you must have:

• 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.
• 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 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
• NZ residency, citizenship, or a open current work visa not tied to an accredited employer.  Please note we cannot accept applicants who do not meet this NZ working/residency criteria.

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 below.

If you have the skills for this role and passion to be part of this Te Tumu Wairoa team, please apply by:

• providing a covering letter,
• downloading and completing an Application for Employment Form from our website
• sending your CV

to hr@mahitahihauora.co.nz.

Your application will be acknowledged by email.