Clinical Psychologist - Mental Health Services For Older People (Mhsop), Tauranga Hospital

Clinical Psychologist

Mental Health Services for Older People (MHSOP)

Tauranga Hospital
Bay of Plenty District Health Board
1.0FTE (80 hours per fortnight) x 2 positions

Does the sound of beautiful beaches, closeness to bush areas as well close vicinity to many other regions of the North Island interest you? Have the best of both worlds - working at Tauranga Hospital and spending your leisure time in one of the best areas in New Zealand.
We have an excellent opportunity for 2 Clinical Psychologists to join our Specialist Mental Health Service for Older People at Tauranga Hospital. The service provision covers Western and Eastern BOP Community services and our MHSOP Inpatient Unit, Tauranga Hospital.
We are a multidisciplinary team composed of nurses, occupational therapists, social workers, psychiatrists. You will also be part of the bigger psychologist group employed by the DHB.
The focus of the role is on both neuropsychological assessment and therapeutic intervention for older people presenting with mental health difficulties and/or age related neurological disorder.
This role will include neuropsychological assessment and designing psychological interventions for inpatients presenting with complex problems. The psychologist will also provide neuropsychological assessment to the Memory Service which is facilitated under the MHSOP umbrella.
The successful applicant will be able to provide appropriate, effective, objective and clear psychological formulations based on thorough assessment; Appropriate use of a wide range of assessment tools including psychometric tests; therapeutic interventions to be formulated in consultation with the client and when appropriate, with the family; Provide a range of therapeutic interventions using individual, family and group techniques;
The Bay of Plenty District Health Board has an innovative culture where staff share the principles of Compassion, All-One-Team, Responsive and Excellence in their daily work. The successful applicant will have to provide evidence they are compassionate, team spirited, responsive to needs and with an attitude of always striving for excellence.
At BOPDHB, our values of Compassion, All-one-team, Responsive and Excellence are at the centre of everything we do. We use values-based recruitment to help us recruit people who share our values, as we know this makes a positive difference to job satisfaction and the experience of our patients and their families/whanau. For more information about our values and working at BOPDHB, please visit our website www.bopdhb.govt.nz
All positions at the BOPDHB are subject to safety checks; in addition the candidate may be required to supply evidence of Transmissible Disease Immunity at their own cost.
This is classified as a vulnerable persons' worker role, therefore subject tosafety check requirements
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