Psychosis Early Intervention Clinician

**Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora Taranaki**
**Taranaki Whanui He Rohe Oranga - Taranaki Together, A Healthy Community**

**Te Kaupapa - Mission**

Improving, promoting, protecting and caring for the health and wellbeing of the people of Taranaki.

We are looking for people that share our vision by providing the best care for our people and our community. We have a responsibility to see the whole picture, the whole community, in terms of health and to support everyone working in Taranaki to do the best job they can in a world of constant change.

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**E pā ana ki a tatou - About us**

At Te Whatu Ora Taranaki we are committed to recognising the value our people bring to our organisation within a supportive team of healthcare professionals that provide comprehensive care to our patients.

We believe having workforce that is diverse and inclusive, we are a pro-equity Health Organisation and this means that we will be better positioned to understand and serve our community.

When you choose to work with us, we will offer you:

- A comprehensive orientation and induction to our organisation and your department
- Access to clinical training and education
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- Opportunities to participate on local project and regional collaboration teams
- Professional development

**Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role**

**Psychosis Early Intervention Clinician**

**North Adult Community Mental Health Team**

**Taranaki Base Hospital, New Plymouth**

**0.9 FTE (72 hours per fortnight)**

**Permanent Position**

Are you an experienced Mental Health Clinician with acute and/or community mental health experience?

We are seeking a suitably qualified and experienced mental health clinician to join our North Taranaki Adult Community Mental Health team working with vulnerable adult whai ora and their whanau experiencing first episode psychosis. Utilising a range of skills and modalities, the clinician will support the person and whanau to better understand their experience, identify signs and symptoms of psychosis, develop plans to manage symptoms and what may help to reduce or prevent relapse.
- Undertake initial comprehensive assessments for whai ora referred to community mental health, particularly those with suspected psychosis
- Utilizing expertise to develop rapport and trust through engagement, education, advice, accessing community-based support services and negotiating treatment approaches
- When required respond to urgent needs or relapse episodes, navigating and supporting whai ora access crisis or acute response services and ensure plans are in place to exit acute response services.
- Contribute to developing service pathways for Psychosis Early Intervention.

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**Moū - About you**
- Current registration with relevant registration board and annual practising certificate (Social Workers Registration Board, Nursing Council of NZ, etc).
- At least four years’ experience in acute and/or community based mental health nursing, preferably with caseload management experience;
- Excellent clinical knowledge base and adept ability to provide psychoeducation for whai ora and whanau.
- Ability to work under pressure, be a good team player, demonstrate leadership skills and positively contribute to service delivery;
- Be prepared to travel across the Taranaki rohe to meet the needs of our people and have a willing, 'can do' attitude.

We can offer you a welcoming and supportive environment with a team that is committed to ensuring you are successful in your role. We will also provide a comprehensive orientation process when you start so that you become familiar not only with our service but also the wider mental health sector in Taranaki.

Do you share in our vision, our values and will ensure our patients feel supported and cared for throughout their journey with us?

**Applications Close Tuesday 28 January 2025**

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