• Wellington Clinic – Hania Street, Wellington
• Specialist Maternal Mental Health Service
• Salary: As per ASMS SECA

Part-time (32 hours p/w), fixed-term until December 2026 OR Part-time (20 hours p/w), permanent – There are other part-time roles available within MHAIDS that can be combined to make full-time employment.

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

The Specialist Maternal Mental Health Service based in Wellington has a fixed-term vacancy for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our team working in perinatal mental health. This regional team works across the Wellington region and offers support to pregnant and postnatal clients experiencing significant mental health challenges.

Become an integral part of our dedicated multidisciplinary team. In this pivotal role, you’ll help shape and deliver high-quality, evidence-based care to our patients.

Your key responsibilities will include conducting comprehensive psychiatric and risk assessments, providing clinical leadership in medical care and physical health management, working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to ensure holistic care, supporting the development of junior staff and students through teaching and mentorship, and coordinating effective discharge planning in partnership with community services.

About the Team/Service/Location

The Specialist Maternal Mental Health team provides services for clients who develop moderate to severe mental health issues during pregnancy and/or in the postnatal period up to 12 months after delivery at the point of referral.

The team works alongside other healthcare providers and offers consultation liaison to health professionals involved in the care of this client group. It also has a regional coordination role with the lower North Island regional perinatal mental health network.

The team is passionate about this client group and their work and offers a relational therapeutic model with great outcomes for clients and their pēpi/whānau.

The Mental Health, Addiction and Intellectual Disability Service (MHAIDS) spans across Wairarapa, Hutt Valley and Capital and Coast and includes local, regional, and national services. The local MHAIDS services are provided from multiple sites within the three sub-regions – greater Wellington, Hutt Valley and Wairarapa.

Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley districts are located centrally in Wellington and have over 6,000 full-time equivalent staff, making them 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 ability to register for vocational registration with the MCNZ
• Ability to work in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team
• Relevant experience and training

Working for Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora

Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We’re dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity in their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand is committed to being a good employer and honouring equal employment opportunity obligations.

How to apply

To apply, please click ‘apply now’. All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal.

If you have any questions about the role, please email sandra.tam@ccdhb.org.nz

We will review and interview applicants on an ongoing basis. The recruitment process may close early if the right candidate is found.

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