Core Social Worker - Tiaho Mai, Inpatient Mental Health

🔍 Manukau, Auckland Region, New Zealand

New

📁: Mental Health

💼: Counties Manukau District

📅   : CMH202414504 Requisition #

Full Time, Permanent

Remuneration as per PSA Allied Health MECA guidelines

The Opportunity:

Gain valuable real-life experience & insights through the role of mental health social worker based in our modern adult inpatient mental health unit - Tiaho Mai, at Middlemore Hospital.

Our state-of-the-art inpatient unit is the first of its kind in New Zealand and assist us in delivering our model of care to our community. The building maximises natural light and has an inner garden, courtyards and extensive therapeutic areas.

We are looking for someone who can demonstrate a genuine commitment to the people who we serve, within the diverse and culturally rich community of Counties Manukau District. Our candidate will demonstrate, excellent communication skills, be highly organised, and possess honesty, integrity and professionalism. You will need to have the ability to promote teamwork and to support our whaiora in their recovery journey by promoting and having a genuine focus on equitable health systems and outcomes.

Your work here within our team of 4 Social Workers, requires flexibility and a nimble approach to supporting our whaiora in a busy and time-pressured environment. You will be part of the multidisciplinary team, working collaboratively with medical specialists, nurses and other allied health experts. Together, we aim to provide excellent care and outcomes for our whaiora on their recovery journey.

Essential:

NZ Registered Social Worker with a current Annual Practising Certificate
Minimum 2 years experience working in a mental health environment as a Social Worker
Experience with psychosocial assessment, mental state assessment, assessment and management of risk, problem solving and care planning tools
Role model and excellent in communication and interpersonal skills
An understanding of working with Maaori and Pasifika communities
Full, clean driver's licence

Benefits:

Annual practicing certificate is refunded
Support with Immigration/Visa
Discounted services as part of our work perks

Please apply online at www.countieshealthjobs.com. To review the position description please click here. For more information on this role, please contact Amy Lin in the Recruitment Centre on 09 2760044 ext 58680 or amy.lin@middlemore.co.nz.

Job Number: CMH202414504

Applications Close: 28 February 2025

At Counties Manukau Health people and their lives matter to us. We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community. To help us achieve this we need a workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maaori and Pacific communities. We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whaanau, community and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan. Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability. Our values are Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga , Kind –Manaakitanga, Together –Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga. If these are your values too, then join us today.

Core Social Worker - Tiaho Mai, Inpatient Mental Health

🔍 Manukau, Auckland Region, New Zealand

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