AR-239 Consultant Psychiatrist SMO for Assertive Community Outreach Services – Auckland New Zealand

This service provides a range of high-quality therapeutic programmes with a strong, multi-disciplinary focus. The community mental health teams provide a comprehensive range of therapeutic treatment options in collaboration with service users, their families and local communities. This is achieved through the assessment and management of complex health needs with the provision of effectively planned, episodic care that supports them to manage their overall healthcare needs along with home-based treatment options available.

The primary purpose of the role is to:
 Meet the needs of tangata whai i te ora (service user) and their family/whānau using
contemporary care, which is safe, appropriate and effective. The care is based on
comprehensive assessment, ensures continuity, and tangata whai i te ora centred, culturally
sensitive and evidence based.
 Provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment in collaboration with the tangata whai i te ora,
their family/whānau and carers and the multidisciplinary team to promote recovery
Key result area Expected outcomes / performance indicators – position specific
Clinical  Assessment, formulation and treatment is planned, implemented
and evaluated in collaboration with the tangata whai i te ora, their
family/whānau and the MDT
 Assume role of responsible clinician
 Prescribe and oversee Medical interventions
 Maintain accurate records ensuring timely and collaborative use of
the electronic documentation system employed by Te Toka Tumai
Auckland
 Provide education and information to tangata whai i te ora and their
families/whānau
 Completes all required documentation including forms, letters and
clinical notes
Communication
and Liaison
 Ensure active collaboration with tangata whai i te ora
 Ensure continuity of care between treatment settings.
 Engage in liaison with family/whānau and carers
 Ensure effective communication with other treatment providers,
particularly the General Practitioner
 Document all communication and collaboration in the clinical record
Teaching and
Supervision
 Provide Registrar supervision in accordance with RANZCP
requirements
 Provide education and supervision of junior medical staff and
students
 Complete required written assessments for junior medical staff
Service
Development
 Identify opportunities for quality improvement
 Contribute to quality improvement project work
 Participate in auditing and evaluation
 Attend service development forums as necessary
 Participate in research as negotiated
Cultural Safety  Maintain active knowledge related to responsibilities related to the
Te Tiriti o Waitangi
 Collaborate with cultural advisors
 Practice according to Tikanga Best Practice Policy
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Professional
Development
 Compliance with the RANZCP CPD programme or similar as
approved by MCNZ
 Participation in an approved Peer Review group
 Participation in Grand Rounds and local CME
 Attendance at relevant national and international conferences
 Attendance at relevant service level training
Key result area Expected outcomes / performance indicators for all Te Toka Tumai
employees
Te Tiriti o
Waitangi
 Supports the pursuit of Māori health gain as well as achieving equitable
health outcomes for Māori
 Supports tangata whenua/mana whenua led change to deliver mana
motuhake and Māori self-determination in the design, delivery and
monitoring of health care
 Supports Māori oversight and ownership of decision-making processes
necessary to achieve Māori health equity
 Support the expression of hauora Māori models of care and
mātauranga Māori
Equity  Commits to helping all of our residents achieve equitable health
outcomes
 Demonstrates critical consciousness and on-going self-reflection and
self-awareness in terms of the impact of their own culture on
interactions and service delivery
 Supports the dismantling of policies, procedures and practices that
cause inequity
 Supports Māori-led responses
 Supports Pacific-led responses
Digital  Supports digital tools that foster organisational effectiveness
Whānau-centric  Supports improved service engagement with whānau
 Supports people and whaiora experience in the design, delivery and
evaluation of services
Resilient services  Demonstrates performance improvement and efficiency
 Supports the implementation of agreed continuous improvement
initiatives
Health & Safety  Takes responsibility for keeping self and others free from harm at work
 Complies with the requirements of the Health and Safety policy and
procedures of Te Toka Tumai
Risk  Actively participates in Te Toka Tumai’s approach to risk management
Digital  Supports digital tools that foster organisational effectiveness
Recordkeeping  Creates accurate and appropriate records to support and evidence
business activities and regularly files to ensure that corporate
information is secure, unchanged and not removed until its compliant
disposal date.
Matters which must be referred to the Clinical Team Leader
 Performance and/or competence concerns
 Situations that place patients, staff or yourself at significant risk without support
 Professional issues
 Clinical standards failure
 Competence concerns
 Situations that place patients, staff or yourself at significant risk without support
 Fitness to Practice Issues

Please contact Larry with a full position description.