Mental Health Professional

2 weeks ago

Hutt Valley, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora - Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District

**Location**: Mt Victoria Wellington/ Hutt Community

**Service**: Specialist Maternal Mental Health

**Contract**: Permanent Full time or negotiable part time hours
Please state in your covering letter (full or part time option)

**Salary**: PSA / NZNO STEP 8 $95,340; PSA AHST step 10 $90,534, Psychology Apex step 6 $93, 834 or in accordance with discipline or experience
Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role
The Specialist Maternal Mental Health service based in Wellington has a vacancy for an experienced mental health clinician/ Nurse, Clinical Psychologist, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist or Psychotherapist to join our team working in the area of perinatal mental health. This regional team works across Wellington, Hutt and Porirua / Kapiti and offers support to pregnant and postnatal clients experiencing significant mental health challenge.
Mō tō mātou rōpū - About our team
The Specialist Maternal Mental Health Team provides services for clients who develop moderate to severe mental health issues during their pregnancy, and/or in the postnatal period up to 12 months after delivery at the point of referral.
Clients experiencing a moderate to severe mood, anxiety or psychotic disorder, living in the greater Wellington region (Greater Wellington and Hutt areas), are seen for assessment, treatment and intervention. The team works alongside other health care providers and offers consultation / liaison to health professionals involved in the care of this client group. SMMH also has a regional education coordination role with the lower North Island Regional perinatal mental health network. Also providing a part time consultation / liaison role in the Wairarapa.
Vacancies in the team do not arise often, and the team are passionate about this client group and their work.
Opportunity to develop speciality knowledge and to work therapeutically with this client group and their pēpē and whanau at this motivating time in their live, which is life changing.
Moū - About you
The ideal applicant will have a mental health background, experience working in community and some understanding of issues related to the perinatal period including mother - infant relationship, attachment issues and have the ability to work therapeutically with clients and their whanau.
- Be able to identify common acute mental health presentations including mood and anxiety disorders, trauma, adjustment and related issues.
- To complete comprehensive mental health assessments within the context of the perinatal period and to make effective decisions that support clients - well being.
- Have the ability to work collaboratively with clients developing therapeutic relationships, working with them and their whanau to manage their mental health disorders.
- Work alongside other health care teams and services in the community and hospital in order to support continuity of care for women. Offer direct care, co-work and consultation / liaison.
- Ability to work independently, alongside a multi - disciplinary team.
- The successful applicant is required to hold a driver - s license as our work is mobile and includes home visiting.
- The applicant needs to be a member of a registered professional body with NZ recognised health credentials.E pā ana ki a tatou - About us

Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

**To find out more about us click on the following links**:
Capital
and Coast
Hutt
Valley
Mental Health, Addiction and Intellectual
Disability Service
Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to apply

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