Key Tasks
- provide consultation, assessments, Court ordered reports, Court based Liaison Services and short focused interventions for young offenders presenting to the youth justice system with mental health issues.
- contribute to the delivery of Child and Adolescent/Youth Forensic Mental Health Services, allowing you to thrive professionally in providing your clinical expertise and knowledge to most areas of young people’s mental health.
- be an effective member of multidisciplinary teams in the Mental Health and Addiction Services and wider specialist services including; maternal mental health, early psychosis service and addictions.
- participate on the after-hours on-call roster
- be involved with supervision and training of registrars
- provide leadership to the wider clinical team.
Essential Requirements
- have or be eligible for specialist registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand in a vocational and/ or locum tenens Psychiatry scope of practice, with no restrictions to your APC.
- Ideally you will have obtained FRANZCP or equivalent qualification.
- Previous experience in inpatient and community settings working with children and youth, including interacting with justice systems would be ideal.
- Permanent, full time contract
- Salary NZ$ 190,000 - 270,000 pa
- Employee benefits and pension contributions
- Medical practice expenses reimbursed
If you are interested in this role, please submit your CV for immediate consideration.