Job Description

Join Tāmaki Health as a Health Improvement Practitioner and deliver impactful, brief mental health care in a supportive, award-winning team!

Health Improvement Practitioner – Local Doctors – Mount Roskill

Tāmaki Health – Wellness Support Team

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• Are you a psychologist, mental health nurse, counsellor, social worker, AOD practitioner, psychotherapist, or occupational therapist?
• Do you want to be part of a large, award-winning multidisciplinary team with a strong, supportive culture?
• Do you bring the cultural and linguistic competencies to engage meaningfully with our diverse Tāmaki Makaurau communities?
• Are you passionate about making a difference early and effectively in people’s lives?

Join our Wellness Support Team (WST), a pioneering primary mental health service delivering integrated care to high-needs communities across Auckland. With over 90 team members, we are expanding to meet growing demand for wellbeing support in our GP clinics.

About the Role

This is a permanent position, based at the Mt Roskill WST HUB and providing services for clinics in the Mt Roskill area.

A rewarding generalist mental health and wellbeing role embedded in primary care. You will deliver brief, behavioural and psychological health interventions and work in collaboration with GPs, nurses, health coaches, and support workers.

Health Improvement Practitioners (HIPs) use Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT) – a brief, evidence-based model designed to create meaningful change in patients’ lives. You’ll work within a fast-paced, walk-in clinic environment, seeing patients as part of routine care, with warm handovers from the clinical team.

Eligibility Requirements

To be considered for this role, you must have:

• A postgraduate qualification enabling therapeutic work with clients.
• Registration under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act (HPCA) or full NZAC membership.
• At least one year of experience working in a Mental Health service supporting clients or whānau in a clinical or community setting.
• Experience using brief, evidence-based psychological interventions.
• Enthusiasm for delivering brief one-to-one sessions, as well as group-based wellbeing programmes.

About Us

Tāmaki Health’s Wellness Support Team was established in 2012 by Dr David Codyre, one of New Zealand’s leading voices in primary mental health.

We provide holistic support that integrates mental, physical, and social wellbeing for individuals and whānau in high-needs communities. Our stepped care approach ensures timely access to the right level of support.

What We Offer

• Work in a supportive, well-established multidisciplinary team
• Structured induction, supervision, mentoring, and ongoing FACT training
• Regular peer review, reflective practice, and professional development time
• Flexible working options and a variety of clinic locations across Auckland
• Opportunities for growth, innovation, and potential to train others in the HIP model
• A chance to truly make a difference in the lives of people often underserved by traditional mental health services

Apply now – we'd love to hear from you!
Please include a cover letter with your application.

This role may be filled prior to the advertised closing date, so early applications are encouraged.