Registered Social Worker - Crisis Resolution Service

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Vacancy for a Registered Social Worker in the Crisis Resolution Service, covering Wellington, Porirua, and Kapiti regions. Permanent, full-time position with rostered and rotating shifts, including 24/7 coverage.

Opportunity to work in a dynamic, front-line mental health setting with strong teamwork and community collaboration. You will join a multidisciplinary team and play a key role in acute assessments, risk formulation, and coordinating care with emergency,

Qualifications

• Registered Social Worker with at least 3 years' experience in mental health.
• Full valid Driver's Licence.
• Skilled in risk assessments and formulations.
• MDT involvement in care planning.
• Willing to complete Mental Health Act officer training within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Provide acute assessment, risk formulation and treatment within the Crisis Resolution Service.
• Collaborate with Emergency departments, Police, social services, GPs and tertiary education providers.
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a fast-paced community setting.
• Rostered and rotating 24/7 shift pattern to meet service needs.

Skills

MDT involvement

Mental Health Act training

Team collaboration

Registration: Social Worker

Driver's Licence

Risk assessment

Risk formulations

Education

Bachelor of Social Work

Registered Social Worker

Job description

Registered Social Worker - Crisis Resolution Service

Location: Working across Wellington, Porirua & KapitiRegion

Contract: Permanent, Full Time (1 FTE). Rostered and Rotating

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

Excitingopportunity to join an awesome team and a chance to be part of a supportiveenvironment that offers many training opportunities to upskill and enhance yourcareer pathway. Every day presents newchallenges - no 2 days are the same. Rostered and rotating 24/7, shiftwork allows you to make the most of the summer and a chance to ski in thewinter.

About theTeam/Service Location

The CrisisResolution Service is a community based mental health service which providesacute assessment/ risk formulation and treatment working in partnership withpeople, whanau community supports.

We are a frontlineservice and work closely with Emergency departments and Police, socialservices, GP's and tertiary education providers. We assess people of all agesand refer on to secondary services or back to primary are. The team isMulti-Disciplinary comprising of Nurses, Doctors, Social Workers andAdministrators.

About you

• You will be an integral partof MDT process.
• Train to become a dulyAuthorised officer for Mental Health Act 1992 within 6 months.
• Have a good sense of humour to workwithin a team.
• Registered Social Worker with at least 3years' experience working in a mental health setting.
• Full Driver's License essential.
• Skilled in risk assessments and riskformulations.

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.

We will reviewapplications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advertisement.