Consultant Psychiatrist - Child and Adolescent

Child, Youth and Family Mental Health Services Te Whatu Ora - Waitemata Waitemata's Specialist Mental Health and Addiction Services is the largest provider of Mental Health Services in New Zealand. The catchment area includes North Shore City, West Auckland and a large rural population in Rodney.

We provide a comprehensive, child, adolescent and family community mental health service, including family therapy, eating disorders, DBT and an attention and behaviour pathway. The service uses the Choice and Partnership Approach (CAPA) to deliver a service with a friendly and collegiate culture.

We are committed to te tiriti o Waitangi and to providing a rewarding work environment by enabling you to deliver a high standard of care and clinical leadership. You will enjoy working in a multidisciplinary team, have a strong consumer focus and embrace the challenges of providing services to a diverse community. Working full time or part time will be considered.

The service operates a clinical governance model and there are opportunities to be involved in service development, service planning and quality improvement initiatives. Teaching and supervision of junior doctors/students and clinical leadership to the multidisciplinary team are core functions for our Consultant Psychiatrists.

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.