Social Worker For Hutt North Community Mental Health Team

## Mō tēnei tūranga 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,whānau-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.
• About theTeam / Service Location
• Ourservice has a strong, dedicated and supportive team culture, and an establishedLearning and Development Centre to tautoko your career development. 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.
• Our
• principles :
• Principle 1 : Grounded in Te Tiriti ō Waitangi | Whakapapa ki Te Tiriti ō Waitangi
• Principle 2 : Informed by peers and those with lived experience | Ka whakamōhio e nga hoa me te hunga whai wheako ora
• Principle 3 : A welcoming, person and whānau-led approach | He huarahi manaaki, tāngata me te whānau
• 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 focused approach, using advanced therapy and evidence based holistic interventions | Mā te mōhio ka whai whakaaroThe service will follow consistent principles in design and Model of Carebut will have the flexibility to deliver locally appropriate services that willmeet the needs of our communities and work in partnership with our localproviders. The service seeks to eliminate inequities experienced by Māori,Pacific peoples, disabled people and other groups.Over the next12-18 months, we are moving to a locality development model. 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 :
• Primary Care and Community Transitions,
• focusing on working with local GPs and nurse practitioners to meet the needs of our tāngata whaiora and whānau from service entry to exit.
• First Response
• , including intake / assessment and providing a rapid response for tāngata whaiora and whānau experiencing acute mental health distress.
• Local Mental Health and Addiction
• , which consists of long-term case management using a tailored model to the community (e.g., the Flexible Assertive Community Team model / FACT) and other functions specific to the locality / home bases, including Focused Intervention and Advanced Therapies.#### About you
• You are a registered Social Worker with a current APC (Annual Practising Certificate).
• You are passionate about working in mental health and addiction services.
• You value collaboration, cultural responsiveness, and recovery-oriented care.
• You are eager to learn and contribute meaningfully to our community-focused team.
• You understand the importance of cultural competence and equity, providing practice that is consistent with the spirit and intent of Te Tiriti ō Waitangi.
• You understand the importance of person-directed care and intentional peer support.
• You are mindful of the needs of our diverse population, for instance, Pacific peoples, refugee and migrant communities, disabled people / tāngata whaikaha, rainbow communities, and those living in rural areas / isolated from health services.
• You must have a full and clean Driver's License and the ability to consent and complete NZ or international Police vetting (Vulnerable Children's Act 2015).
• Working at HealthNew Zealand
• Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is'the weaving of wellness'. 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 onMāori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.
• How to Apply
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• .'All applications must be submitted through our online careers' portal by
• 17th November.
• If you have any questions about the role, please contact
• We will reviewapplications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, beforethe closing date of this advertisement.
• | Location : | Hutt Valley |

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