• Nurse Therapist Role, Hillmorton Hospital Christchurch
• Permanent Part-Time 0.5FTE opportunity
• Be part of the South Island's only specialised publicly funded Anxiety Disorders Service, with a proactive team of highly skilled professionals who deliver evidence-based CBT and value professional development.

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

• As a Nurse Therapist in the anxiety disorders service, your core focus is delivering evidence-based treatment, predominantly Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for adults with anxiety disorders. You will conduct clinical assessments, formulate and deliver CBT interventions tailored to individual needs to address
• Primary anxiety disorders including OCD, PTSD, GAD, social phobia, and panic disorder with or without agoraphobia. In this specialist service, you will routinely need to consider complex, overlapping diagnoses and comorbid neurodiversity, such as autism.

About the Team

• You will work within the Specialist Mental Health Service at Hillmorton Hospital Waitaha Canterbury, and part of a supportive, vibrant team made up of clinical psychologists and interns, a consultant psychiatrist and registrar, profession-specific therapists (SW, OT) Pukenga Atawhai and administrative support.

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About you

• As a Nurse Therapist, you have an important role providing the perspective of your profession in our MDT and bringing your experience of assessing and treating severe anxiety.
• Benefits for you include that we can support your learning by sharing our collective expertise, and we place strong value on professional development. We value you as a person and want our workplace to be a place of belonging where you can thrive. You would receive regular supervision and mentorship.

Please ensure you include a covering letter to highlight your relevant skillset and experience.

Working at 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 applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to Apply

To apply please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portalIf you have any questions about the role, please contact Recruitment Partner Kerri McCarthy on [email protected]

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

Whilst Health New Zealand is undergoing change, affected employees will be given preference and priority for this position.