Mental Health Assistants

4 days ago

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

**Hillmorton Hospital, Christchurch**:

- **Permanent full time (0.94FTE) positions available**:

- ** Further grow and develop your skills and expertise within Intellectual Disability and Forensic nursing**

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**

Te Whatu Ora - Waitaha Canterbury Forensic Intellectual Disability (ID) Team is on a journey of innovation and evolution in delivering the best possible care to our tāngata whaiora. Here, we are focusing on long-term rehabilitation and targeted behavioural interventions for our tāngata whaiora by discovering and building on their personal strengths, and providing a supported transition back to their community.

The primary purpose of the Mental Health Assistant (MHA) is to improve the health outcomes for tangata whaiora. Delivering a high standard of care is important to the Whaikaha team. We are looking for Mental Health Assistants with passion and an interest in supporting the delivery of safe, individualised care to tāngata whaiora within a forensic Intellectual Disability setting.

**About You**
- You will join a supportive and experienced team that strives to make a real difference in people - s lives.
- You will work in a fulfilling and yet dynamic environment with tangata whaiora - consumers who have very complex challenges to face.
- You will also get an opportunity to build long-term relationships with our tāngata whaiora and deliver a full and holistic range of care.
- Finally, you will have access and support with your on-going professional development through unique Intellectual Disability training like Positive Behaviour Support and enabled by our comprehensive staff orientation package.

**Skills and experience**
- Be an enthusiastic individual who brings a range of knowledge and skills acquired in previous mental health and/or intellectual disability settings.
- Have exceptional interpersonal communication skills and a positive demeanour.
- A drive to develop your professional practise.
- Be compassionate and caring and have a strong sense of curiosity about those you care for.
- Critical thinking, planning and adaptability to a constantly changing environment.
- An ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team.
- A clean full driver license

**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.

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