Whakatane - Mental Health Clinical Team Member
The Home-Based Treatment Team is based on the premise that for some people their recovery is better enabled by treating them at home in the community they live in, surrounded by the people they are closest to.The service will operate 7 days a week as an urgent response team that provides assessment, treatment, monitoring, service coordination, support and advice to family/whānau/carers whose loves ones are experiencing a mental health crisis.
The primary functions of the Home-based treatment team are to:Provide an alternative to inpatient admission.Provide intensive response to mental health crisis to prevent an inpatient admission.Support an early facilitated discharge from the psychiatric inpatient unit.Provide intensive support in a community setting, while mental health crisis resolves.Please click here to view the Registered Nurse position description.Please click here to view the Registered Health Professional position description.For more information on living and working in the Bay of Plenty click hereAbout YouWe are looking for a team player, but also someone who is comfortable working autonomously.
You will have sound acute assessment skills, be able to make decisions quickly with patients, staff, and have community safety at the forefront of all decisions made. You will be flexible with your thinking as well as with your ability to work shifts, including weekends and public holidays.We are looking for someone with an open mind who is positive, passionate and has a desire to learn and grow. It is preferable that you have a minimum 3 years' experience in the Mental Health sector. You will need to have Mental Health in your scope of practice.A full, valid drivers licence is required.Working at Health New ZealandHealth New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand.
We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities. How to ApplyTo apply please click apply now.
All applications must be submitted through our online careers' portal by Sunday 6th July. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Katrina Hughes, BP-Careers@tewhatuora.govt.nzWe will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.