Community Registered Mental Health Nurse -Local Adult Specialist Mental Health & Addiction Service

Location :   Hutt South Community Mental Health Team, Central Lower Hutt

Contract :   Full Time and Part Time available (Monday to Friday)

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora isfirmly 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

We 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 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 :

About the Team / Service / Location

Are 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 you

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 by 29th July. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Marianne.Lovgren@tewhatuora.govt.nz

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

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