Community Registered Mental Health Nurse For Hutt South Community Mental Health Teamat Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Hutt Valley -
Through integration and collaboration, we'rebuilding a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability,whānau-centred care, and excellence. About the roleWe have part time/full time vacancies for a motivated and enthusiastic Registered Mental Health Nurse to join our integrated multi-disciplinary team.
You will be working with an experienced team, who strive to provide high quality care/treatment to tāngata whaiora and their family/whānau requiring access to Specialist Mental Health and Addiction Services and live in the Lower Hutt community.If you are a Registered Community Mental Health Nurse with the following attributes we are looking for you:Ability to work using a team nursing approach within the wider Multidisciplinary Team (MDT), and demonstrate values consistent with the Wellington District Local Adult Specialist Mental Health and Addiction Service.Committed to the principles of Te Tiriti ō Waitangi.Practicing in a manner that service users determine as being culturally safe.Working effectively with tāngata whaiora/consumers/whanau in community mental health and addiction services.
Our vision is for an integrated mental health and addiction service, with a focus on local delivery across the district. Our Local Adult SpecialistMental Health and Addiction Service principles. The service will follow consistent principles in design and Model of Care, but will have the flexibility to deliver locally appropriate services that will meet the needs of our communities and work in partnership with our local providers.The service seeks to eliminate inequities experienced by Māori, Pacific peoples, disabled people and other groups.Over the next 12-18 months, we are moving to a locality development model. Each locality contains one or more 'home bases', staffed by clinicians and support staff who provide a range of clinical and non-clinical services, contributing to functions that align with their capabilities, training, and expertise.
These functions include:Primary Care and Community Transitions, focusing on working with local GPs and nurse practitioners to meet the needs of our tāngata whaiora and whānau from service entry to exit;First Response, including intake/assessment and providing a rapid response for tāngata whaiora and whānau experiencing acute mental health distress;Local Mental Health and Addiction, which consists of long-term case management using a tailored model to the community (e.g., the Flexible Assertive Community Team model/FACT) and other functions specific to the locality/home bases, including Focused Intervention and Advanced Therapies.About the Team/Service/ LocationAre you ready to make a difference for our local district specialist mental health and addiction services?We are looking for a person-directed, values-driven Community Registered Mental Health Nurse clinician for the Hutt South (Lower Hutt) within our Local Adult Specialist Mental Health and Addiction Service.You will work closely with experienced clinicians to deliver safe, effective and integrated specialist mental health and addiction treatment in our local communities.
Our service has a strong, dedicated and supportive team culture, and an established Learning and Development Centre to tautoko your career development. We also pride ourselves on having fun and celebrating ourselves and our professional milestones.If you are ready to work in a team that value humour, compassion and self-care alongside delivering excellence in their day to day mahi, then this is the team for you!About youYou will be a registered mental health professional with a current Annual Practising Certificate.You must have completion of an undergraduate (leading to registration) or post graduate program in mental health or intellectual disability nursing.You must have a full and clean Driver's License and the ability to consent and complete NZ or international Police vetting (Vulnerable Children's Act 2015).You will be an experienced, registered mental health professional (Community Mental Health Nurse)who is passionate about working in a way that is person-directed, trauma-informed, compassionate, and offers help and hope.You will work in a way that is holistic, integrated and collaborative, recognising people's physical health and social needs and in partnership with primary care and non-government (NGO) providers.You understand the importance of cultural competence and equity, providing practice that is consistent with the spirit and intent of Te Tiriti ō Waitangi.You understand the importance of person-directed care and intentional peer support.You are mindful of the needs of our diverse population, for instance, Pacific peoples, refugee and migrant communities, disabled people/tāngata whaikaha, rainbow communities, and those living in rural areas/isolated from health services.Working at Health New ZealandHealth New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is'the weaving of wellness'.
We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare forthe people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. Our people are at the heart ofeverything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers andhonouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.We embrace diversityand welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages,ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverseand inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service ourcommunity.
We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus onMāori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community. How to ApplyTo apply please click 'apply now.' All applications must be submitted through our online careers' portal. 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 advert.