Mental Health Assistant

Older Persons - Mental
Health

**Location**: Alexandra
Hospital

**Tenure**: Casual
position
- Join the team providing care to older members

of our community
- Opportunity to learn and further develop your
skills
- Older persons' health care experience is
required Ngā mōhiohio e pā ana ki tēnei mahi (About this position)
The Older Persons - Mental Health Inpatient Unit, at
Alexandra Hospital in Richmond, provides psychiatric and geriatric care for the
older members of our community. We aspire to provide high quality inpatient
care to patients with acute mental health needs and/or complex age-related
health conditions. We work in partnership with our patients, their families,
the clinical team and community carers and supports to achieve the best
possible health outcome for the patient.
As a Mental Health Assistant your role is to work
with the team to provide basic nursing care under the supervision and direction
of Registered Nurses. This can include working with challenging
behaviours.
This casual position will be covering
staff leave and periods of peak service demand, working on an as required basis. This includes
morning, afternoon and night shifts, as well as weekends and school holidays.
Please note that there are no guarantee minimum hours of employment for casual
employees. However, the more available you are, the more shifts you'll be offered.
Ko wai he kaitono tōtika? (Who is an appropriate
applicant?)
We are looking for people with excellent
communication skills, who have experience in older persons - health care and an
affinity with the elderly. It is equally important that you are able to work in
a flexible and methodical manner, demonstrate honesty and reliability and use
appropriate initiative.

**Qualifications**:
**Required qualifications include**:
Essential
- Year 11 NCEA level 1 English (or equivalent)
- Year 11 NCEA level 1 Maths (or equivalent)
- NZQA Level 3 Certificate in Health and Wellbeing - Health

Assistance Strand (or equivalent) and if not previously attained needs to
be completed within two years of commencement.Te Whatu Ora staff must have
completed their primary course of two NZ approved COVID-19 vaccinations as they
have direct contact with patients and members of the public.

Ngā huanga o tēnei mahi (The benefits of this
position)
You will be joining a great team that values
teamwork and is committed to supporting the best possible health outcomes for
our elderly patients.
Ā mātou rōpū (About our team)
Te Whatu Ora (Nelson Marlborough) is
the main health provider for the top of the south. Nearly 3,000 strong, we are
Nelson and Marlborough - s largest employer, which means the opportunities here
are endless. Our main locations are Nelson and Wairau Hospitals but we are
spread across the region and service all parts of the community. Our work can
be challenging, but we are up for it. We have a great team and we work hard to
make a difference. We value integrity, innovation, respect and teamwork.
Ētahi atu mōhiohio (More Information)
Me pēhea ahau e tono ai? (How do I apply?)
For general enquiries please contact our
1274.
Alternatively for role specific information please
N22-909

**Applications close**: Thursday, 9th March (unless filled prior). Applications
We
believe that to achieve equity in health outcomes for Māori we need a workforce
reflective of the population it serves.
We recruit for cultural competence and encourage
He waka eke noa.
We are all in this
together.