Professional Advisor
Qualifications Assessor - PD
Professional Advisor - Qualifications Assessor (Professional Advisor)
PositionDescription
The Board’s purpose
To protect the health and safety of members of the public by providing for mechanisms to ensure that Psychotherapists are
competent and fit to practise their professions.
Date:October 2016
Reporting to: The Board’s Registrar
Functional relationships: Registrar, Qualifications Committee, the Board.
Commitment:up to 8 hours per qualification assessment.
Note:Work flow cannot be predicted. As much notice as possible will be given by the Registrar or Registration Officer, and communication will be ongoing.
Remuneration: $80.00 per hour.
Positionpurpose
To contribute to the Board’s principal purpose of protecting the health and safety of members of the public by:
- assessing overseas applications for registration[1];
- assessing return to practice applications as per Board policy;
- assessing supervisor approval requests as per Board policy; and
- assessing request for extensions to the Interim Psychotherapist Scope of Practice on a case by case basis.
Requirements
- a masters-level qualification or equivalent in psychotherapy;
- a psychotherapist in the Psychotherapist Scope of Practice or Psychotherapist Scope of Practice with Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist Specialism;
- current AnnualPractising Certificate, with no conditions; and
- personal computer, access to the internet and the required tools to undertake the role.
Experience
- a minimum of 10 years post-qualification psychotherapy experience;
- a minimum of 5 years experience providing clinical supervision; and
- knowledge of psychotherapy training, including assessment processes.
Skills
- relationship management;
- personal organisation and self-management; self-directed, self-motivated; ability to meet deadlines;
- teamwork and cooperation;
- commitment to quality, service and improvement;
- excellent oral and written communication skills;
- proficient in Microsoft Office;
- analytical thinking and ability to systematically use information to reach decisions; and
- ability to generate and implement innovative improvement.
Professional Advisorswill be required to develop
- knowledge of the role, functions and purposeof the Board;
- knowledge of Board policies and standards; and
- knowledge of the HPCAA and other relevant legislation.
Responsibilities / Tasks / Expected outcomes
Assessment of overseas
applications for registration. /
- Assess qualifications of overseas applications for: comparability to Board-approved qualifications and in line with the Board’s ‘Policy criteria expected for comparable qualifications’; make recommendations to the Board’s Qualifications Committee.
- Advise the Board on any changes that may be required to the ‘Policy criteria expected for comparable qualifications’, as may be appropriate.
- Advise the Board of changes to overseas qualifications and how these may affect entry into the profession in New Zealand
- Identify and report on trends and themes in applications from overseas applications
- Qualifications are appropriately assessed
- The Board is advised and policy is kept up to date The Board is advised and kept up to date on international changes and how these may affect applicants applying to register in New Zealand
- Trends and themes in overseas applications are reported on when required
Return to Practice /
- Assess return to practice applications
- Applications are appropriately assessed within Board policy.
Interim Psychotherapist Scope of Practice applications /
- Assess applications for extensions to the Interim Psychotherapists Scope of Practice timeframe
- Applications are appropriately assessed within Board policy.
Supervisor approval /
- Assess applications for Board approved supervisors
- Applications are appropriately assessed.
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[1](Under section 15(2) an authority may for the purposes of subsection (1)(b) treat any overseas qualification as a prescribed qualification if, in the opinion of the authority, that qualification is equivalent to, or as satisfactory as, a prescribed qualification).