Mental Health & Addictions Nurse
Lower Hutt
Location:
You will manage acute and chronic presentations in older adults and be a key point of contact for whanau and informal support systems.
You will be joining a responsive and cohesive team who are passionate about enhancing possibilities and opportunities for ageing well in later life.This is a community role
The team works alongside the Geriatric service at Hutt Valley and has strong links with regional psychogeriatric and adult mental health services.
You will be working with a strong team of experienced clinicians who will support you professionally.
We are a friendly, collegial and highly functioning team.
About youYou will be an experienced Mental Health Nurse with at least 5 years of recent work experience, preferably in the area of older adult specialty.
You will be skilled in mental state assessment/formulation, management of psychiatric illness, oversight of medication; and assessment and management of risk.
Applicants who have less experience, but have completed their NESP in Mental Health, will be considered if there is a special interest in working with older adults.
An ability to work as part of a team is essential.You will bring experience and understanding of the following: Establishing partnership as the basis for therapeutic relationshipModels of Mental Health Nursing practiseProvision of high quality nursing and psycho-social interventions through specialist assessment, treatment planning and review with a rehabilitative recovery focus for the client and whanau Coordination of intensive intervention and case management for clients in crisis when appropriateComprehensive specialist mental health assessmentsCase management and coordination of care for clients and their whanauLiaison with other health providers, mental health teams, geriatric medicine, NGO
We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability.
A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community.
- Hutt Valley CommunityContract: Permanent Full Time (1 FTE) Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders.
- re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.
- s Mental Health Team, based in Lower Hutt.We provide assessment, treatment and rehabilitation interventions for older adults experiencing functional mental ill health and/or behavioural and psychological symptoms secondary to degenerative neurocognitive conditions, primarily dementia.
You will manage acute and chronic presentations in older adults and be a key point of contact for whanau and informal support systems.
You will be joining a responsive and cohesive team who are passionate about enhancing possibilities and opportunities for ageing well in later life.This is a community role
- seeing people in their own homes or in residential careAbout the Team/Service/ Location You will join one other experienced mental health nurse in the team and work alongside the rest of the MDT which consists of Psychiatrists with a specialty in older age, Occupational Therapists, Social Worker, Clinical Psychologist and Nurse Practitioner.
The service is predominately based in the community, visiting clients at home or in aged care facilities.
The mental health nurse will work both individually and alongside their team colleagues with service users and the family/whanau.The team works alongside the Geriatric service at Hutt Valley and has strong links with regional psychogeriatric and adult mental health services.
You will be working with a strong team of experienced clinicians who will support you professionally.
We are a friendly, collegial and highly functioning team.
About youYou will be an experienced Mental Health Nurse with at least 5 years of recent work experience, preferably in the area of older adult specialty.
You will be skilled in mental state assessment/formulation, management of psychiatric illness, oversight of medication; and assessment and management of risk.
Applicants who have less experience, but have completed their NESP in Mental Health, will be considered if there is a special interest in working with older adults.
An ability to work as part of a team is essential.You will bring experience and understanding of the following: Establishing partnership as the basis for therapeutic relationshipModels of Mental Health Nursing practiseProvision of high quality nursing and psycho-social interventions through specialist assessment, treatment planning and review with a rehabilitative recovery focus for the client and whanau Coordination of intensive intervention and case management for clients in crisis when appropriateComprehensive specialist mental health assessmentsCase management and coordination of care for clients and their whanauLiaison with other health providers, mental health teams, geriatric medicine, NGO
- s, PHO - s, social and government agencies to facilitate care and treatments for clients Participation and contribution to service planning and quality projects The successful applicant will have the following:New Zealand Nursing registrationCompletion of an undergraduate programme in MH nursing leading to registration or a post graduate MH nursing (NESP meets this criteria).
- s licenceWorking at Health New Zealand Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is
- the weaving of wellness
- . We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Our people are at the heart of everything we do.
Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability.
A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community.
We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.
How to Apply To apply please click- apply now.
- All applications must be submitted through our online careers
- portal by 26th May If you have any questions about the role, please contact Marianne.Lovgren@tewhatuora.govt.nzWe will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advertisement.
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