He mihi maioha me te whakapiki waiora kia koutou katoa i runga te waka haurua – affectionate greetings, rising good health from our integrated and collaborative twin hull waka.

Counties Manukau Health serves a growing population base and has a commitment to research, innovation and quality. Although we are a large organization, Counties Manukau Health is made up of teams of talented individuals working together to make a positive difference to the people we serve, to the communities we work in, and to each other.

Mental Health Services at Counties Manukau Health is well known for providing innovative services to our diverse population - including New Zealand's largest communities of Maaori and Pacific Island people. We have excellent opportunities available to utilise your specialist skills and further develop your clinical expertise.

A vacancy exists for a full time Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Integrated Care Adult Mental Health Services. The service is comprised of seven community based mental health centres, four of which provide services to the immediate surrounding population and three that provide service across the district. This role is within Rapua to Ao Waiora (Maaori Mental Health) delivering clinical services within a cultural paradigm across the Manukau South and Papakura localities. The team at Rapua to Ao Waiora are working closely with other Maaori providers and Primary Healthcare Organisations to move towards delivering integrated Whanau Ora services across secondary and primary care.

As a Consultant Psychiatrist working with us you would play a key role in the multi-disciplinary team environment, leading and clinically managing the clinical functions in the team. You would work alongside the Team Manager in a clinical/ managerial partnership model, actively contributing to quality improvement, service delivery, ongoing development of the team and supporting the cultural model of care.

If this is where you would like to be, come and join our team. Meena ko koe teenei, haere mai kia matou, kia mahitahi tatou.

Applicants must hold or be eligible for vocational registration in Psychiatry with the Medical Council of New Zealand.

All applications can be made online at www.countieshealthjobs.co.nz

To view the job description, please click here. For further information please contact John Moore – john.moore@middlemore.co.nz  or 021416205