• Permanent full-time
• Work for a culturally diverse community 
• East Tamaki location 

We are seeking a Maternal Mental Health Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Perinatal Mental Health Services, working in the vibrant and culturally diverse community of South Auckland.  The teams provide clinic and community based services for families in the Counties Manukau District area.

Our perinatal services include Maternal Mental Health, and Whakatupu Ora (Infant Mental Health) services are aligned, allowing for consultation and joint work from both an Adult and Infant Mental Health perspective.

Maternal Mental Health is a multi-disciplinary specialist team providing assessment and treatment to women and their whanau in pregnancy and up to 12-months post-partum. 

You will be engaged in core clinical activities such as treatment planning and the development of recovery-oriented interventions that are culturally relevant to our service users and their families/whaanau. You will have a focus on early intervention, experience in working with family/whanau and excellent communication skills to work collaboratively with a wide range of services and professionals on intervention plans.

To view a copy of the Job Description please click here

Essential:

• Vocational Registration with the MCNZ as a Consultant Psychiatrist
• Experience in and ability to develop therapeutic relationships with caregivers and infants or children
• Ability to work in a diverse community

Please apply online at www.countieshealthjobs.com. For more information on this role, please contact Santosh Parab at Santosh.Parab@middlemore.co.nz.

Job Number: CMH20229938

Applications close: 15 September 2023

At Counties Manukau Health people and their lives matter to us. We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community. To help us achieve this we need a workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maaori and Pacific communities. We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whaanau, community and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan. Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability. Our values are Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga , Kind –Manaakitanga, Together –Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga. If these are your values too, then join us today.