Community Nurse Caf Emergency

2 days ago

Christchurch, New Zealand Christchurch Full time

**1 and.5 FTE Permanent **position**s** available in the CAF Access team.**:

- ** Current APC with experience in mental health and MH scope of practice **essential.**:

- ** Ability to work both autonomously and as part of a cohesive Multi-Disciplinary Team.**

**Mō te tūnga | About the role**

Our Child, Adolescent and Family (CAF) Access Team receives enquiries and referrals for our CAF specialist mental health services and provides an emergency response with short term follow-up for Tangata Whaiora (young people) with an acute mental health concern. These positions are an exciting new addition to the team to enhance and expand short term treatment for our Tangata Whaiora and their family/whanau. You will be working within a fast-paced dynamic team that delivers a high standard of clinical, evidenced based and personalised care. You will be working across all aspects within the CAF Access Team and will receive comprehensive orientation and on-going support to ensure you master every aspect of the role.

We are seeking people who can work well under pressure, communicate effectively and have strong clinical skills / experience. It would be highly advantageous to also have a proven ability to deliver evidenced-based brief interventions with children and youth.

Currently based at The Princess Margaret Hospital we are a small but growing multi-disciplinary team who work closely together. Your role will involve time in the referral area, including phone triaging, as well as in the emergency function where you will be completing phone triaging, face to face emergency comprehensive psychiatric assessments and if required short term treatment/follow up to enhance the journey either into continuing care or support return to a community treatment provider. Clinicians have a range of skills and expertise working with young people 0 up to 18 years of age (older if still at school).

There is a 1 x full time permanent position & 1 x 0.5 permanent position. The team works Monday to Friday during business hours, with times where, for the needs & support of the Tangata Whaiora and their family/whanau, overtime maybe necessary.

**Pehea | About You**

In this role, you will be responsible for:

- Phone triaging of Tangata Whaiora in crisis in conjunction with their family/whanau;
- Triaging routine referrals into our CAF services;
- Providing comprehensive psychiatric assessments and interventions to young people in psychiatric crisis
- Provide short term treatment/case management if felt necessary by multi-disciplinary team;
- Working collaboratively with external agencies striving for better health outcomes in our community.

**Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience**:

- The ability to effectively communicate and work collaboratively with Tangata Whaiora, family/whanau, within the team and with other agencies;
- A minimum of 4 years mental health experience along with knowledge of general mental health assessment or risk;
- Experience within a Child and Adolescent setting and an understanding of child and adolescent development is necessary;
- As some travel is required in this position, a current NZ driver - s license is essential.
- Must be registered with Nursing Council of New Zealand with current APC and must have mental health scope.

**Mō mātou | About Us**

Specialist Mental Health Services are an interdisciplinary team that forms part of Te Whatu Ora - Waitaha Canterbury. We are committed to working and partnering with tāngata whaiora and their whānau. Constantly striving to work within our philosophy; we develop therapeutic, supportive and empowering relationships with our consumers, enabling them to achieve their personal goals and aspirations.

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