Consultant Psychiatrist - Older Persons

Location: Hutt Hospital
Service: Older
Persons Mental Health
Contract: Permanent, part time 0.6 FTE - there are opportunities within the wider mental health service to work increased hours.
Salary: As per ASMS SECA
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders.
Through integration and collaboration, we - re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.
About the role
This position is ideal for an experienced Consultant Psychiatrist
with interest and experience in working with older adults.
Our clients include
people with dementia presenting with significant behavioural and psychological
symptoms along with older adults who experience late onset, moderate
to severe mental health symptoms or chronic mental illness
accompanied by physical frailty.
You will have the opportunity to complete service improvement
initiatives and support the growth of medical and other health professionals
through teaching and mentoring.
Peer review, informal supervision and collegial support are provided.
You will work alongside two other Psychiatrists and an experienced team of
senior nursing and allied health colleagues using a case-management model.
Services
are provided on an outpatient and community basis with referral to specialist
inpatient wards when required.
While this permanent position is part time 0.6 FTE, there are
opportunities within the wider mental health service to work increased hours.
After hours on-call not required unless
desired.
About the Team/Service/ Location
You will be joining a cohesive and experienced
specialist team who are passionate about improving health outcomes and
promoting quality of life for older adults and their families.
The Older Persons Mental
Health (OPMH) service multidisciplinary team includes Psychiatrists with a
specialty in older age, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists,
Community Psychiatric Nurses and a Nurse Practitioner.
The OPMH service see
clients primarily in the community or in outpatient settings as required.
The
Consultant Psychiatrists in the team also admit to a small number of inpatient
Psychogeriatric beds within an Older Persons and Rehabilitation ward and
provide consult services to acute physical health wards at Hutt Hospital.
We work closely with geriatric medicine and
other mental health services across the district.
Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley district is located centrally in Wellington and has over 6,000 full-time equivalent staff, making us one of the major employers in the Wellington region.
We operate three hospitals - Wellington Regional Hospital in Newtown, Hutt Valley Hospital and Kenepuru Hospital in Porirua - as well as the Kāpiti Health Centre at Paraparaumu.
About you
* Vocationally registered in Psychiatry with the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ) * FRANZCP or equivalent qualification and be able to register for vocational registration with the MCNZ * Work in collaboration with multidisciplinary team * Certification or additional training in Psychiatry of Old Age (desirable) * Relevant experience and trainingWorking for Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora
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It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.
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How to apply
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