Community Mental Health Nurse

2 weeks ago

Christchurch, New Zealand Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Waitaha Canterbury Full time

**Hillmorton Hospital, Christchurch**:

- ** Permanent full-time 1FTE position**:

- **Work hours between 08:30 hrs - 17:00hrs. Monday to Friday**

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

**About the Role**

The Rural Adult Community Psychiatric Service has a vacancy for a registered nurse with mental health experience to join their community team on a fulltime permanent basis from February 1st 2025.

The Rural team provides an assessment and treatment service for tāngata whaiora (consumers) experiencing mental illnesses and works closely with their whānau (family) - both in the community and alongside inpatient services. It is a sought-after position due to the Rural nature of the work.

The Rural team covers an area between the Clarence River (Kaikoura) to the north and down to the Rakaia River in the South. You will be embedded in a supportive multi-disciplinary team based at Fergusson Building at Hillmorton Hospital. The position will involve travel using a Te Whatu-Ora vehicle.

**About you**

We are looking for a professional and highly motivated nurse to join our team. To be successful in our team you will need to display a positive attitude and enthusiasm for this area of work, you will enjoy being part of a committed and diverse multi-disciplinary team, you will work in collaboration with a group of professionals that recognises the importance of providing quality care and services to their patients, friends and whanau and liaising with our GP’s, medical centres and NGO’s. Interacting with a variety of stakeholders, you will have an ability to effectively manage and prioritise a caseload in a case management position.
- You will work within a multi-disciplinary team, and in collaboration with our tāngata whaiora and their family/whanau, primary care, community supports and our inpatient teams.
- It is essential that you have the ability to think on your feet, triage and prioritise your tāngata whaiora’s needs appropriately, and in a timely manner.
- You will case manage a caseload of tāngata whaiora who you will proactively engage with and support to engage with their treatment and other holistic supports.
- Highly developed risk assessment is important as is your ability to develop effective rapport with people who may be mentally unwell or distressed.
- Assessment, development of treatment plans and liaising with whanau and other carers, NGOs, police, probation and other services is all part of the Community Mental Health Nurse role.
- You will be a respectful caring team player with conflict resolution ability.

**Working for Health New Zealand**

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.

**_ Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion _**

**How to Apply**

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