Consultant Psychiatrist Adult Services
Taranaki Base Hospital, New Plymouth
Permanent, fulltime
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
Permanent vacancies exist for motivated and experienced Psychiatrists to join our team of 13 other Psychiatrists and will work with a dedicated team of medical, nursing and allied health staff primarily caring for people in an integrated setting with complex needs requiring specialist mental health services. These positions will be part of our acute team primarily covering Acute ward General Adult and Consult Liaison work at Taranaki Base Hospital.
Consultation Liaison Psychiatrists are expert at the complex task of managing psychiatric illness in the context of the general hospital and the emergency department. The responsibility of the Psychiatrist is to assure that the proper medical e...