Cnm - Prison and Court Liaison

2 weeks ago

Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Waikato Full time

Where you'll be working:
Puawai Community Forensic - Prison and Court Liaison Teams

The details:
Permanent Full Time - 40 Hours per week (1.0 FTE)

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity


We are seeking a suitably qualified charge nurse manager (CNM) to join the Puawai Community Forensic Service, managing the prison and court liaison teams.

The CNM will be responsible for leading a multidisciplinary team including medical staff in the delivery of services in the prisons and district court rooms across the midland region, where Maori are significantly over represented across the wider Justice sector.


Click here to view the position description.**- (Please note position descriptions can only be viewed on the Te Whatu Ora - Waikato website.)_

Mō tātou Ratonga | About our Service


Puawai provides regional forensic psychiatric services to the Midland health region, covering the courts, prisons, acute and community forensic services.

The services provided by Puawai include;
- a secure inpatient service of 50 beds based in Hamilton (in the Henry Rongomau Bennett Centre) and;
- a community forensic service that includes services to the prisons and courts in the region, as well as community mental health follow up to community-based forensic service users living in Hamilton.


The forensic service is based in Hamilton but operates an outreach service to the other areas, including court liaison nurses based in both Bay of Plenty and New Plymouth.

There is a strong focus on interagency relationship development with core external agencies and teams including,

  • Ara Poutama, Department of Corrections
  • District Courts across the midland region
  • Lakes, Bay of Plenty and Taranaki regions

Mōu | About you


Your relationship management skills will be exceptional and you will have a proven track record of being able to bring people and agencies together to improve health outcomes and reduce Maori inequity in key areas.

You will be motivated to achieve great results, have the ability to make tough decisions when necessary, as well as display initiative and resourcefulness that will allow you to navigate the variety of challenges you could face

We are looking for someone who has:

  • A passion for working in the mental health sector
  • Leadership and management skills
  • Selfmanagement skills; with the ability to lead change and business as usual service delivery
  • A focus on continuous quality improvement
  • The ability to work effectively within a team
  • Change management experience and skills
  • Excellent skills as a role model, is selfmotivated and highly organised
  • The ability to work autonomously and provide a high quality service to service users/ tangata whaiora
Applicants must have registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand and hold a full, clean drivers licence.

Ko o tatou painga | Our Benefits

  • A service which is committed to doing the very best for tangata whaiora and whanau
  • Plenty of learning and development opportunities.
  • A supportive and comprehensive orientation
  • Access to supervision
  • A strong supportive and collegial work environment
  • A culturally responsive service and team
  • A service that supports further training and education
  • A service where you feel valued and respected for what you bring to the team

Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation

Te iwi Ngakaunui - People at Heart

  • Whakamana
  • Give and earn respect


 Whakaronga
  • Listen to me; Talk to me


 Mauri Pai
  • Fair play


 Whakapakari
  • Growing the good


 Kotahitanga
  • Stronger together
It is not very often something happens that is big; like, really big. Big to the point that it will touch the lives of every single person in the country. That is what we are talking about here.

The provision of Health in Aotearoa New Zealand, and how its run is about to change in a big way.


Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand and Te Aka Whai Ora - Māori Health Authority will together shape the delivery of Health services in Aotearoa New Zealand for generations to come, and will form the core of a modern and integrated service looking after the needs of all our Whānau.

We are dedicated to achieving health equity for Māori and other priority populations. We are a Crown entity and an active partner in Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand is guided by Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to upholding the articles.


Here at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, Waikato we have a team of 8,000 working across the Waikato where everyone plays a vital role in the care of our patients - directly or non-directly.

Our vision is Healthy People. Excellent Care.

Te Whatu Ora, Waikato serves the largest Māori population and third largest Pacific population in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Waikato Hospital in Hamilton is one of New Zealand's largest tertiary, teaching hospitals with over 600 inpatient beds and 22 operating theatres.

Clinical specialities include Women's and Children Services, Cardiology /

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