Local Service Lead - Hutt South

Location : Wellington District - Lower Hutt- Home Based

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

MHAIDS is undertaking a change in the way we deliver

mental health and addiction services across the district.

We are looking for

people who are innovative and passionate about leading people and have a strong

grounding in mental health and addiction services in a New Zealand context.

As

part of this change, we are looking for a Local Service Lead for our Lower Hutt

(Hutt South) home base.

The ideal candidate is comfortable working in a

changing environment, believes in integrated care, local community development

and can demonstrate experience in working closely with tangata whaiora and

whanau to deliver person-directed specialised mental health and addiction

services.

You will be able to demonstrate a commitment to equity and improving

outcomes for people that focuses on the vision of care closer to home.

You will enjoy achieving and driving for

results, and working for a service that has a sharp vision and purpose.

Supporting staff and working closely with

internal and external stakeholders will be a key part of your work, alongside

the day to day running of your home base service and functions while managing

any issues and risks that may arise.

You

will be supported by a dedicated project team and will be working with like-minded

people who are passionate about the change.

About the

Team / Service Location

The Local Adult Specialist Mental

Health and Addiction Service is implementing a vision, principles and future

model of care that is integrated, culturally responsive, equitable

across the district and aligned with national and local directions.

• Our focus

is on local delivery across the district - - one system, one service, locally

delivered - .

Our principles

Principle 1 : Grounded in Te

Tiriti o Waitangi | Whakapapa ki Te Tiriti o Waitangi

our model of care

Principle 2 : Informed by peers and those with

lived experience | Ka whakamohio e nga hoa me te hunga whai wheako

ora

Principle 3 : A welcoming, person and

whanau-led approach | He huarahi manaaki, tangata me te whanau

Principle 4 : Timely access to services in the

community | Te whai waahi ki nga ratonga i roto i te hapori

Principle 5 : A strengths-based, trauma-informed and

recovery focussed approach, using advanced therapy and evidence based holistic

interventions | Ma te mohio ka whai whakaaro

Over the next 12 months, we will be moving to a locality

development.

The Local Specialist Adult

Mental Health and Addiction Services are delivered from three identified

localities (Wellington City, Kapiti-Porirua, Hutt Valley-Wairarapa), to provide

the specialist mental health and addiction treatment for tangata whaiora who

live in each locality.

The three core - streams - within which the local adult specialist

mental health and addiction functions (community) are :

Care and Community Transitions -

Response (encompassing the functions of intake, assessment, and a rapid

response to crisis); and

Specialist Mental Health and Addiction (incorporating the FACT model and

advanced therapies).

Each locality will consist of clinicians and support staff who

contribute to the functions that align with their capabilities, training, and expertise.

Staff are allocated to a particular home base and provide a range of clinical

and non-clinical services.

Hutt South is one of the

three home bases that make up the Hutt & Wairarapa Locality.

Based in Central Lower Hutt, the Local Service

Lead will work in partnership with the principal clinician, lived experience

lead and local service coordinator to ensure that the needs of the local

community.

The Local Service Lead is responsible

for managing the day-to-day delivery of the home base within the locality.

Ensuring the home base meets the needs of tangata whaiora and whanau,

supporting staff, and maintaining the smooth running of the functions within

the locality - s home base are key components of this role.

The Local Service

Lead is not expected to carry a caseload, allowing them to focus on the

leadership of core service delivery.

About you

You will be :

Addiction clinician registered with an appropriate registration body and hold a

current APC.

outcomes for Maori whanau.

passion for service development and improvement.

the services vision, principles and model of care including the importance of

lived experience voice and peer workforce.

professional development - have a post graduate diploma or masters (or working

towards one) preferred.Working at Health

New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is

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 28th September.

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.