Psychologist - Critical Care

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Where you’ll be working: Waikato Hospital

The details: Permanent Full time 

Salary details: Step1 – Step 12 range of the APEX Allied Scientific and Technical Multi- Employer Collection Agreement (MECA)

• Do you have a passion for providing psychology services in a critical care environment?
• Are you interested in working in a supportive multi disciplinary team with exciting opportunities for service development and contemporary service delivery?

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

We are seeking a clinical or health psychologist, preferably with experience working within a health or hospital setting. This exciting new position is open to those who have an interest and passion for providing critical care services in a tertiary hospital setting. With around 4000 admissions a year to ICU and HDU, the critical care unit is an exciting, challenging and varied place of work. 

This position entails providing specialist psychological assessments, formulations and interventions for patients in a critical care setting, along with their key whanau or support people. You will work in partnership with other members of the MDT to support patients when they are the most unwell. There may be some scope for post critical care follow-up for those clients needing ongoing care but not eligible for other supports. We are looking for someone who understands the value of compassionate and collaborative working.

Key responsibilities of the role:

• Identify patients at risk of psychological morbidity and plan specific evidence-based interventions to maximise outcomes.
• To assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans.
• To contribute to the effective working of the team/service and to a psychologically informed framework for the service.

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Mōu | About you

Skills and experience you’ll need to be considered for the role:

• New Zealand Psychologists Board (Te Poari Kaimātai Hinengaro o Aotearoa) registration and current annual practicing certificate (or in the process of obtaining).
• Experience working within a health or hospital setting is an advantage.
• An awareness and ability to work with the interaction between physical health trauma and psychological functioning.
• An ability to work autonomously completing comprehensive clinical assessments.
• An ability to work with a wide age range of health consumers.
• A strong team focus, with excellent communication and inter-personal skills.
• A commitment to achieving excellent clinical and business outcomes based on quality service delivery and outstanding and empathetic patients care.

Mō tātou Ratonga | About our Service

Waikato Hospital is a large tertiary referral and teaching hospital, covering the vast majority medical and surgical specialties including major trauma, burns, paediatrics, and cardiac surgery with many patients far from home. Waikato is one of three regional burns units, a level 1 accredited trauma centre and a critical care retrieval centre receiving patients from across the Te Manawa Taki / Midland region, a region of 985,000 people.

Ko ngaa hua o te noho ki roto o Waikato, te mahi hoki ki Te Whatu Ora, Waikato | The Benefits of living in Waikato and working for Te Whatu Ora, Waikato

Located in the heart of the mighty Waikato, Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora, Waikato operates over a number of sites, Hamilton City our main campus and smaller community-based hospitals across our region. Hamilton City has easy access to beaches and mountains, so if your interests range from a host of water sports, mountain biking to vineyard lunches, the area has something for you right on your doorstep. To discover more about our stunning area, please click here.

• As part of our Health NZ, Waikato family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities alongside our Health NZ, Waikato benefits and staff discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

He whare Manawanui, He whare Koronga | A committed workspace, a workspace with purpose

• We are committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

Tō mātou whakahaere ki te tika, te rerekētanga, me te whai wāhi mai | Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter. We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

Please apply online as applications are unable to be accepted via email. If you have any questions about the role please contact the Recruitment Team – Elisa.Travailleur@waikatodhb.health.nz

Closing date: 05/05/2024

Nau mai haere mai - Come join the team!