Casual Registered Nurse Older Persons Mental Health Inpatient Unit

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora; Nelson; Presencial; NZD 41.000 - 63.000; A tiempo parcial

Descripción de la vacante

Te Whatu Ora in Nelson is seeking a Casual Registered Nurse for the Older Persons Mental Health Inpatient Unit at Alexandra Hospital. This role delivers psychiatric and geriatric care to older patients with acute mental health needs and complex age-related health conditions, in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.

Casual staff must be available for all shifts, weekends and school holidays, with flexible hours and opportunities to apply for internal positions when they become available.

Formación

• Current NCNZ registration and practising certificate.
• Registration with no conditions that exclude Mental Health scope.
• Minimum of one year's post-registration nursing experience is desirable.

Responsabilidades

• Casual staff must be available for all shifts (morning, afternoons and nights) and weekends.
• Flexible working hours and opportunities to apply for internal positions when they become available.
• Work with multidisciplinary team to deliver patient care.

Conocimientos

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

Behaviour management

Educación

NCNZ registration and practising certificate

Descripción del empleo

Casual Registered Nurse Older Persons Mental Health Inpatient Unit

• Registered Nurse, Older Persons Mental Health
• Casual Position, working on an as required basiscovering periods of increased demand and leave, based at AlexandraHospital Richmond Nelson.

Health NewZealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti oWaitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all NewZealanders.

About theRole

The Older Persons' Mental HealthInpatient Unit at Alexandra Hospital, provides psychiatric and geriatric carefor the older members of our community. We aspire to provide high qualityinpatient care to patients with acute mental health needs and/or complex age-relatedhealth conditions. We work in partnership with our patients, their families,the clinical team and community carers and supports to achieve the bestpossible health outcomes.

Casualstaff need to be available for all shifts (morning, afternoons and nights) andfor weekends and school holidays. Casual positions offer flexible working hoursand opportunities to apply for internal positions when they become available.

About theTeam/Service/ Location

Older Person's Mental Health isgrowing and developing service providing physical and mental healthprofessional development opportunities for the right applicant. You will be joining a great teamthat values teamwork and is committed to supporting the best possible healthoutcomes for our elderly patients. You will work alongside ourmultidisciplinary team consisting of specialist nurses, health care assistants,occupational therapist, physio, social worker, psychiatrist and psychologist.

About you

You will have current NCNZregistration and practising certificate, with no conditions that exclude MentalHealth Scope of Practice, and a minimum of one year's post-registration nursingexperience is desirable.

You will have knowledge of:

• Physical and mental disorders commonlyexperienced in older persons
• Contemporary treatment approachesincluding person-centred and trauma informed care, sensory modulation, andnon-pharmacological interventions
• Therapeutic use of psychiatricmedications
• Holistic mental health and riskassessment and care planning
• Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment andTreatment) Act, 1992
• PPPR Act - Welfare Guardianship

Your skills will include:

• Well-developed interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively inmulti-disciplinary team
• Ability to work effectively with patientswho have challenging behaviours

Working atHealth New Zealand

Health NewZealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for thepeople of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive sothat we are better positioned to understand and service our community. Wewelcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbowcommunities.

We willreview applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process,before the closing date of this advert.

Job details

Job Reference:

Job Reference: R2N26-254

Location:

South Island - Nelson / Marlborough - Nelson

Job type:

Job type: Casual

Expertise:

Clinical - Nursing - Registered Nurse

Clinical - Mental Health - Registered Mental Health Nurse