Senior Registered Nurse
Permanent, Full-time (40 hours per week)
This role will be Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5.00pm.
Service operates 24 hours, 7 days a week.
Toro Mai a Ringa is based in Rotorua
Pay is in line with pay equity as funded for NGOs
Ember Korowai Takitini | Nga Matapono
Ember Korowai Takitini blends professional expertise and lived experience to offer a range of services and supports for anyone with mental health, addiction, or intellectual disability needs.
At Ember, we support people to live the lives they choose and we challenge the systems that hold them back.
We desire a society that better understands and responds to mental distress, addiction, and intellectual disability.
Ember:
Offers additional leave – Recreation days, study leave
Provides a comprehensive Health & Wellbeing programme, including health checks, flu vaccinations, and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and more
Provides training opportunities for upskilling, personal & professional development, and career progression.
The Service | Ko Te Whare O Toro Mai a Ringa
Toro Mai a Ringa is a partnership with Lakes DHB under the Te Ara Tauwhirotanga model of care. Located within the community in Rotorua, the residence provides support for people who have complex needs beyond the normal capability of residential mental health providers.
Its name means outstretched hands, and it's a place where people from within the Lakes rohe can rebuild their lives and go back to the community.
By utilising different skills, knowledge, and experiences (personal and professional), we offer our whai ora support to build daily routines, offering ongoing tools and encouragement to develop, grow, and flourish.
Role | Nga mahi
In this role, you utilise skills and knowledge in your chosen registered field to support the plans for whai ora within the service. This means working alongside Kaimahi (residential/peer support Workers) and Team Manager, effectively ensuring service meets whai ora outcomes.
You will work directly with the whai ora, identifying strengths, goals, and issues. Along with this, you will also be coordinating whai ora; entry, client pathway, reviews, external client meetings, as well as exit.
You will also be responsible for whai ora audits and across all aspects of medications, including supporting other nurses in their role and ensuring all medication processes are followed.
You will | Nga Pukenga
Be registered and have a current practicing certificate in: Nursing
Must have practiced for some time in Mental Health.
Full NZ Drivers License
Hold a valid/current work visa, residency, or citizenship
Have a client-centred, recovery-focused approach. You must unwaveringly believe in people's ability to progress no matter the obstacles.
Have knowledge of mental health rehabilitation approaches (e.g., cognitive remediation, psychosocial rehabilitation); experience working with co-occurring addictions and/or cognitive difficulties, and knowledge of Maori health approaches would be greatly welcomed.
Have a passion for walking alongside those in need, supporting ongoing goals on the pathway to recovery.
When applying please have | Kia Whakauru
Up-to-date CV prepared
Cover Letter detailing Why you're interested in the role?
What skills, competencies, and experience you bring to the role?
"He aha te mea nui o te ao? Maku e ki atu, he tangata, he tangata, he tangata"
What is the most important thing in the world? It is people, it is people, it is people.
Ember is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and embrace diversity and inclusion in the workplace and are committed to providing a safe and supportive environment for all. We particularly welcome applications from our Maori, Pacific, and Rainbow communities.
We will interview candidates as applications come through rather than waiting until the advertisement closes. The vacancy may be filled earlier if a suitable candidate is identified.
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