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Mental Health Assistant

4 months ago


Manukau, Auckland, New Zealand Te Whatu Ora -Health New Zealand Te Toka Tumai Auckland Full time

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity


We have an exciting opportunity available at Haumaru Ōrite, and we are looking for a dedicated Mental Health Assistant to join our dynamic team.


As a Mental Health Assistant (MHA), your role will encompass working collaboratively, under the guidance of Registered Nurses, to deliver high-quality care to individuals experiencing distress.

Providing support to rangitahi, whanau and mama's to care for their for pepe.

You will have an understanding of person centred and trauma informed care and provide support to whaiora and have the ability to build rapport and trust which is central to developing the therapeutic relationship.

Under the direction and delegation of the registered nurse, your responsibilities will also include; assisting with activities of daily living, actively engaging whaiora in group activities for example; team sports, as well as creative arts and crafts activities.

As a crucial team member, you will also play a vital role in maintaining the overall cleanliness and hygiene of the ward and support the whaiora to do this also.


Haumaru Ōrite is a supra-regional acute psychiatric child and adolescent mental health inpatient unit hosted by Auckland District Health Board.

It is located on level one of Starship Children's Hospital.


Within the same facility Haumaru Ōrite also houses a specialist three-bedded Mother and Baby Unit which provides inpatient care to people living in Waitemata, Auckland, Counties Manukau and Northland.

For further details, please refer to the position description here.

Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills
This role requires ability to work directly with service users and their families.

To be successful in this role you will be able to demonstrate high levels of personal integrity, flexibility, with an ability to work closely with service users and their families while under supervision of a Registered Nurse.


It is imperative you have an ability to work in a team and have an understanding of mental illness and its effects on service users and their families.

Fluency in both written and verbal English is essential.

Availability to work rostered shifts is required to ensure 24-hour care is provided 40hrs per week, Monday to Sunday. Availability to work all shifts, including nights, is essential.

Ko wai mātou | 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.

Our main sites are Auckland City Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre and Starship Children's Hospital, located in central Auckland.


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 Ngāti Whātua 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.

He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working here


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.

For more information on what we offer, please click here.

**Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply