Community - Mental Health Nurse
- Adult Community Mental Health - Referrals Management Service/Care and recovery, Kāinga Tiaki Centre
- Permanent full or part time role (Monday – Friday)
- Seeking applications from experienced Registered Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist
Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity
Kāinga Tiaki Centre is looking for an experienced registered nurse, social worker or occupational therapist to join our well established and innovative community mental health team in Mt Eden. This is a permanent full or part time role.
Kāinga Tiaki Centre is based in the Eden Terrace, right next to Maungawhau Train Station We are a welcoming, supportive centre with a wealth of collective experience and lots of goodwill.
Kāinga Tiaki Centre provides a multi-disciplinary, recovery focussed service for clients living in Central Auckland. You will be part of a dedicated service, supporting excellent clinical care, while developing your existing Mental Health knowledge and clinical skills in an established and multidisciplinary work environment.
As a referrals management clinician, you will have clinical responsibility for facilitating and managing tangata whai i te ora access to the range of Community Mental Health clinical services (CMHS). This includes dealing with enquiries from the public and referrers, managing referrals, undertaking assessments and the provision of general liaison between CMHS, GP’s, other health services and social agencies.
As a Key Worker in a care and recovery team you will have clinical responsibility to utilise your knowledge and skills to assess all complex health needs of the tangata whai i te ora providing care and advice that supports them to manage their overall healthcare needs. You will support the tangata whai i te ora to coordinate their mental health needs
To meet the needs of tangata whai i te ora/ clients/ family / whānau using contemporary care that is safe, appropriate, and effective. The care is based on comprehensive assessment, ensures continuity, and tangata whai i te ora centred, culturally sensitive and evidence-based. You will provide active collaboration, planning and liaison with the multidisciplinary team (MDT), general practitioner (GP) and any other health care providers, including NGOs and inpatient, to enable them to perform their duties to their optimum. You may practice in a variety of clinical contexts to provide a comprehensive range of therapeutic treatment options which can occur in a range of community settings this will be done in partnership with the service user, their families/whānau and communities.
Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills
We are seeking an experienced NZ Registered Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational therapist with a practising certificate.
Our ideal candidate will have a high level of time management and organisational skills whilst demonstrating clinical skills in working with people from a range of cultural backgrounds in a Mental Health setting.
We are looking for a registered health professional with a breadth of experience in a Community Mental Health setting.
As this role is community based, a full and clean NZ driver's licence is essential.
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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.
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 Jade Smith - Recruitment Consultant at jade.smith@tewhatuora.govt.nz to discuss how we can best support your application.
This position is NOT a children's worker under the Children's Act
