Registered Mental Health Professional

2 months ago

Tauranga, New Zealand Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Hauora a Toi Bay of Plenty Full time

**Adult Community Mental Health and Addictions Acute Care Team**:
**Employment Type**: Permanent - 1 FTE

**He Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the Role**

We are seeking experienced Registered Mental Health Professionals to join us in the Home-Based Treatment Team based in Tauranga.

This a newly created service is an integral part of the Adult Community Mental Health and Addictions Acute Care Team and wider community mental health services. The Home-Based Treatment Team is based on the premise that for some people their recovery is better enabled by treating them at home in the community they live in, surrounded by the people they are closest to.

The service will operate 7 days a week as an urgent response team that provides assessment, treatment, monitoring, service coordination, support and advice to family/whānau/carers whose loves ones are experiencing a mental health crisis.

The primary functions of the Home-based treatment team are to:

- Provide an alternative to inpatient admission.
- Provide intensive response to mental health crisis to prevent an inpatient admission.
- Support an early facilitated discharge from the psychiatric inpatient unit.
- Provide intensive support in a community setting, while mental health crisis resolves.

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**He Kōrero mōu - About You**

We are looking for a team player, but also someone who is comfortable working autonomously. You will have sound acute assessment skills, be able to make decisions quickly with patients, staff, and have community safety at the forefront of all decisions made.

You will be flexible with your thinking as well as with your ability to work shifts, including weekends and public holidays. We are looking for someone with an open mind who is positive, passionate and has a desire to learn and grow.

It is preferable that you have a minimum 3 years’ experience in the Mental Health sector. You will need to have Mental Health in your scope of practice.

A full, valid drivers licence is required.

**Mō Tātou - About Us**

Situated in the sunny eastern coast of New Zealand's North Island, the Bay of Plenty really is just that, offering vast golden sand beaches, bush clad mountains, lush farmlands and more. Its pleasant climate means that the area has become a favourite for holiday makers, retirees and those looking for a different lifestyle outside of the main cities.

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, Hauora a Toi Bay of Plenty is spread across a vast geographical area and centred across two hospitals based in Tauranga and Whakatāne. We serve a population of approximately 308,000 for the major population centres of Tauranga, Katikati, Te Puke, Whakatāne, Kawerau and Ōpōtiki. Te Whatu Ora Hauora a Toi Bay of Plenty is one of the Bay of Plenty’s largest employers with over 4000 staff.

**Ko o tatou painga - Our Benefits**
- Access to ongoing in-house professional development
- Commitment to staff wellness and healthy working practices (e.g. We support work life balance and flexible work arrangements whenever possible)
- Highly rewarding role and opportunity to make a difference
- Be a valued member of a multidisciplinary team
- Subsidised onsite hospital gym membership
- Free flu vaccinations
- Free onsite parking
- Discounts (with local businesses)

**Tō mātou whakahaere ki te tika, te rerekētanga, me te whai wāhi mai | Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion**

Our name, Te Whatu Ora, means ‘the weaving of wellness'. Whatu is the combining together of people, resources, organisations, thoughts and actions for the betterment and wellbeing of all. Whatu is also a direct reference to the pupil of the eye, and the vision required of the new entity and system.

At Te Whatu Ora we acknowledge and respect our people's diversity and spiritual needs, ensuring a safe workplace that is a whānau orientated and supportive environment. We are working towards a system that better meets the complex demands of a growing population, addresses the persistent inequalities experienced by Māori and ensures greater access, experience and outcomes for those traditionally not well served by the system - Māori, Pacific and Disabled People.

**Tō tūranga i roto i Te Whatu Ora | Your place in Te Whatu Ora**

**Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to Apply**

**Job Details**:
**Reference**
- 005004363**Location**
- Tauranga**Work Type**
- Permanent Full Time**FTE**
- 2**Closing Date**
- 13/10/2024

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