Senior Medical Officer - Primary Care Liaison

Primary Care Liaison is a component of the Mental Health Community Service providing psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and short-term treatment in collaboration with the service user, their family/whanau, carers, and their Primary Care Provider. This role works closely with the Referrals Management Service and has a significant component of consultation and liaison with Primary Care to include staff through the GP Adviceline which operates Mon-Fri 12-4:30.

The role works in partnership with the Community Mental Health Service leadership.

Primary Care Liaison operates across all 4 community mental health sites in Auckland, you will be assigned to work with one of more of the following sites:

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• Manaaki House (Panmure location) – a Community Mental Health Centre that offers psychiatric assessment and treatment to consumers within the Eastern Suburbs area of Auckland.
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• Ihi Ora (Grafton location) – a Community Mental Health services provide a range of services for adults with moderate to severe mental illness or psychological distress.
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• Kāinga Tiaki Centre (Mount Eden location) – Community Mental Health Centre provides a range of assessment and recovery focused treatment options for adults experiencing serious mental illness and psychological disorders.
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• Cornwall House (Greenlane location) – Cornwall House provides a multi-disciplinary, recovery focussed service for adults experiencing serious mental illness and severe psychological disorders living in south-central Auckland.
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To be a successful applicant for this role you will:

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• Have a commitment to biculturalism.
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• Be committed to achieving equitable outcomes for Māori.
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• Hold a postgraduate qualification in Psychiatry, be able to register as a Vocational Specialist with the New Zealand Medical Council.
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• Have experience and interest in assessing and treating service users for short-term treatment in partnership with Primary Care provider.
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Permanent role, part time (0.6 FTE) but there is opportunity to work across another one of our services to make the role full time if necessary. Great staff benefits & career growth opportunities.

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.

We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities. We embrace a diverse and inclusive workforce.