Mental Health Professional - Community Acute Service at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Te Toka Tumai Auckland, AucklandCommunity Mental Health – Community Acute ServiceSeeking applications from Registered Nurses, Social Workers and Occupational Therapists, who have completed or soon to complete their post Graduate Certificate in Mental Health and AddictionsExciting opportunity for a New Graduate in their second year of practicePermanent, full-time rostered role, Monday to Sunday.Te whiwhinga mahi | The OpportunityWe are seeking applications from registered nurses who have an interest in community acute work but have no specific experience. You will have completed at least 1 year of post graduate employment in a mental health service and have completed a post graduate certificate in mental health.This is an exciting opportunity to join the skilled community acute clinicians in our Manaaki House, Panmure team.The Community Acute Service provided by Te Toka Tumai is made up of 2 functions: the Planned Acute Care teams and our Urgent Response Service. As a member of our Community Acute Service, you will work across both parts of the service, Planned Acute Care in Manaaki House, and Urgent Response Service at Greenlane Clinical Centre.These teams provide a comprehensive range of therapeutic treatment options offering intensive home support to tangata whai i te ora and their whanau when increased intervention is required. As a key member of this professional, dedicated team, you'll be assessing and managing the needs of service users that are referred to the service with an acute mental health presentation and increased risk.The Planned Acute Care Team members are rostered into our Urgent Response Service (including weekends and nights). The Urgent Response Service is often the first point of contact for tangata whai i te ora presenting to mental health services. They assess tangata whai i te ora who require an urgent mental health assessment within 72 hours of referral. The Urgent Response Service operates with 5 clinicians 7 days a week 8am-11pm, with a reduced service offered overnight. This is a dynamic team that responds assertively to the acute mental health needs of tangata whai i te ora in the community.The Community Acute Service operates 24 hours, 7 days a week.We welcome applications from those staff who are currently completing their post graduate certificate in mental health and addictions who will complete this by the end of 2024.Throughout your employment in our community acute service, you will be supported to develop your skills in mental health acute assessment; safety and management planning and planned acute care. Through a structured teaching, training, supervision and support process (over the first 12 months of your employment) you will work through our orientation to our community acute service.You will be supported to become a Duly Authorised Officer of the Mental Health Act, receive group supervision, and have in-house training and teaching sessions specific to aspects of community acute assessment and treatment.For more information about this role please contact Dawn Bannister, Clinical Team Leader via ****** 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 committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngati Whatua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand. We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.We recognise there is more to life than mahi | 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.Please submit your application online, outlining your experience and motivation to apply to this role.If you have any queries about accessibility, or technical issues with the online process, please contact Jade Smith - Recruitment Consultant at ****** to discuss how we can best support your application.As the ideal candidate, you will be either registered or be eligible for registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand. Please note, you will be required to provide source verification of your qualifications for your registration application.Please attach a Cover Letter and your latest CV.Employer: Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Te Toka Tumai Auckland
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