Samantha Lisipeki
Waimauku
Summary
I am caring, passionate and motivated about helping and supporting people with their mental and physical wellbeing. I take pride in my work and aspire to use my knowledge and skills to deliver the best outcomes for the people I work with. Known for empathy, analytical skills, and effective communication, ensuring comprehensive patient care and support. I hope to add value to your organization with my clinical skills, dedication and warm and friendly nature.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Health Psychologist – Cancer Support
Te Whatu Ora Health NZ Counties Manukau
03.2022 - Current
- Providing psychological support within the Cancer Support Service
- This is predominantly an outpatient role with some inpatient work
- Conducting psychological assessments and delivering therapeutic interventions with patients
- Supporting the functioning of the Cancer Support team
- Experience with liaising with external services to handover care or to better support patients
Intern Psychologist - Respiratory
Counties Manukau Health
03.2021 - 02.2022
- Providing psychological support within the Respiratory Service
- This role involved working in an inpatient and outpatient setting
- Conducting psychological assessments and developing treatment plans for patients in the Respiratory Service
- Experience with working independently and running a health psychology service within an MDT
- Experience with developing and delivering psychology-based education sessions to support the Respiratory Better Breathing program
- Involved in organizational projects and contributed to improving wellbeing tools for staff
Support Worker - Residential
Emerge Aotearoa
03.2018 - 02.2021
- Company Overview: West Auckland
- I worked at residential sites supporting clients with a history of mental health and in most cases with a forensic background
- My main role was to support clients with living independently in the community and supporting them with leading the life they choose to lead
- It involved a variety of tasks that were centered around establishing key routines, supporting clients with their health and wellbeing and encouraging clients through their journey
- West Auckland
Pre-internship Experience
University of Auckland
02.2020 - 01.2021
- Company Overview: Auckland
- As part of the Postgraduate Diploma in Health Psychology, I completed 300 pre-intern placement hours in varying health psychology contexts
- Cancer Support Team (WDHB) - 38 hours
- General Surgery (ADHB) - 68 hours
- The Auckland Regional Pain Service (ADHB) - 120 hours
- Tāmaki Health - 20 hours
- Diabetes & Renal (a few days spent with Cardiology & Respiratory) (CMDHB) – 57 hours
- Auckland
Customer Service Representative
Rheem NZ Limited
08.2010 - 04.2018
- Company Overview: Avondale, Auckland
- This position involved looking after key customers to answer queries and order processing
- It involved understanding customer issues and engaging in problem solving techniques to maintain customer satisfaction
- This role included travelling to Gisborne and New Plymouth as a sales representative to maintain key relationships with merchants
- This role involved creating and maintaining key internal and external relationships and working effectively as part of a team
- Avondale, Auckland
Customer Contact Specialist
Kiwirail
03.2005 - 08.2010
- Company Overview: North Shore, Auckland
- This position involved looking after freight for key IMEX customers
- It involved making key decisions and constructing plans to resolve issues that were presented on the network and communicating this to customers
- It was necessary to create and maintain key internal and external relationships
- North Shore, Auckland
Education
Post Graduate Diploma - Health Psychology
University of Auckland
05.2022
Certificate of Proficiency - Health Psychology
University of Auckland
04.2020
Master of Science - Health Psychology
Massey University
04.2020
Graduate Diploma - Psychology
Massey University
04.2017
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
University of Auckland
04.2009
Skills
- Passionate about helping others and improving people's health and wellbeing
- Understanding people within their sociocultural context
- Self-motivated
- Plan and prioritize a high workload
- Self-reflective
- Open to feedback
- Friendly and positive attitude
- Both independent and a team player
- I have a good foundation of knowledge for various therapeutic interventions most notably ACT and CBT
- Committed to professional development and enhancing my skills
Professional Development
- 20/03/25, Undertook the He Puna Whakaata training - Therapeutic Activities to Guide Change. Facilitated by Te Rau Ora.
- 11/01/23, Attended the Psychosocial Oncology New Zealand Conference.
- 05/01/23, Completed Foundational CBT online course.
- 11/01/22, Attended Hospice Palliative Care Conference.
- 06/01/22, Completed the ‘ACT for beginners’ online course.
- 12/01/21, Attended the online workshop Trauma-Informed Approaches: From Māori and Pacific perspectives hosted by Whāraurau.
- 07/01/21, Attended the workshop ACT for adults - Learning to become fluid and flexible with the ACT core processes presented by Louise Hayes.
- 03/01/21, Attended the Compassion in Healthcare Conference 2021.
- 03/01/21, Engaged with Pasifika cultural competency training – presented by Le Va.
- 09/01/18, ‘Developing cultural competence for working with diverse sexualities' at the 50th Jubilee Psych society conference.
Timeline
Health Psychologist – Cancer Support
Te Whatu Ora Health NZ Counties Manukau
03.2022 - Current
Intern Psychologist - Respiratory
Counties Manukau Health
03.2021 - 02.2022
Pre-internship Experience
University of Auckland
02.2020 - 01.2021
Support Worker - Residential
Emerge Aotearoa
03.2018 - 02.2021
Customer Service Representative
Rheem NZ Limited
08.2010 - 04.2018
Customer Contact Specialist
Kiwirail
03.2005 - 08.2010
Certificate of Proficiency - Health Psychology
University of Auckland
Master of Science - Health Psychology
Massey University
Graduate Diploma - Psychology
Massey University
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
University of Auckland
Post Graduate Diploma - Health Psychology
University of Auckland
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