Consultation Liaison Nurse Coordinator

**Where you’ll be working**:Waikato Hospital

**The details**:Permanent Full-time position - 80 Hours per fortnight (1.0 FTE) - Monday to Friday
- **Be part of the national transformation in Health**
- **Are you an experienced mental health nurse looking for a new opportunity?**
- **Consult Liaison is entering a period of service development so we are looking for a registered nurse with sound clinical and leadership skills**

**Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity**

This nurse coordinator role is being newly established as the Consultation Liaison team enters a period of service development and expansion. This role coordinates systems, people and resources to ensure service delivery is effective and efficient. There is also a clinical component including patient facing mental health care in the Waikato Hospital setting. The nurse coordinator reports to the charge nurse manager.

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**Mō tātou Ratonga | About our Service**

The Consultation Liaison (CL) psychiatry team is a specialist team of mental health medical and nursing staff with a high level of clinical expertise, providing a consultation liaison service to general Hospital patients and medical staff.

**Mōu | About you**

Required skills & experience you will need to be considered for this role:

- Knowledge and understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi
- Experienced mental health nurse with a good understanding of medical co-morbidities
- Good understanding of the Mental Health Act. Previous or current experience as a Duly Authorised Officer would be beneficial
- Well developed mental health and risk assessment skills, the ability to plan and deliver patient care within a nursing framework
- Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively within the consult liaison team, wider mental health service, Hospital service and community service
- Providing education to colleagues is part of this role, so experience with teaching and sharing knowledge, would be an asset
- Proficient verbal and written communication, including computer literacy is essential

**Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation**

**Te iwi Ngakaunui - People at Heart**
- Whakamana - Give and earn respect
- Whakaronga - Listen to me; Talk to me
- Mauri Pai - Fair play
- Whakapakari - Growing the good
- Kotahitanga - Stronger together

It is not very often something happens that is big; like, really big. Big to the point that it will touch the lives of every single person in the country. That is what we are talking about here. The provision of Health in Aotearoa New Zealand, and how its run is about to change in a big way.

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand and Te Aka Whai Ora - Māori Health Authority will together shape the delivery of Health services in Aotearoa New Zealand for generations to come, and will form the core of a modern and integrated service looking after the needs of all our Whānau.

We are dedicated to achieving health equity for Māori and other priority populations. We are a Crown entity and an active partner in Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand is guided by Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to upholding the articles.

Here at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, Waikato we have a team of 8,000 working across the Waikato where everyone plays a vital role in the care of our patients - directly or non-directly. Our vision is Healthy People. Excellent Care.

Te Whatu Ora, Waikato serves the largest Māori population and third largest Pacific population in Aotearoa New Zealand. Waikato Hospital in Hamilton is one of New Zealand’s largest tertiary, teaching hospitals with over 600 inpatient beds and 22 operating theatres. Clinical specialities include Women’s and Children Services, Cardiology / Cardiothoracic Surgery, Oncology and Haematology, Surgical services, and Mental Health and Addiction. Waikato Hospital is the Midland regional referral centre for multiple specialties including trauma surgery, oncology, and neurology.

We are a values-based and inclusive organisation that is committed to deliver the best health outcomes for our total population. Reflecting the population we serve is an important part of the care we deliver to the community. We strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds with the necessary capability and who share our values to apply. We proactively develop pathways that maximise opportunity for Māori and encourage Māori to apply.

**He aha Waikato**

Waikato is the fourth largest region in Aotearoa New Zealand and located just south of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. It features a wide range of world-class outdoor and cultural experiences. You can surf the world-famous beaches of Whāingaroa Raglan, swim at the beautiful beaches of the Kapanga Coromandel, hike our majestic mountain ranges, tour the Hobbiton shire, experience the magic of the Waitomo glow worm caves, and encount