Community Mental Health Nurse

• Seeking an experienced registered mental health Nurse to join Awhi Mātua, community mental health team for older adults
• Permanent, Full-time (40 hours) per week, based at Greenlane Clinical Centre, right next to Cornwall Park
• Monday to Friday working week, 8am – 4.30pm

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

Awhi Mātua is a specialist community mental health team, based in Greenlane Clinical Centre. The team serves the central Auckland population of adults over 65 who are experiencing acute mental ill-health or behavioral difficulties associated with dementia. The team will work with people from acute crisis through to continuing care.

We provide a range of specialist assessment and treatment delivered by a multidisciplinary team. The aim is to enhance mental health recovery and optimize quality of life through supporting our people and their family to lead their best lives and live well in their community.

In this role, you’ll be given every chance to thrive as a professional and be part of this vital community-based service.

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

Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills

If you’re New Zealand based, ideally you will be a NZ-registered Mental Health nurse with a current Annual Practicing Certificate and a full, clean driver’s license. If you’re currently overseas, please visit Nursing Council of New Zealand website to check your eligibility to gain NZ registration and practicing certificate.

You will be committed to the following principles:

· Whaiora and Whanau centred

· Recovery oriented

· Equitable health outcomes for Maori and Pasifika

You will need to have excellent interpersonal skills and are able to work effectively with multiple stakeholders with a variety of background and experience.

You will be a NZ registered Mental Health Nurse, with a minimum of three years clinical experience.

Ideally, you will have a postgraduate certificate/diploma in speciality mental health practice.

 This is a community based role, which requires a full NZ Drivers licence.

Applicants will also have:

· Excellent communication skills

· Excellent time management and adaptability

· High level organisational skills

· Possess compassion and is respecting of others, responsive to the needs of the population whom we serve.

For more information about this role please contact Joseph Liou (Clinical Team Leader) for Awhi Mātua at jliou@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.

Apply now at www.careers.adhb.govt.nz quoting job title and reference number

Please attach a Cover Letter and your latest CV.

If you have any queries about this opportunity or 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.