Health Improvement Practitioner
Kaikohe
0.8FTE - 4 days per week
Are you a driven clinician? - Could this fantastic opportunity be for you?
Great Environment, Great Team and Great Practice!
Our Health Improvement Practitioner’s love working in this busy practice where the environment really enables the clinicians to make a meaningful difference to its patients and community.
We need more clinicians to join our existing HIP’s and the Health Coach. This is a practice where the Te Tumu Waiora program is really well integrated into the model of practice and is so successful.
About the role
Working alongside the general practice team, the very successful Te Tumu Waiora model enables individuals and whanau immediate access to evidence-based brief interventions and behavioural health services to assist in their emotional and physical health and overall wellbeing.
Services are provided in accordance with the principles of Te Tiriti ō Waitangi, Tikanga and Māori models of health and wellbeing and are culturally responsive to the needs of all service users. New HIP’s attend specialist training and are well supported. All HIP’s enjoy collegial support, peer group meetings, and ongoing training.
A day in the life of a HIP will likely include:
· Providing brief psychological interventions
· Developing and providing group sessions and therapy
· A fast pace in the GP practice setting
· Innovation and flexibility
· Opportunities to contribute to service development
· Working with a diverse practice population, all ages and stages
· Collegial support and peer group sessions
· Being an educator of the HIP model of care to your general practice colleagues
To be considered for a HIP role you absolutely must have:
A minimum of 3 years professional experience in a health setting preferably in mental health and addictions including providing evidence-based brief interventions such as ACT, FACT or CBT.
A flexible adaptable approach to a new way of working
A current New Zealand registration under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act (HPCA) and full registration with your professional association e.g., Psychology, Psychotherapy, Mental Health Nurses, Occupational Therapy, or Social Work, or a full member of NZ Association of Counsellors and accredited by the NZAC to work within the mental health and addictions services scope of practice. (this is an absolute requirement)
Clinical experience working in mental health and addiction environments (primary or secondary) providing evidence-based brief interventions such as ACT, FACT or CBT.
A minimum of 3 years of professional experience working in your field of registration
A current unencumbered full NZ driver’s licence
Excellent computer and literacy skills including MS Office Suite
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Full vaccination for COVID
You must have NZ citizenship or residency, or a current NZ open work visa not tied to an employer to be eligible for this role. We are not an accredited immigration employer and cannot accept applications who require visa support.
An understanding of Tikanga and some ability to speak Te Reo would be an advantage.
For more information on this role, download a position description from our website below.
https://mahitahihauora.co.nz/news/vacancies/health-improvement-practitioner-0-8fte-kaikohe-northland/
To apply for this role - please download and complete an application for employment form from our website (above), and email your cover letter, CV and Application for Employment form to our HR Personnel at: [email protected]. Please note the requirement to have full registration with a professional association as outlined in this advertisement.
Relocation assistance may be considered for the successful applicant.
Your application will be acknowledged by email when received to the HR email inbox. [email protected]
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