Addiction Medicine

placeWellington calendar_month24/04/2025

Location:

113 Adelaide Road, Mt Cook, WellingtonService: Tūhonohono Addiction Services Contract: Permanent, full time (40 hours p/w)Salary: As per ASMS SECAHealth 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 roleWe are looking for a Consultant Addiction Medicine Physician or Consultant Psychiatrist at our Tūhonohono Addiction Services.The role also involves working closely with case managers and other staff within the service, to ensure collaborative care.

The Consultant is also responsible for liaison and support of primary care providers as well as NGO partners.

The role also entails supporting the medical development of this service and liaising with other services/hospital departments as required.About the Team/Service/ LocationTūhonohono Addiction Services (Community Alcohol and Drug Service, Opioid Treatment Service, provision of the Managed Withdrawal Service and Co-Existing Disorder Service) is a multidisciplinary team comprising of nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, specialist medical staff, and administration staff.

We are a collective of skilled professionals that value working in a client and whānau centred manner, including cultural and community connections, to deliver high quality services to those we work with.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 3 sub-region

greater Wellington, Hutt Valley and Wairarapa.

Te Korowai Whariki services include regional forensic and rehabilitation services covering the Central region while the intellectual disability services extend the length and breadth of the country from six bases located in Whangarei, Auckland, Cambridge, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin.Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley district is located centrally in Wellington and has over 6,000 full-time equivalent staff, making us one of the 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 youVocationally registered with the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ)Hold Fellowship in Addiction Speciality or Fellowship with medical college and be able to register for vocational registration with the MCNZOr Hold Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrist (FRANZCP)Faculty of the chapter of Addiction Medicine can be entered through a number of training pathways (including General Practice)Work in collaboration with multidisciplinary teamAble to provide consistently high standards of medical careRelevant experience and trainingWorking for Health New Zealand | Te Whatu OraHealth 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.How to applyTo apply please click

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All applications must be submitted through our online careers
If you have any questions about the role, please email sandra.tam@ccdhb.org.nzWe will review and interview applicants on an ongoing basis, recruitment process may closed early if the right candidate is found.We are accepting recruitment agency
s applicants, please apply online.

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