Consultant Psychiatrist

• Seeking a Consultant Psychiatrists for Buchanan Rehabilitation Centre (Auckland)

• Permanent, full-time (40 hours per week), Monday to Friday, with flexibility available for the right candidate.
• Point Chevalier location, close to public transport links

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

This role will provide a specialist psychiatric input as a member of a well-established and stable multi-disciplinary team. This will include involvement in urgent and planned assessments, planning and delivering care and treatment to whaiora (patients) in the context of their whānau.

Key responsibilities:

· Bio-psycho-social assessments with a psychiatric rehabilitation and recovery focus .

· Psychiatric consultation to multidisciplinary team members.

· Psychiatric expertise in all aspects of the care throughout the day-to-day operations of the service, e.g. clinical reviews, daily planning, handovers

· Liaise with other medical services including physicians and GPs.

· Act as Responsible Clinician for clients under the MH Act.

· Participate in the on call after hours SMO roster.

About the Team/Service/ Location

Buchanan Rehabilitation Centre is a specialist inpatient rehabilitation service for 40 people aged 18-65 years. The majority of people are under 30 years and all experience serious mental illness with associated high and complex needs. Many have significant physical health needs. BRC provides a therapeutic, recovery-oriented environment utilising evidence-based practice in response to peoples’ clinical and rehabilitation needs.

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About you

To be successful in this role:

· You will be vocationally registered with the Medical Council of New Zealand with a current Practising Certificate or be eligible for registration (Please note, if you are an overseas specialist, you will be required to provide source verification of your qualifications for your registration application. For more information about the registration process and source verification of qualifications, please click here.)

· You will also be experienced in providing a psychiatric expertise to people experiencing severe mental ill-health and demonstrate a commitment to achieving equitable outcomes for Māori. 

· You will also hold a full and clean driver’s license as this role involves some community work.

For more information about this role please contactAdele Wakeham (Operations Manager), via adelew@adhb.govt.nz

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

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 Jade Smith (Recruitment Consultant) jade.smith@tewhatuora.govt.nz

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