Intake Clinician For Infant, Child, Adolescent And Family Service (Icafs)

Location : Lower Hutt Hospital

Contract : Permanent, Full Time (1 FTE)

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

CAFS is seeking a registered mental health

professional (Registered nurse, Social worker, Occupational therapist) to join

our Infant, child, adolescent and family specialty Team.

The intake &

assessment clinician role is an integral member of the team, responsible for managing

and triaging incoming referrals to ICAFS and completing initial assessments.

The role would suit a clinician who enjoys

autonomous practice while being closely connected to a team.

Your skill set

will enable you to provide high quality triaging & assessment, accurate and

timely processing of referrals, triaging directly, referring to outside

agencies and maintaining workflow amongst the team.

About the

Team / Service Location

ICAFS is a community-based team that provide

specialist assessment and treatment for 0 - 18 year olds and their families / whanau.

We offer a range of therapeutic approaches as well as having two specialist

treatment teams, family therapy (with a screening team) and Dialectical

Behaviour Therapy (DBT).

We have a large team of passionate clinicians,

including social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, nurses, and

psychotherapists that you would be working closely alongside.

We have

clinicians with a range of experience and are known to provide excellent

support to trainees, interns and new graduates who are frequently working

within our service.

About you

The successful applicant will be able to work independently, they will

be confident in reviewing referral content, completing triage assessments and

providing tangible outcomes.

You will enjoy independent clinical work, while

being adept at collaborating with the wider team / services.

The person best suited

for this role will also have excellent clinical knowledge in mental health,

working with children, families and understanding how to assess and treat

complex needs.

They will be confident

and effective communicators and have strong organisational skills.

Skills

• Minimum 3 years' experience in mental

health, child and adolescent focused is a benefit.

triaging in a fast paced environment

health assessments and providing therapeutic interventions

decisions

experience

of working with trauma, neurodiversity, challenging family systems

collaboratively with internal and external providers

of co-existing diagnosis relevant to children

current practicing certificate

and also as an integral part of a dedicated, innovative and friendly

multi-disciplinary team

establish and maintain excellent working relationships within the team,

service, the DHB, the wider mental health services, and community agencies is

integral to this role.

experience using DHB clinical systems

of local primary providers would be an advantage 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 26th November.

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.