Care Manager, Intellectual Disability Inpatient

4 weeks ago


Auckland City, New Zealand Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Full time

**Care Manager - Intellectual Disability Inpatient Unit - Te Whatu Ora Waitemata**
- **Care Manager**:

- **Full time, Fixed-term position**:

- **Monday to Friday**:

- **Pohutukawa Unit, Mason Clinic**:

- **Pt Chevalier**

**About Us**

The Auckland Regional Forensic Psychiatry Service, or the Mason Clinic as it is often known, is the largest Forensic Mental Health Service in New Zealand. We serve the four Northern District Health Boards including all courts in the northern region and five prisons.

We deliver a comprehensive range of Forensic Mental Health Services, including secure inpatient acute and rehabilitation services which connect to community rehabilitation services, services for offenders with an intellectual disability, culture specific programmes for Māori, court liaison and prison mental health services. This includes a regional service to Northland Region Corrections Facility at Ngawha and Northland.

Our vision, mission and values are inclusive, founded on a therapeutic commitment to service users, their family and the community. We are committed to both process, and outcome quality, best evidence based practice, a management environment that is respectful of all staff and an ongoing learning environment.

**About the role**

The Forensic Intellectual Disability Secure Service which is part of Auckland Regional Forensic Psychiatry Services is looking to appoint a third Care Manager to work alongside our current experienced care managers. This is a statutory role mandated under the Intellectual Disability Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation Act 2003. Guideline for the role and function of the Care Manager is available from the Ministry of Health via this link

**The person we are looking for needs to**:

- Ideally have completed a Care Manager training programme or worked in this role.
- Have at least five years clinical experience working in the Intellectual Disability sector or equivalent.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the legal concepts central to secure services for people with Intellectual Disability under the Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation) Act 2003.
- Understand the requirements in preparing Care and Rehabilitation plans and advanced competencies in documentation and in public presentation of information.
- Understand Te Tiriti o Waitangi and implications for practice.
- Be self-motivated and capable of working responsibly to achieve service objectives.
- Have good written communication and group presentation skills.
- Demonstrate competency and confidence to lead group discussion.
- Want to be a team player and demonstrate a high level. of communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with persons with an intellectual disability.

This is the opportunity for you to take on a new and exciting role working in a service that has committed and experienced clinical team.

For more information about this exciting role please contact Jeffrey Quina, Care Manager on 021 195 9067

**Click here** for a copy of the position description.

**Position number**:WDHB17903**

**Closing date**:6 September** 2024



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