Intake And Assessment Clinician For Hutt North Community Mental Health Team

Location : CBD Tower, Main St, Upper Hutt

Contract : Permanent, Part time ( 0.6 FTE)

Mon-Fri

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,

whanau-centred care, and excellence.

About the role

The Intake

and Assessment Clinician's role helps support facilitating access to mental

health services in partnership with the people we support within the

community.

Key

priorities of the role include :

• Triaging referrals from a variety of sources in the community.
• Undertake face to face initial assessments.
• Recognise that culturally safe practices are paramount and liaise with

relevant services to ensure people receive safe, high quality and equitable

care.

Assess and escalate any crisis / urgent referrals to the appropriate

crisis mental health and addiction services.

Works collaboratively alongside the community mental health teams and

local service providers to access the most appropriate service / support for the

person based on their requirements.

Liaise with referrers, including local GP's and community networks / NGO

providers in the region to ensure people get appropriate, timely and person

centred-care and feed back to them if there are any issues regarding quality of

referralsAbout the

Team / Service Location

We are an experienced mental health team situated in

the Hutt Valley.

We consist of Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Social Workers, Occupational

Therapist, Alcohol / Drug Clinicians, Registered Mental Health Nurses, Cinical Nurse

Specialist and Admin Staff.

We have visiting NGO's, lived experience lead and

other teams from Wellington.

We are a team who likes to provide expert care and

treatment to our clients and have an excellent working relationship with the

local NGO's and community services.

We have free parking and public transport close by.

We like to celebrate each other's successes.

About you

We need :

An

experienced registered mental health professional (allied health or nursing)

with recent experience in mental health.

An

up-to-date annual practicing certificate (must have completed relevant post

grad qualifications related to mental health).

2-5 years of experience in mental health triage and risk assessment in

your relevant scope 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

Maori, 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 6th

January

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.