Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care Liaison Service

North Island - Wellington Wellington Central; Wellington; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to work across primary care practices and Community Mental Health teams. The NP role focuses on independent and collaborative care to meet mental health needs in a primary care context, enabling access to services and supporting population-based care.

The role emphasizes consultation, direct care, education, and leadership to deliver equitable outcomes for tangata whaiora and whānau within a flexible community-based model.

Qualifications

• Clinical Nursing Masters including or additional NP practicum (60 credits)
• Mâtanga Tapuhi NP Practising Certificate with NCNZ
• At least four years' experience aligned with mental health care
• Sign-off for technical skills/certifications/endorsements e.g. radiology
• Internationally trained NP: include university transcript for Master courses
• Knowledge of NZ Health System and equity issues; leadership and nursing issues
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and facilitation skills
• Experience in service development and quality improvement strategies

Responsibilities

• Provide consultation, direct care and treatment in primary care settings
• Collaborate with primary care practices and Community Mental Health teams
• Offer clinical advice and education to primary care clinicians
• Support care episodes, care management and service development

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Facilitation skills

Mental health experience

Education

Mâtanga Tapuhi NP Practising Certificate (NCNZ)

Registered Nurse with NCNZ practising certificate

Master's in Nursing / NP practicum

Postgraduate NP prerequisites (120 credits)

Job description

Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care Liaison Service

Location: Multiple localities - Wellington, Porirua-Kapiti,Hutt Valley and Wairarapa

Contract: Permanent Full time (1 FTE), Monday-Friday8:30AM-5PM.

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

Theprimary purpose of the role is to workindependently and collaboratively with the primary care practices across thespecific localities and the locality Community Mental Health teams as an autonomous practitioner. The Mātanga TapuhiNursePractitioner (NP) role is integral to providing anindividual and population-based approach to meet mental healthcare needs.This community basedrole improves access to mental health care provision for patients acrossthe primary and tertiary care settings. This requires aflexible approach, to provide consultation, direct care and treatment enablingepisodes of care management, as well as support through clinical advice andeducation. The advanced practice role is integralto the provision and ongoing development of high-quality tangata whaiora care - that promotesoptimal experience and equitable outcomes for tangata whaiora and their whānau.

About theTeam/Service/ Location

MHAIDS spans two districts - Wairarapa, Capital, Coast andHutt Valley and includes local, regional, and national services. The localMHAID services are provided from multiple sites within the sub-region - greaterWellington, Hutt Valley and Wairarapa. Te Korowai Whāriki services includeregional forensic and rehabilitation services covering the Central region whilethe intellectual disability services extend the length and breadth of thecountry from six bases located in Whangarei, Auckland, Cambridge, Wellington,Christchurch, and Dunedin. The core business of the Service is the provision ofquality specialist services, integrated with primary and secondary providers inthe communities we serve.

The Mental Health, Addiction and Intellectual DisabilityService (MHAIDs) has created a Primary Care Liaison (PCL) Service to strengthenthe interface between primary care and secondary specialist mental health care.The long-term direction of the PCL service is to improve mental health servicedelivery within primary care settings and reduce demand for secondary services.The PCL team supports communication between services, support early specialistmental health service intervention, and offer timely clinical advice to primarycare clinicians.

About you

• ClinicalNursing Masters including or additional NP required practicum course/s (60credits).
• MātangaTapuhi NP Annual Practising Certificate with Nursing Council of New Zealand (NCNZ).
• Haveat least four years' experience aligning with mental health care.
• Sign-offwhen applicable for technical skills/certification /credentials/endorsementse.g. radiology endorsement
• If aninternational trained NP notregistered as an NP with the NCNZ pleaseinclude university transcript for your Masters courseswith your application.
• Comprehensive knowledge of NZ HealthSystem understanding including equity issues, professional leadership and emerging issuesfor the nursing profession.
• Excellentcommunication, interpersonal and facilitation skills.
• Experiencein service development and quality improvement strategies.

Or if applying for Nurse PractitionerCandidacy opportunity.

We are looking for a recognised advanced practice nurse that has apassion for ongoing learning and the ability to adapt to work effectively withdifferent learning experiences. You will need:

• Registered Nurse(RN) and a current practising certificate with no restrictions from the NCNZ
• At least three - four years relevantexpertise clinical experience in mental health nursing and working at an advancedRN practice levelaligning with mental health area of practice.
• Expert or Senior levelon the Professional Development and Recognition Programme (PDRP)
• A ClinicalMasters or the prerequisites postgraduate courses (120 Credits) to meet therequirements to undertake the NP postgraduate practicum course/s enabling applicationon to the national NursePractitioner Training Support Scheme (NPTSS).
• Please include university transcript for your Masters courseswith your application.

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 heartofeverything 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.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact [e-mail]