Community & Justice Liaison Nurse - Midcentral Service

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley seeks an experienced Mental Health Nurse to join the Forensic Community & Justice Liaison team. You will provide liaison and consultation between Courts, Prisons, justice departments and community agencies on mental health and addiction issues, delivering rapid assessments.

The role focuses on client safety, culturally safe practice, and professional responsibilities, with opportunities to work in a multidisciplinary environment and

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with MH nursing qualification (or ID).
• Experience in legal-psychiatric settings is desirable.
• Ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide liaison between Courts, Prisons, police and community agencies on mental health matters.
• Conduct rapid clinical assessments for individuals with mental health and addiction needs.
• Support management of client care in collaboration with forensic teams.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Therapeutic communication

Clinical assessment

Documentation

Education

MH Nursing qualification

Job description

Location: Midcentral ServiceContract: Permanent, Full Time (1 FTE)Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora isfirmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated toserving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we'rebuilding a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability,whānau-centred care, and excellence.

About the Role

Our service islooking for an enthusiastic, resourceful and motivated experienced MentalHealth Nurse aka Forensic Community & Justice Liaison Nurse. To provideliaison and consultation to and between Courts, Prisons, Justice Departments,Mental Health, Police, Government and Community Agencies on mental health andaddiction matters and the management of associated problems within theidentified agency.The nurse willutilise clinical and medical-legal knowledge and skills to provide a qualityrapid assessment of our tangata whiaora identified as having or who may have amental health & addiction problem.

About the Team/Service Location

Theforensic community teams are multidisciplinary based with their principal roleas providing mental health services to all prisons (there are 6 prisons and athird of New Zealand's total prison population in the Central Region) andcourts (there are 17 court systems) in the region. These teams also follow up in the communitycertain tangata whaiora/consumers that transition from the inpatientunits. The Central Regional ForensicService also is involved with the Youth Court providing a Court Liaison Serviceand completing specialist psychological or psychiatric assessments ordered bythe Court through Children Young Persons & Family Act, 1989 (Section 333).

About you

We are lookingfor someone who is able to demonstrate professional, legal and ethicalresponsibilities and cultural safety. These include being able to demonstrateknowledge and judgement and being accountable for own actions and decisions,while promoting an environment that maximises patients' safety, independence,quality of life and health.The idealcandidate will be able to demonstrate interpersonal and therapeuticcommunication with clients, other nursing staff and inter-professionalcommunication and documentation. A big part of this role is client assessmentand managing client care, which is responsive to clients' needs, and which issupported by nursing knowledge and evidence based research.

RegisteredNurses must have a pre-registration or post registration qualification in MHnursing (or ID) to work in MHAIDSFull NZDriver's Licence

Working at HealthNew Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is'the weaving of wellness'. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare forthe people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. Our people are at the heart ofeverything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers andhonouring our equal employment opportunity obligations. We embrace diversityand welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages,ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverseand inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service ourcommunity. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus onMāori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.