Registered Nurse - Adult Forensic Inpatient Unit Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora - Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District Service: Adult Forensic Inpatient Units (Purehurehu)
Contract: Rostered and rotating permanent (0.93 - 1.0 FTE options)
Salary: Step 1- Step 7 NZNO or PSA MH Nursing MECA based on skills and experience
We are looking for enthusiastic, innovative and committed registered nurses with a passion or desire to work in a specialised area of Mental Health; to join the team at Purehurehu Forensic Inpatient Unit.
We aim to facilitate recovery by employing a holistic array of interventions to help people progress in their recovery, guided by the ethos of therapeutic; environmental; relational and procedure security. We offer an MDT approach to specialised assessment and care for adults who are admitted through the courts of prisons. We work within a framework of clinical governance and are a progressive service committed to providing a culture of ongoing professional development for staff through regular supervision, an excellent professional development and recognition programme (PDRP), regular in-service training and support towards external training.
Purehurehu and Rangipapa are the two Medium Secure Adult Forensic Units. Operating a 24 hour service at Ratonga Rua Hospital Campus. Purehurehu is a 15 bed male unit, that provides treatment, assessment and rehabilitation for tangata whaiora /consumers who are required to undergo psychiatric assessment prior to a court hearing and also for consumers committed to a Mental Health Facility under the Criminal Procedures (Mentally Impaired Persons) Act 2003 or Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992.
We are looking for innovative and committed Registered Nurses. We welcome those with Mental Health and / or Forensic experience and / or those who express a genuine desire and passion to work in Forensic Mental Health Services.
Essential Professional Qualifications/Accreditations/Registrations: Registration with the NCNZ as an RN Active involvement and progression along the PDRP. Successful completion of the NESP (Nurse Entry to Specialised Practice) or equivalent or working towards this. Here at Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District we embrace diversity and welcome applications from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicity, sexual orientations, disability and religions. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and serve our community.
Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Maori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.
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Please note, we will be reviewing applications when received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert. Job details Job Reference: MHN012-24
Location: North Island - Wellington - Porirua
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