Health Improvement Practitioner

Health Improvement Practitioner

• South Canterbury
• 20 hours (0.5 FTE) weekdays  
• Permanent Part-time

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 Integrated Primary Mental Health and Addiction (IPMHA) model provides easy access to mental wellbeing support through it being available in General Practice sites across the country.

The key purpose of the Health Improvement Practitioner (HIP) is to work within general practice as a regular team member. To provide brief, evidence based behavioural interventions to individuals, groups and families/whanau for both mental health and physical health conditions in people of all ages using the IPMHA model.

As a registered healthcare professional, the successful applicant will have a background in mental health and addiction and be motivated to provide interventions to support people to thrive and flourish in alignment of their values. The ability to work autonomously and be part a multidisciplinary team contributing to health outcomes is also key to the success of this role.

Specific Health Improvement Practitioner training will be given as part of this role.

About the Team/Service/ Location

The Health Improvement Practitioner is based in Primary Care working collaboratively within the general Practice Teams as an integrated team member.

This is a permanent, part-time role, covering the South Canterbury region (this could include Twizel, Geraldine, Timaru, Pleasant Point, Temuka and Waimate). We are open to having more than one person fill this 0.5 FTE vacancy and we ask you to please detail your preferred working hours/FTE in your application.

About you

• A registered health professional with recent extensive clinical experience within Mental Health and Addictions service.
• Professionally registered in NZ as per legislative requirements relevant to your profession and hold a current APC.
• A current full driver’s license is essential given the community facing nature of the role.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal are required to carry out the intervention sessions and the associated reporting.
• Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth.
• Experience in projects / initiatives which give effect to Te Tiriti principals and frameworks, and the application of Mātauranga Māori and Kaupapa Māori approaches, particularly as they apply in healthcare settings.
  

Working for Health New Zealand

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 when they do 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 are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

• We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.
• We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to Apply

Please apply for this vacancy online at:  https://scdhb.careercentre.net.nz/Job/Health-Improvement-Practitioner/Primary-and-Community-Services/12382

If you have any questions regarding this role please contact Human Resources by phoning (03) 687 2230.

Closing date for applications: 23 November 2024

Please note, we will be reviewing applications when received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.