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Mental Health Care Assistant - Waiatarau Ipu

Mental Health Care Assistant - Waiatarau Ipu

New Zealand GovernmentAuckland, Auckland, New Zealand
10 days ago
Job description

## Mo tenei turanga mahi | About this role

  • Mental Health Care Assistant - Waiatarau In-patient Unit - Te Whatu Ora, Waitemata
  • Permanent opportunity
  • Part-time role (56 hours per fortnight)
  • Rostered
  • Based at Waitakere Hospital
  • 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
  • We are looking for a passionate Mental Health Care Assistant to work in Waiatarau which is a purpose built Acute Mental Health inpatient unit.In this full time position position you will be working with people experiencing acute mental health problems.

You will need to be able to easily relate to, and deal with, people who can at times demonstrate difficult or challenging behaviours.You will be working as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team.

  • About you
  • You will need to be calm under pressure, and demonstrate resilience.
  • You will also be a confident and clear communicator, with good verbal language skills.
  • It is important that you have enthusiasm for working within mental health, and are self-motivated, energetic, and have a positive attitude.
  • Previous experience within a mental health setting would be advantageous.For further information about this exciting opportunity please contact Matt Rayment, Charge Nurse Manager on For more information about our recruitment process, please contact Abigail Sana Matic, Recruitment Consultant via email.
  • Position number : WDHB19727
  • Closing date : 3 October 2025
  • We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process before the closing date of this advert.
  • | Location : | Auckland |
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