Community Mental Health Nurse PSAID Outpatients

• Hillmorton Hospital Christchurch
• 0.8FTE Part-time permanent opportunity
• Community Mental Health experience desired based in PSAIDs outpatient team
• Registered with the Nursing Council of New Zealand with a current APC and must have a mental health scope of practice

Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the role

Based at Hillmorton Hospital the Psychiatric Services for Adults with an Intellectual Disability (PSAID)Community Team provides comprehensive mental health assessment and treatment including case management for consumers with an intellectual disability and who also have a mental illness. The service is geared towards supporting and enabling consumers to effectively manage their illness in the community and lead a good life often following inpatient care.

About You

This role involves managing and prioritising a caseload where you oversee all aspects of care for consumers. This includes assessments home visits follow up appointments and organising reviews within your multidisciplinary team

Your ability to build and maintain therapeutic relationships with consumers family/whanau the team and a range of NGO agencies in the community will find you developing consumer focused care plans. Strong communication skills will further support this.

Youll work with a high level of autonomy and think creatively/outside the square to support our consumers.

This is a busy role so youll need to be well organised yet flexible enough to work within an ever-changing environment. Strong problem-solving skills will help you proactively address crises as they arise.

Skills & Experience

• An experienced Registered Nurse with a recent mental health background and a current NZ practicing certificate.
• Someone who is enthusiastic motivated with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with family/whanau colleagues and significant others.
• A confident practitioner with demonstrated clinical assessment skills.
• Previous experience in working with consumers who have an intellectual disability would be an advantage although if you dont have this we are still interested to hear from anyone who has an interest to work and gain experience in ID.

Please ensure you include a covering letter to highlight your relevant skillset and experience.

Working at Health New Zealand

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 Māori Pacific disabled and rainbow communities.

How to Apply

To apply please click apply now. All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal by Thursday 24th September.If you have any questions about the role please contact Recruitment Partner Lisa Gray on

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

Whilst Health New Zealand is undergoing change affected employees will be given preference and priority for this position.

Required Experience:

IC

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1