Job NumberJob Number: WAI28720
80 hours per fortnightPermanentHealth 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 We are seeking an experienced Alcohol and Drug Clinician to join our Oranga Rangatira service here at Waikato. You will play a key role in an intensive, personalised, Maori led and clinically underpinned response to the health, cultural and social needs of approximately 70 tangata whaiora and their whanau in the Waikato region. This group of tangata whaiora who have been identified as having high needs, and who are not getting these needs met by the current service system are predominately Maori (about 70 per cent). 'High need' has been defined as a mixture of mental health and addiction problems, physical health conditions, and disability combined with significant impairment and disadvantage across a range of social, psychological, behavioural, occupational and interpersonal domains.
Day to day you will assess the client's readiness to change and assess immediate risk and safety concerns. You will design, implement and evaluate a range of alcohol and drug groups and educational programs matched to the strengths, needs, characteristics preferences and goals of participants.
Key Responsibilities of the Role: Comprehensive knowledge of properties and effects of commonly misused drugs and alcohol and their interactions, as well as harm reduction principles.Where relevant, facilitate client access to the range of addiction interventions required, by providing the intervention or referring appropriately.Recognize physical and mental health problems that commonly co-exist with alcohol and other drug disorders.Contribute to clinical discussions and treatment planning within a Multi Discipline Team.Demonstrate knowledge of the aims, philosophies, practices, policies, expected outcomes and availability of a spectrum of alcohol and other drug intervention models, programmes and approaches.About the Team Oranga Rangatira is committed to providing a well-integrated and cohesive clinical and cultural model of care that will ensure services provided to tangata whaiora and their whanau enhance their Oranga, Mana and dignity. Our success is driven by the ability and willingness to liaise and work alongside Kaimahi across the Waikato region, internally and externally, to provide a flexible community-based multi-disciplinary, intensive treatment and rehabilitation service for tangata whaiora and their whanau.
About You Competency with te ao Maori, tikanga, and te reo Maori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth.Experience in upholding Te Tiriti principles and frameworks, and the application of Matauranga Maori and Kaupapa Maori approaches, particularly as they apply in healthcare settings.Minimum of 5 years work experience working with high need individuals and/or whanau experiencing significant mental health and addiction problems.A strong desire to work from a te ao Maori perspective, acknowledging contributions from both cultural and clinical perspectives.Working for 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. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand is committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.
Our Commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whanau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Maori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.Please click 'Apply online' or apply via our Waikato Careers Website by clicking here. All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59pm on 5 January 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Robyn Payne at ******
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