Clinical Specialist - Community Mental Health - (Fixed Term)

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand; Gisborne; Vor Ort; NZD 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is seeking a Clinical Specialist in Community Mental Health for a fixed-term 3-month contract in Gisborne. The role focuses on compassionate assessment, treatment, and guidance for whaiora and their whānau in the community, working with Te Ara Maioha and hospital teams.

Key requirements include RN with APC, experience in addiction/mental health, knowledge of substance use disorders and harm reduction, and strong communication and collaborative skills within a

Qualifikationen

• Qualified nurse with current APC registration in New Zealand.
• Experience in addiction or mental health settings preferred.
• Knowledge of substance use disorders, withdrawal management and harm reduction.

Aufgaben

• Assess, treat, and guide whaiora and whānau in community settings.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to provide safe, culturally appropriate care.
• Utilise de-escalation skills and therapeutic engagement to support clients.

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Registered Nurse (APC)

Addiction experience

Mental health expertise

Harm reduction

Therapeutic engagement

Jobbeschreibung

Clinical Specialist - Community Mental Health - (Fixed Term)

• Community Mental health and Addiction Services
• Full-time
• Fixed Term (3 months)

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

This role supports whaiora, whanau and hospital teams by offering compassionate mental health and addictions assessment, treatment and guidance, helping ensure people get the right support they need

You will be part of Te Ara Maioha at Te Whatu Ora Tairawhiti in Gisborne, working closely with supportive colleagues across the team to strengthen connected, culturally safe care for our Community

For more information on living and working in Gisborne click here

More information about our Region see here

About you

• Registered Nurse with a current APC
• Experience in Addiction, Mental health, or related clinical settings
• Knowledge of substance use disorders, withdrawal management, and harmreduction principles.
• Strong communication, deescalation, and therapeutic engagement skills
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

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

Job details

Job Reference:

Job Reference: HAU02840

Location:

North Island - Gisborne - Gisborne

Job type:

Job type: Contract/Temp Full time

Expertise:

Clinical - Mental Health - Registered Mental Health Nurse