Psychiatrist / Psychiatric Registrar
Support wellbeing through culturally responsive, evidence-informed practice.
About the role
The Fono LagiOla Healthy Minds Service, is seeking a Psychiatrist or Psychiatric Registrar to join our Pacific-led, community-based mental health service. We welcome applications from clinicians at different stages of training and will tailor the role, scope of practice, and supervision accordingly.
This role offers the opportunity to work within a holistic Pacific model of care, alongside a multidisciplinary team delivering integrated health and social services to individuals, families, and communities.
Key responsibilities:
- Psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning within a community and whānau-centred context
- Ongoing clinical management of clients with a range of mental health and wellbeing needs
- Working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, including clinicians, health coaches, and cultural support staff
- Contributing to service development, quality improvement, and clinical governance in a public sector / NGO setting
- For registrars: participating in supervised clinical practice that meets RANZCP training requirements
- Psychiatric Registrars will work under the supervision of an experienced consultant psychiatrist. Psychiatrists will provide clinical leadership, clinical oversight, and support for complex presentations.
About you
- You will be a skilled clinician who values cultural practice and collaborative care.
- Psychiatrists (FRANZCP-qualified or nearing completion) with vocational registration, or eligibility for registration, with the Medical Council of New Zealand
- Psychiatric Registrars enrolled in, or eligible for enrolment in, the RANZCP psychiatry training programme
- Have an understanding of, or a genuine commitment to, Pacific models of care, cultural safety, and equity-focused practice
- Value working in partnership with families, communities, and wider health and social services
- Communicate effectively and work well within multidisciplinary teams
- Pacific language skills and lived experience are an advantage.
Location: Manurewa