Clinical Nurse Specialist - East Community Mental Healthat Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Waitaha Canterbury -
- based team.We are a busy urban community mental health team coveringthe east quadrant of Christchurch.
Our multidisciplinary team mixes the skillsand talents of Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Pukenga Atawhai, Psychiatrists,Social Workers and Psychologists and Peer Workers.
We focus our care on thosein most need, those with serious and enduring mental illness who cannot becared for in primary care or by NGOs.We are keen to use all the differentskills our multidisciplinary team brings to provide the best care we can forour clients.About YouYou will be a talented, experienced Community Mental HealthNurse who is motivated, hardworking and confident to step into a leadershiprole or one who is already performing well in this role.
You will have a strongprofessional nursing background, an interest in working with other disciplinesin a multidisciplinary team and a talent for supporting and coordinating theresources available to us in our MDT to provide the best patient outcomes wecan.In this role, you will be responsible for:Coordinating the transition of patients in and out of the community mental health team,Overseeing the clinical care provided by nursing and multidisciplinary team,Supporting the Clinical Manager as a leader/change agent,Role modelling nursing clinical excellence to improve health outcomes,Providing support and guidance, including Caseload Reviews, Performance feedback and Performance Appraisals, to nursing staff in the team.Your skills will include:Be registered with the Nursing Council of New Zealand,Post Graduate Nursing diploma in relevant area required,Hold a current Nursing Council of New Zealand practising certificate,Clinical excellence with a focus on Community Mental Health Nursing,Motivation and confidence to be in a leadership role,Ability to lead and get the best out of your colleagues,Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues of different disciplines in our multidisciplinary team.Working at Health New ZealandHealth New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuringexcellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand.
We embrace a workforce thatis diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand andservice our community.We welcome applications from our diverse Māori,Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.
How to ApplyTo apply please click- apply now.
- Allapplications must be submitted through our online careers
- portal by Tuesday 5th August 2025.
If you have any questions about the role, please contact NatalieGaunt at natalie.gaunt@TeWhatuOra.govt.nzWe will review applications as received and may proceedwith the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.