Community Mental Health Nurse

1 week ago

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

**Hillmorton Hospital, Christchurch**
- **Permanent, part-time 0.5FTE position available**
- **NZ Registered Nursing professional with Annual Practicing Certificate is essential**
- **Experience in a mental health setting is highly desirable**

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.
**About the Role**

CAF North (Child, Adolescent & Family Mental Health Service North Community & Outreach Team) is a specialist mental health service that provides assessment and treatment of young people up to 18 years of age who present with serious mental health problems, and their family/whanau. This is definitely challenging and demanding work within a supportive team to provide focussed interventions for improving functioning and enabling transition to community supports.

**About You**

We are looking for a professional and highly motivated Child, Adolescent and Family, Community Mental Health Nurse to join our team on a permanent, part-time 0.5FTE basis.

To be successful in our team you will need to display a positive attitude and enthusiasm for this area of work, you will enjoy being part of a committed and diverse multi-disciplinary team, you will work in collaboration with a group of professionals that recognises the importance of providing quality care and services to Whaiora, their friends and whānau. Interacting with a variety of stakeholders, you will have an ability to effectively case manage and provide mental health assessments, formulations and interventions in the community.

- You will work within a multi-disciplinary team, and in collaboration with our tāngata whaiora and their family/whanau, primary care, community supports and our inpatient teams.
- It is essential that you have the ability to think on your feet, triage and prioritise tāngata whaiora's needs appropriately, and in a timely manner.
- You will work alongside tāngata whaiora who you will proactively engage with and support to engage with their treatment and other holistic supports.
- Highly developed risk assessment is important, as is your ability to develop effective rapport with people who may be mentally unwell or distressed.
- A key aspect of this role is the assessment and formulation of occupational therapy interventions, you will then take responsibility for undertaking these interventions alongside Whaiora.
- Liaising with whānau and other carers, NGOs, police, probation and other services is all part of this community-based role.
- There is an expectation that you will initiate, develop and provide group-based interventions for Whaiora.
- A minimum of 2 year' experience in a mental health setting is preferable;
- **_ New Zealand Registration Registered Nurse with Annual Practicing certificate is essential_**

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