Health Improvement Practitioner
Core
Provide immediately accessible, evidence-based brief intervention talking therapies (including Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) to individuals and whānau within a general practice clinic to improve physical, mental, social, and spiritual wellbeing.
Role type
Generalist mental health practitioner (brief interventions)
Builds
Brief psychological interventions, evidence-based group programmes, and intervention pathways
Domain
Primary care / General practice / Mental health
Required skills
Registered mental health professional (psychologist, psychotherapist, mental health nurse, social worker, occupational therapist, DAPAANZ registered Counsellor, or NZCA member with Te Whatu Ora Accreditation), training in talking therapies (ACT, FACT, CBT), ability to work in a fast-paced general practice environment, cultural sensitivity
Preferred skills
Experience with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), experience with Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT), experience with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Responsibilities
Deliver brief psychological interventions to patients, deliver evidence-based group programmes, provide consultation and education to General Practice team members, develop intervention pathways alongside GPs and nurses
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on clinician