Forensic Community Team

7 days ago

Christchurch, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

1FTE, Permanent Full time position available.
- Case Management position, within the community, Monday to Friday.
- Must be a registered Occupational Therapist with experience in mental health and/or forensics.The Team: What we do

The Community Forensic Team is a Regional Service based at Hillmorton Hospital provides that assessment, treatment, education, training, and community focused care for people for Forensic Patients. We are a small supportive team and we follow an assertive model of care ' you will get to know not only the patients in your own caseload, but also those under the team's care.
As the Occupational Therapist in the team you will be responsible for:

- Providing an occupational lens to assessment and intervention.
- Working with consumers to enable engagement in their communities through social inclusion
- Exploring opportunities for participation in meaningful occupations including vocation and study.
- Provision of case management to consumers under the Forensic Community Team.Your skills will include:

- Sound occupational therapy assessment and intervention knowledge and skills across all domains.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build and foster trusted relationships with clients, their family/whanau, and service providers;
- Experience in clinical mental health and forensic settings is advantageous;
- Demonstrate robust risk assessment and decision-making;
- A positive attitude and enthusiasm for this area of work;The Role: Where you fit in

This is a case management role in which you will work with clients in the community and potentially in our in-patient wards and step down bed facility. You will work closely with your inter-disciplinary colleagues and with community agencies to ensure that clients receive wrap around services that support their rehabilitation and community reintegration.
Strong administrative and organisational skills are vital in this busy role where you need to be flexible to meet the changeable nature of your work. You will also have an ability to develop good rapport with the people you work with.
If you're keen to work with in the area of community Forensic Mental Health, to further develop a wide range of assessment skills with a focus on risk assessment and management, then come and join our team.
Drivers License essential.
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'Ko ngā tāngata, te mātua mahi - Putting people at the heart of all
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Te Whatu Ora, Health New Zealand, leads the
day-to-day running of our health system across New Zealand, with functions
delivered at local, district, regional and national levels. It weaves the
functions of the 20 former District Health Boards into its regional divisions
and district offices, ensuring continuity of services in the health system.
Here in Waitaha, Canterbury we deliver health
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