Nurse Practitioner For Hutt South Community Mental Health Team

## Mo tenei turanga mahi | About this role

• Location : Lower Hutt
• Contract : Permanent, Part Time (0.8 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.

The role is located within the Hutt South Community Mental HealthTeam in Lower Hutt.The Matanga TapuhiNurse Practitioner (NP) - Mental Health is anautonomous practitioner who works independently and collaboratively withmultidisciplinary teams (MDT) and providers to support the safe transition ofadults and older people with complex mental health needs to the residentialcare providers.

Tangatawhaiora from the district and central region transitioningthrough Kelvin House from mental health and hospital speciality servicesrequire comprehensive assessment to enable bestmanagement for significant mental health and often complex physical healthneeds.

The Matanga Tapuhi NP role will support optimising careprovision using an individual and population-based approach to collaborativelysupport healthcare needs for these vulnerable tangata whaiora with a diverse range of mental health conditions.Referrals for this service mayoriginate from rehabilitation, acute, or community pathways where recoveryfocused approaches are no longer appropriate and the individual would benefitfrom long term supportive care in a secure environment and working with theLower Hutt South Community Mental Health Team.

As aNurse Practitioner part of the role will be working closely with the team atthis unit to provide clinical oversight of this cohort of clients.

This caninclude being the MHA Responsible Clinician and providing MH care and supportand will also be working within the Hutt CMHT to provide services for peoplewith mental health need

The team is a multidisciplinaryteam with service provision for people with mental health needs.

We are looking for a recognised advanced practice nurse that has apassion for ongoing learning and the ability to adapt to work effectively withdifferent learning experiences.

You will need :

We offer a well-developed Nurse Practitioner Candidacy Programme.

Professional and clinical support for NP Candidates that includes peer support,professional supervision, clinical supervision and practice developmentopportunities.

Note : If appointed to the role and a currentemployee at Capital Coast and Hutt Valley Health NZ - the Candidacy period willbe a secondment.

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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