Head of Department

1 week ago

Hastings, New Zealand Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand Te Matau a Māui Hawke’s Bay Full time

**Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi. Engari, he toa takitini.**
- Success is not the work of one, but the work of many._

**Fixed-Term, 2-years**

**0.2 FTE (16 hours per fortnight)**

The Mental Health and Addiction Group at Hawke’s Bay Hospital have an excellent opportunity for a **Head of Department**.** This will be attached to either an existing vacancy available or a current role within Mental Health and Addictions.

Mental health services in Hawke’s Bay are centred around two large community teams, with a kaupapa Maori mental health service provided by an NGO partner and satellite teams in the smaller population centres. Within the service are Ngā Harakeke mai Rongokako Child and Family, Home Based Treatment, Maternal Mental Health, Te Ara Manapou, Consultation-Liaison, Emergency Mental Health teams, Older Persons and Addiction services.

The in-patient unit is on the Regional Hospital campus in Hastings and features high and medium intensity treatment areas as well as an intensive day treatment unit. Local residential addictions treatment service is provided in Napier and an opioid substitution programme is provided in both major population centres.

Mental health services work closely with primary care and NGO providers to create individual care packages for patients and some specialist services such as forensic care are provided on a regional basis.

Through our values here at Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Te Matau a Māui Hawke’s Bay, we are proud of our team’s diversity. We believe in the strength of a diverse and inclusive workforce, to help us achieve the best outcomes for our patients and the communities in which we operate and serve.

Our values are **He kauanuanu - **Respect, **Ākina - **Improvement, **Raranga te tira - **Teamwork and **Tauwhiro** - Care.

Health NZ Hawke’s Bay is situated in Hastings, New Zealand. It is a large secondary level, 400 bed accredited public hospital providing acute and elective care for a region of over 178,500 people. The hospital provides a full range of surgical, medical, oncology and radiological services. It’s a busy enough hospital for a diverse range of clinical challenges, but small enough for you to know every SMO in the hospital and feel welcomed into the Hawke’s Bay community.

We have no doubt that you’ll love everything Hawke’s Bay has to offer. Situated on the east coast of the North Island, you’ll enjoy the stunning climate and beaches; a wide range of sporting and leisure opportunities; art, wine, food and culture. This is your chance to make the most of a fantastic career and lifestyle move. Take a stroll through the **Hawke’s Bay Tourism** website and get yourself to Hawke’s Bay

Applicants must be qualified by the Medical Council and have a (provisional) vocational scope of practice.

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