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Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Te Tai Tokerau
Registered Nurse / Duly Authorised Officer – Whangārei MHAS
FULL TIME
December 2, 2024
- Based in Whangārei
- Full time role working a 4-on/4-off rotating 12 hour roster
- Be a Duly Authorised Officer or be willing to work towards the same
About the Role
We currently have an opening in our team for a Registered Nurse with a passion for Mental Health Nursing. In this full time role (40 hours per week) working a 4 on 4 off rotating 12 hour roster that provides 24 hour coverage based in Whangarei you will provide a single point of entry service for acute and non-acute referrals to the service as well as dedicated phone line support.
You will conduct preliminary assessments of whether a person is likely to have a mental illness or disorder, and the nature of urgency of the response required against the ratified Triage scale. We aim to reduce wait times and provide the best experience we can for whānau under our care.
About the Team/Service/ Location
Whangarei Acute Spectrum Specialist Services (W.A.S.S.S) is a group of community-based teams that provide acute specialist assessment and treatment for new and existing clients within Te Whatu Ora – Te Tai Tokerau Mental Health and Addictions service.
We are a close whānau that works collaboratively together and genuinely care about each other. Our sense of belonging is enhanced with a lot of laughter and humour and we are committed to ongoing professional and cultural development.
About you
Our ideal applicant must:
- Be a registered comprehensive nurse or registered psychiatric nurse, with a current practicing certificate
- Have Two years’ experience in acute and/or kaupapa led community mental health practice working with tāngata whaiora and their whānau living with the effects of mental illness in our community
- Be a Duly Authorised Officer or be willing to work towards the same
- Demonstrate a proven ability to communicate well with tāngata whaiora, their whānau and colleagues, and engage Māori in making choices that enhance their wellbeing
- Hold a current drivers licence
- A demonstrated commitment to continuing personal and professional development
- 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
- Experience in projects / initiatives which give effect to Te Tiriti principals and frameworks, and the application of Mātauranga Māori and Kaupapa Māori approaches, particularly as they apply in healthcare settings.
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
- We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.
- We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.
To view the position description and/or apply for the role please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59pm on 12 December 2024. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Michelle Apetera at jobs@northlanddhb.org.nz Please note, we will be reviewing applications when received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.
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