Clinical Psychologist

About the Role

Our team of highly trained and experienced professionals collaborate to deliver comprehensive, targeted, and holistic psychological assessments, formulation and interventions to children, adults and older adults, and their families/carers presenting with complex medical, chronic health, cognitive, rehabilitation and mental health needs. As part of a multi-disciplinary team of health professionals, we aim to deliver streamlined, high-quality, evidence-informed psychological services to promote engagement with medical treatment, rehabilitation and enhance psychological and mental health well-being.

As part of our commitment to continuous improvement, we actively engage in regular clinical supervision, education, professional development, quality improvement and clinical research.

In this role you will have a number of responsibilities which include but are not limited to;

• Along with being the designated Key Clinician for your consumer, you can provide secondary Key Clinician support.
• Providing diagnostic clarification, and complete a variety of assessments, including: comprehensive psychological assessment, focusing on symptom screening, identifying psychosocial concerns, and developing clinical formation; cognitive screening and assessment; personality assessments; and, adaptive behaviour assessments.
• Preparing reports, which explain assessment findings and outline relevant recommendations for the consumer, carers and other staff
• Completing functional analyses and develops behaviour and/or risk management plans as clinically indicated
• Providing evidence based interventions for symptom management (e.g., Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Exposure Therapy), and facilitates both discipline-specific and general group programs.

What is in it for you?

• Very attractive salaries + Kiwisaver
• Many professional development and advancement opportunities
• Enjoy an excellent work / life balance- Flexible hours may be available
• Comprehensive health & wellbeing programs
• Work within the network of New Zealand’s largest healthcare provider helping people from Cape Reinga to Bluff

Our Ideal Candidate

To help you know whether you’d be a good fit for us, and whether we are a good fit for you, we’ve put together a list of qualities (some serious and some fun) that outlines our ideal candidate.

• psychology feels like it runs in your veins, you’re proud to be a psychologist
• you feel comfortable in (or want to develop more of) a psychologist’s core competencies, such as assessment and differential diagnosis
• you’re seeking to be part of a team and have colleagues with whom to chat
• you’re enthusiastic, warm, friendly and real
• you really want to grow within a team and find your niche
• you value performing your work with care and skill
• you have an excellent sense of humour
• you love the occasional “consulting room pop-in”, where someone sticks their head inside your consulting room door and say “hey, have you got 2 minutes, what do you think of this?”

Your experience:

• Experience in providing psychological (including cognitive) and psychosocial assessments interventions, individual and family counselling, group work, advocacy and community development and education.
• Skilled clinical practitioner with excellent interpersonal skills and sound I.T skills

Geneva Staffing are trusted experts in Temporary and Permanent Health Staffing. Since 1996, we’ve been connecting Great People who bring their skills, experience and personality to Great Organisations.

How do you benefit from joining Geneva Healthcare?

• Vast networks mean we have health professional jobs throughout Australia and New Zealand
• Assistance with any immigration and professional licensing requirements
• Convenience – you only apply once to Geneva Staffing, and we apply for multiple jobs for you

Get the best deal – Geneva Staffing are masters of negotiating employment agreements

Don’t hesitate, apply today!