Social Worker For Hutt North Community Mental Health Team

## Mo tenei turanga mahi | About this role

• Location : Hutt North Community Mental Health Team
• Contract : Permanent FullTime (1 FTE)
• Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora isfirmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated toserving all New Zealanders.

Through integration and collaboration, we'rebuilding a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability,whanau-centred care, and excellence.

#### About the RoleYour role in the Hutt North Community Mental Health Team willinvolve contributing your discipline specific knowledge to the MDT and withinassessment and treatment plans.

We are looking for a registered social workerthat can provide specific key work that contributes to tangata whaiora recoveryand wellness.

You will be required to work autonomously and as part of the team.There is opportunity to develop and utilise therapy modalities.

We are seeking a motivated and compassionate registered SocialWorker to join our Hutt North Community Mental Health Team.

In this role, youwill contribute your discipline-specific expertise to a dynamicmultidisciplinary team (MDT), supporting the assessment, planning, and deliveryof care for tangata whaiora.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a keen interestin developing their skills and knowledge in Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD)treatment.

You will play a key role in providing care coordination andrecovery-focused interventions that promote wellness and positive outcomes forour service users.

We also pride ourselves on having fun andcelebrating ourselves and our professional milestones.Ourbase is located in Upper Hutt City.

We have a good working relationship withother services in the local community, and we routinely work closely with NGOsand primary care.The Local Adult Specialist MentalHealth and Addiction Service represents a change in the way we deliverservices, and it is an exciting time to join us and help shape the way we work.Our vision is for anintegrated mental health and addiction service, with a focus on local deliveryacross the district.

The service seeks to eliminate inequities experienced by Maori,Pacific peoples, disabled people and other groups.Over the next

Each localitycontains one or more 'home bases', staffed by clinicians and support staff whoprovide a range of clinical and non-clinical services, contributing tofunctions that align with their capabilities, training, and expertise.These functions include :

#### About you

We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare forthe people of Aotearoa / New Zealand.Our people are at the heart ofeverything we do.

Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers andhonouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.

We embrace diversityand welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages,ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability.

A workforce that is diverseand inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service ourcommunity.

We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus onMaori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

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