Clinical Psychologist / Kaimātai Hinengaro (MHSOP)

Do you have experience of working with older adults or perhaps an interest in developing your clinical practice in a specialty area? We are advertising for a full-time Clinical Psychology position with Mental Health Service Older Persons (MHSOP). This is a unique role split across our inpatient and community teams which are co-located on the Kenepuru Hospital campus. We work closely with medical and health of older person services to co-manage the health needs of tangata whaiora referred to our service.

You will be responsible for specialist assessment, formulation and intervention with individual tangata whaiora referred to the service, as well as providing guidance to colleagues on psychosocial aspects of their care (e.g. risk assessment & management, behavioural support, supervision of individual therapies). You will be available for consultation and opportunity to facilitate therapeutic group programmes in this clinical setting. We would welcome your active contribution...