Community Mental Health Nurse or Social Worker

2 weeks ago


Hamilton, New Zealand Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Waikato Full time

**Community Mental Health Nurse or Social Worker - ICAMHS - Thames**

**Job Number**:THA00840**
- Manaaki Centre, Thames hospital covering the Hauraki / Coromandel area
- 80 hours per fortnight
- Permanent

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**

We have an exciting opportunity for a talented Community Mental Health Nurse or Social worker in the Rural North (Hauraki) Infant Child Adolescent Mental Health Service (ICAMHS team). This position is based in Thames, with the opportunity to travel to Paeroa, Whitianga, Waihi and Coromandel to support team members based in those locations.

**Key responsibilities of the role**:

- Organise prioritise and manage a caseload including the documentation associated with this.
- Demonstrated skills in comprehensive mental health assessment and risk management, interventions, including formulation
- The ability to be highly organised, self-motivated and able to work autonomously and as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Clear communication with MDT wider team and community partners.
- Practice with a tangata whaiora and whanau centred approach and be a strong advocate for best practice.
- Foster a culture of openness and quality improvement, with tāngata whaiora and whānau at the centre.
- Encourage and lead innovation and continuous improvement as part of the way we work.

**About our Service**

Mental Health and Addictions Services at Waikato delivers a full range of specialty services across the district. We are committed to making a difference with tāngata whai ora and their whānau through working in partnership to create kotahitanga.

**About you**
- Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth.
- Have a passion for making a difference to the lives of our tāngata whaiora and whanau.
- Applicants must have registration, or be eligible for registration, with the appropriate registration body.
- Have experience working within the ICAMHS sector.
- Ability to successfully engage and empathise with families/whanau in a positive manner.
- Full clean driver’s license.
- Ability to implement Te Tiriti O Waitangi in daily work.

**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**

**To view the position description for Community Mental Health Nurse**click here** or for Social Worker**click here**.**

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