Mental Health Nurse For Regional Rangatahi Adolescent Inpatient Service

Contract : Full time opportunity, rotating and rostered shifts

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. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity for a Registered nurse to join our multi-disciplinary team at the Regional Rangatahi Adolescent Inpatient Service (RRAIS), based at Kenepuru Hospital.

The Rangatahi Unit is a 12 bedded mental health acute unit that provides a service for adolescents who are experiencing an acute episode of mental illness. RRAIS is one of three adolescent inpatient services in New Zealand. It is a regional service for the lower North Island providing for adolescents from the Wellington region up to and including Gisborne.

We are a dynamic and enthusiastic team with a passion for providing specialist assessment and treatment to rangatahi aged 13 to 17 years inclusive and their whanau. You will fit into a strong team culture of collaborative practice, openness, humour, fun and respect across all our disciplines. The salary will be dependent on experience and collective agreement.

About the Team / Service Location

You will be joining a service that is committed to high standards of practice and supports on-going professional development for staff through regular supervision, an excellent professional development and recognition programme (PDRP), regular in-service training and support towards external education.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop your clinical skills on a shift-by-shift basis. The focus is on delivering individualised, evidence based and multi-disciplinary interventions within an inpatient setting, that are holistic, recovery focused, culturally respectful and promote wellbeing and independence.

About you

We are seeking Registered nurses who are enthusiastic, innovative, passionate about youth and committed to working alongside youth and their whanau.

We want to hear from you if :

• You feel you can make a difference
• You have lots of energy and an ability to think on your feet
• You want a job that provides variety, and no two days are the same.
• You want to be paid to have fun whilst supporting our most vulnerable youth on their recovery journey
• You are keen to learn from the young people and be part of a fantastic passionate team

Working 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. If you have any questions about the role, please contact

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advertisement.

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