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Location: Wairarapa

Service:  Te Ratonga Aranga Mokupuna Arangi Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (TE R.A.M.A.    CAMHS), Wairarapa

Contract:  Permanent Full time or Part time positions,

Salary:  As per PSA ALLIED Scientific and Technical MECA, & dependant on experience 

Vacancy Ref # 6693602

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

We welcome interest in these positions from registered Maori Mental Health clinicians (e.g. Clinical Psychologist, Child Psychotherapist, Social Work, Occupational Therapist, dapaanz registered or Registered Nurse) with younger persons mental health experience.

We are looking for dynamic clinicians to work as part of our multi-disciplinary team that works as a community based service.  These roles include care management and rostered crisis duty during normal office hours.  You will work in innovative ways to support tangata whaiora / service users in their local community. Please indicate your preference for either part time or fulltime hours in your offer letter.

Mō tō mātou rōpū - About our team

Te R.A.M.A. CAMHS service in the Wairarapa is a progressive team, situated in an area that covers large rural and urban populations. Our multi-disciplinary team consists of Community Psychiatric Nurses, Social Workers, Clinical Psychologists, Community Support Workers, Administrators and Child and Adolescent Consultant Psychiatrists, Kaituriki Cultural Support Worker.

We place a strong value on the team culture and ongoing professional development is encouraged and supported. Our service is well supported by the Paediatrics team at Wairarapa Hospital and we work closely with other services such as the Child Development Team, Special Education Services and Oranga Tamariki.

Ratonga Rua-o- Porirua is our forensic, rehabilitation and intellectual disability inpatient unit.

Moū - About you

You will have Registration with the relevant professional registration body (e.g., Nursing Council of New Zealand as a Registered Nurse, Registered  Social  Worker, Registered Clinical Psychologist, Registered Occupational Therapist  and DAPAANZ), and have a current practising certificate at all times. You will also have strong knowledge and understanding about Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and the impact of colonisation, also understanding about the impacts of poverty, discrimination and minority stress.

Here at Wairarapa District we embrace diversity and welcome applications from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disability and religions. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and serve our community.

At Wairarapa Hospital we are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to apply

For further information please contact (Dawn Badco, Team Leader Child Adolescent Mental Health Service 027 620 2516. Alternatively you can email Dawn.badco@mhaids.health.nz           

To apply for this role, please visit Te Whatu Ora Wairarapa Careers where you can also obtain a copy of the position description for this role.

Closing Date:  8^th December 2025