Part time 0.5 FTE, Permanent

Remuneration as per the APEX Psychologist MECA guidelines

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.

The Opportunity:

The Chronic Pain Service at Counties Manukau District is seeking a Health or Clinical Psychologist to join their team. At Counties Manukau, psychologists collaborate as part of multidisciplinary teams to provide psychological assessments and interventions for clients. They also offer various services to support the development and function of the teams and the organization as a whole. These include, but are not limited to, case consultation, staff training and supervision, leadership, involvement in service development, and research and evaluation activities.

The Chronic Pain Service Clinic offers assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation services for individuals with chronic pain. With a strong interdisciplinary approach, the service provides multidisciplinary assessments, both individual and group interventions, and pain management programs for chronic pain sufferers in South Auckland.

This role involves delivering group psychological assessments and treatment for Chronic Pain Service patients, including, when appropriate, involving their family/whānau. Common interventions used by the chronic pain team psychologists include individual therapy (often focusing on CBT or ACT), therapeutic and psycho-educational groups, behaviour management, and case consultation.

Clinic days are Tuesday and Wednesday, so the applicant must be available on these days.

Essential:

• Registration or eligibility to be registered with the NZ Psychologist Board in a general or clinical scope
• Ability to obtain an annual practicing certificate with the NZ Psychologist Board
• A minimum 12 months practical experience
• A full clean driver’s licence

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. To view the job description, please click here.

For more information, please contact Amy Lin in the Recruitment Centre on 09 276 0044 ext 58680 or amy.lin@middlemore.co.nz. For more information on living and working in Counties Manukau, click here.

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

Job Number: CMH202514882

Applications Close: 26 March 2025

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.