Seeking an experienced Mental Health Nurse to join Awhi Matua, community mental health team for older adults
Permanent, Full-time (40 hours) per week, based at Greenlane Clinical Centre, right next to Cornwall Park
Monday to Friday working week, 8am - 4.30pm
The Opportunity
This role is based with Awhi Matua, our community mental health team who serve the central Auckland population of adults over 65 who are experiencing acute mental illness or behavioral difficulties associated with dementia. The team works with people from acute crisis through to continuing care.
Your responsibilities will include clinical triage, liaison with referrers, and phone assessments following a triage pathway. You will also work as a clinical team member in the Awhi Matua Community Team.
Important Skills
You will be committed to the following principles:
Whaiora and Whanau centred
Recovery oriented
Equitable health outcomes for Maori and Pasifika
You will need to have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to work effectively with multiple stakeholders from a variety of backgrounds.
You will be a NZ registered Mental Health Nurse, with a minimum of three years clinical experience. Ideally, you will have a postgraduate certificate / diploma in specialty mental health practice.
This is a community-based role, which requires a full NZ Drivers licence. Applicants will also have:
Excellent communication skills
Excellent time management and adaptability
High level organisational skills
Compassion and respect for others, responsive to the needs of the population we serve.
For more information about this role please contact Joseph Liou (Clinical Team Leader) for Awhi Matua at ******.
Our Organisation
We are Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland. We provide health and disability services to more than half a million people living in central Auckland, regional services for Northland and greater Auckland, and specialist national services for the whole of New Zealand.
We are part of Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealand's national health service. Te Whatu Ora leads the day-to-day running of the health system, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels.
We are also an Accredited Employer with Immigration NZ. We are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care.
We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.
Why you will enjoy working here
We recognise there is more to life than work, and we encourage and provide access to all our staff several services and benefits to support themselves whilst they are employed within Te Toka Tumai Auckland.
How to apply
Please submit your application online, outlining your experience and motivation to apply for this role. Apply now at www.careers.adhb.govt.nz quoting job title and reference number. Please attach a Cover Letter and your latest CV.
If you have any queries about this opportunity or technical issues with the online process, please contact Jade Smith, Recruitment Consultant at ****** to discuss how we can best support your application.
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