Clinical Team Member - Aronui Ora

• Are you a Registered Nurse, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Psychotherapist or Clinical Psychologist with a current APC?
• Bring your clinical mental health experience and join our team at Aronui Ora (Maternal Mental Health).
• Permanent, Full-time (40 hours per week), Monday to Friday

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

Aronui Ora is a specialist adult mental health service mental health care during pregnancy and early parenthood (the first 12 months of an infant’s life). 

Experience the rewards of working within our specialist maternal mental health team, Aronui Ora - an exciting and rewarding area of mental health requiring advanced clinical skills in relation to adults, infants and the parent-infant relationship.

As part of our multi-disciplinary team, you will provide comprehensive mental health assessments and therapeutic interventions.  There is a case management component to this generic clinical role.  We work with people who are experiencing significant distress during pregnancy and early parenthood.  In our culturally responsive practice, we are very inclusive of partners, family supports and wider whānau. 

For further details, please refer to the position description here.

Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills

We welcome applications from experienced NZ registered Mental Health Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Clinical Psychologists, Psychotherapists and Social Workers.

• Ideally you will have 4 – 5 years post-graduate experience in community mental health setting.
• Experience working within maternal mental health would be an advantage.
• You must be a NZ registered Mental Health Professional with a current APC.
• A full and clean NZ driver licence is essential in this community-based role.

For more information about this role please contact Hunter, Rachel Jane (Clinical Team Leader) via rachelhunt@adhb.govt.nz.

 Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation

We are Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland. We provide health and disability services to more than half a million people living in central Auckland, regional services for Northland and greater Auckland, and specialist national services for the whole of New Zealand. Our main sites are Auckland City Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre and Starship Children’s Hospital, located in central Auckland.

We are part of Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealand’s national health service. Te Whatu Ora leads the day-to-day running of the health system, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels. 

We are also an Accredited Employer with Immigration NZ (Please visit Immigration NZ Accredited Employer Work Visa for more information if you will be needing a Work Visa)

We are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngāti Whātua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand. We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.

He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working here

We recognise there is more to life than mahi | work, and we encourage and provide access to all our staff several services and benefits to support themselves whilst they are employed within Te Toka Tumai Auckland. 

For more information on what we offer, please click here.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

Please submit your application online, outlining your experience and motivation to apply to this role.

If you have any queries about accessibility, or technical issues with the online process, please contact Reshma Amin - Recruitment Consultant at Reshmaa@adhb.govt.nz or 021574042   to discuss how we can best support your application.