Description

• Take the next step in your Child and Adolescent Psychiatry career in beautiful New Zealand
• Advance your career working in a multidisciplinary team across services
  
• Full-time permanent and fixed-term positions are available across New Zealand in Christchurch, Counties Manukau, Lakes District, Invercargill, Waitemata, Waikato and Capital Coast

About the roles

Exciting opportunities are available for qualified Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists (Senior Medical Officers) who want to make a positive impact while working in a dynamic, multidisciplinary, and supportive team. We are looking for Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists who are passionate about delivering quality care to our patients.

As a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, you will play a crucial role in providing comprehensive psychiatric care, including assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning for our young patients experiencing mild to severe mental health disorders. Your work will directly contribute to improving the mental health and wellbeing of children and adolescents in our community.

You will be joining a collaborative, values-driven team all with a shared purpose: to make a meaningful difference in the lives of young people. We strive to provide a supportive, flexible working environment for all our staff.

Positions are available across New Zealand with immediate start dates, or you can speak with our recruitment team about your plans to move to New Zealand.

About you

To work as a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist (Senior Medical Officer) in New Zealand, you must become registered to practice with the Medical Council of New Zealand. Practitioners must meet competency standards and hold Annual Practising Certificates (APCs) to work safely and effectively.

Call New Zealand home 

Once offered a position, our internal Health Immigration team can provide free support to you and your family with immigrating to New Zealand. Senior Medical Officers are on the New Zealand immigration green list, so you have the opportunity for permanent residency in New Zealand.

One of the best things about living and working in New Zealand is the opportunity to experience nature, outdoor adventure and vibrant cities so close to where you live and work. You're never far away from your next adventure in New Zealand with access to hiking, skiing, mountain biking, and water sports, as well as fine dining and diving into traditional experiences to learn more about Mori culture all across the country.

Salary and benefits

Senior Medical Officers receive 6 weeks of annual leave and 12 paid public holidays, giving you time to explore our beautiful country and raise a family in our diverse communities. Along with your base salary as a Senior Medical Officer, you will have an annual Continuing Medical Education (CME) allowance of NZ $16K (pro-rated for part-time employees), reimbursement of your registration and practising certificate fees and your professional indemnity insurance is covered by Health New Zealand.

Senior Medical Officers receive a base salary relative to their level of experience.

• Medical Officers annual salaries range NZ $142K - NZ $210K plus allowances
• Medical Specialists annual salaries range NZ $185K - NZ $267K plus allowances

Additional allowances are paid on top of base salary and vary due to location and service.

Working for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome all applications including those from diverse Mori, Pacific disabled and rainbow communities.

How to apply

Please click 'apply now' to move forward. All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal. If you have questions, please email our recruiters at internationalrecruitmentcentre@tewhatuora.govt.nz

We only accept online applications. Please apply via our website.

Requirements

To work as a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist (Senior Medical Officer) in New Zealand, you must become registered to practice with the Medical Council of New Zealand. Practitioners must meet competency standards and hold Annual Practising Certificates (APCs) to work safely and effectively.