Clinical Nurse Advisor - Mental Health Service For Older Adults

Clinical Nurse Advisor - Mental Health Service for Older Adults

Clinical Nurse Advisor - Mental Health Service for Older Adults

0.8 FTE / 64 hours per fortnight

Working across all Waitemata sites

Take the lead in this exciting and challenging position!

About Us

Te Whatu Ora- Health New Zealand Waitemata is the largest mental health provider in New Zealand with services for children, adult and older adult, as well as specific services aimed at specialised populations including two regional services : Forensic Mental Health Service (Forensics) and Community Alcohol and Drugs Service (CADS).

It has strong collaboration and partnerships with a number of Non-Government Organisations (NGO) and Primary Health Organisations (PHO) in the region.

About the role

This is an exciting role which will work closely with the Mental Health Service for Older Adults (MHSOA Leadership team and the other nursing leaders across the Mental Health Service Group.

Working with the Nurses, Team Managers and Leaders of MHSOA, this role will provide nursing leadership as well as clinical and professional support.

The role includes strategic leadership relating to service development and improvement, the monitoring of nursing quality improvement activities, workforce development and nursing leadership.

The successful applicant must have proven leadership and clinical expertise in Older Adults Mental Health and Addictions Nursing and have demonstrated active engagement in their own professional development.

To be successful in this role you will be a highly motivated and self-directed Registered Nurse with the following :

Post graduate qualification in Mental Health Nursing with a current Annual Practising Certificate

A current Level 4 or senior nurse professional development and recognition portfolio

Minimum of five years nursing experience in the mental health and addictions sector

Demonstrated Leadership skills

For further information please contact Michelle Dawson on

• and for more information on our recruitment process, please contact Abigail Sana Matic, Recruitment Consultant viaemail

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

Position Number : WDHB

Closing Date : 9 November

Job details

Job Reference : WDHB

Location : North Island - Auckland - North Shore / West Auckland

Job type : Expertise : Clinical - Nursing - Mental Health & Addictions Nurse

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