Registered Nurse - Mental Health
Use your nursing skills to assess, plan, implement, monitor taiohi/whanau needs in our Acute Alternative service, supporting people with mental illness
**Mo matou | Pathways**
As a leading mental health and addiction service in Aotearoa, we empower individuals to live full lives in their communities. Prioritising mental health while aiming for overall well-being, we foster strong whanau connections. Our commitment to personalised support is reflected in our 'whatever it takes' wairua and spirit.
**Nga ahuatanga kei a matou | The benefits**- Increased Kiwi saver contribution
- 5th week of annual leave after 12 months of employment
- 2 well-being days annually
- HealthNow Payment Card - $250 per year to support Health and Wellbeing for you and your whanau
- Perk & Perk Plus discount app
The role is part-time working 24 hours per week from Sunday to Tuesday 7am - 3.30pm, based in Christchurch.**
We have an opportunity for a Registered Nurse with mental health or comprehensive scope of practice to join our Peer Acute Alternative Service based in a beautiful Christchurch. Te Ao Marama is a peer led acute alternative to hospital where a registered nurse is providing health professional support alongside peer support workers with medication management and education, risk strategies, nursing observations and partnership with other stakeholders.Registered nurses are an integral part of the team supporting tangata whaiora in a homelike environment recover from an experience of mental distress. Our service is an alternative to hospital admission and is supported by a total of 24 staff members across the various shift patterns.
Responsibilities include:
- Support people to identify and meet their individual health and social care needs through exceptional clinical support
- Ongoing risk assessments
- Develop clinically appropriate goal plans in partnership with tangata whai ora
- Liaise with other services as required
- Focusing on the individuals needs and providing culturally safe practice
- A current NZ Nursing registration
- Comprehensive and/or psychiatric scope, and the ability to work within the field of mental health
- Mental health experience preferred
- A current full New Zealand driver's license
- A current New Zealand first aid certificate or be prepared to obtain one
- Knowledge of the NGO sector, and the Christchurch Health and Social Services systems
- A demonstrated ability and cultural competence in working with Maori, and understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Candidates must have the right to work in New Zealand and hold registration with the NZ Nursing Council.
Sound like you? Apply now. We'd love to hear from you.
**Advert closes:** 27 February 2026. Please note, the advert may close sooner if a suitable candidate is found.
**Position Description:** https://www.wisegroup.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/PW-Registered-Nurse.pdf
**Contact:** Franziska Kerdemelidis at franziska.kerdemelidis@pathways.co.nz if you have any questions.
F *or further information, visit our website www.pathways.co.nz*
*Pathways is committed to healthy lifestyles and actively supports a smoke free environment. We encourage people with lived experience of mental illness & addictions to apply.*