Registered Nurse, Tamariki Team, Mental Health & Addictions

## Mo tenei turanga mahi | About this role

• Registered Nurses Mental Health Tamariki Team
• New Community Tamariki Team- Based at East Tamaki, Full Time (1 FTE) Permanent Role
• Do you want to make a real impact in the lives of Tamariki heres your opportunity!
• Monday Friday
• Our Organisation :
• Health NZ Counties Manukau is a dynamic and progressive organisation at the forefront of innovative health care delivery within the New Zealand Public Health Sector.

We continue to work with others to achieve equity in key health indicators for Maaori, Pacific and communities with health disparities and will continue to develop and implement plans, based on local needs to improve the health and wellbeing of Counties Manukau region.Our main sites are Middlemore Hospital, Kidz First Hospital and Manukau Health Park.We are part of Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora, the overarching organisation for New Zealands national health service.

HNZ leads the day-to-day running of the health system, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels.

Health 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 Maaori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

We are currently seeking highly motivated, experienced mental health

We serve the communities of South Auckland and are developing a Tamariki team that will develop strong links with other specialists in child mental health, primary care partners and schools so we can work in an integrated way.

Our main hub is based in East Tamaki however clinicians will work out of various satellite offices throughout our localities.This opportunity will allow the clinician to be part of the development of this new service from the beginning.

You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing advice, consultation, assessment, and evidence-based treatment to the tamariki and whaanau presenting with mental health challenges.

There will also be opportunity to develop and enhance your skills in this specialised area.

Working in this role will include a great deal of liaison work with schools, paediatricians, and other key stakeholders.If you are an experienced mental health nurse with child and adolescent experience and looking to make a difference in the lives of our Tamariki, then we would love to hear from you!

We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community.

To help us achieve this we need a workforce that reflects the population we serve.

We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maaori and Pacific communities.

We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whaanau, community and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan.

Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability.

Our values are Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga , Kind Manaakitanga, Together Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga.

If these are your values too, then join us today.

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