Rural Key Worker

New Zealand Government; Whanganui; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Whanganui is seeking a Community Mental Health and Addiction Services key worker for a fulltime, 1.0 FTE position in Taihape. Join a supportive multidisciplinary team to deliver recovery-focused care across diverse community settings and to strengthen tangata whaiora and whānau.

You will bring experience in mental health, case management and evidence-based therapies, with NZ registration and APC.

Qualifications

• NZ registration with a professional body and current APC.
• Postgraduate qualification in therapy OR willingness to pursue one.
• Minimum three years experience with case load management.

Responsibilities

• Provide recovery-focused mental health and addiction care in community settings.
• Manage a diverse caseload and coordinate interventions.
• Collaborate within a multidisciplinary team and with primary care partners.

Skills

Mental health experience

Case management

Therapy knowledge

Cultural responsiveness

Education

Tertiary qualification

NZ professional registration

Annual Practising Certificate

Tools

Microsoft Word

Job description

Community mental health and addiction service rural (Taihape) key worker, Te Whatu Ora Whanganui – Health New Zealand 1.0 FTE fulltime

Make a real difference in the lives of people experiencing mental health and addiction challenges while working within a supportive, multidisciplinary team. This role offers the opportunity to deliver meaningful, recovery focused- care across a diverse range of community settings, develop your therapeutic practice, and contribute to positive outcomes for tangata whaiora and their whānau. You'll be joining an experienced and collaborative team that values professional growth, clinical excellence, and person-centred care.

• Enjoy working within a supportive and experienced multidisciplinary team where you'll have the opportunity to further develop your clinical and therapeutic practice, work Rural across a variety of community settings, and make a meaningful difference in the recovery journey of tangata whaiora and their whānau.

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

Community Mental Health and Addiction Services is seeking an experienced health professional to work a fulltime position within our community mental health and addiction services team. The successful applicant must have an experience in Mental health; have a range of case management, clinical assessment and treatment intervention knowledge and skills to support people to achieve positive health and wellbeing outcomes in their recovery.

About the Team/Service/ Location

Rural (based in Taihape)

Community Mental Health and Addiction Services is a supportive multidisciplinary team providing recovery-focused mental health and addiction care across the Whanganui community. We work alongside tangata whaiora, whānau, primary care providers, and community partners to deliver high-quality person-centred services that promote positive wellbeing outcomes.

For more information on living and working in Whanganui District Health Board click Whanganui - Home

About you

To be successful in this position you have several essential skills and knowledge requirements beyond the normal relevant tertiary qualification, NZ registration with a professional body and current Annual Practicing Certificate.

• The ability to demonstrate high levels of clinical knowledge in mental health disorders, psychiatric and addiction medications and the management of risk.
• Either holding a postgraduate qualification in a field of therapy OR a willingness to work toward achieving one to deliver practice based therapeutic modes of intervention in a person centred, family friendly, recovery model.
• Experience in a therapy modality such as cognitive behavioural and solution focused therapy.
• Three years minimum experience working with case load management. Identifying co-existing problems and delivering clinical and psychosocial care in a variety of community and addiction clinical settings, adult addiction and co-existing problems in mental health.
• High levels of communication, customer relations and managing diversity skills, empathy and bi-cultural sensitivity.
• Competent computer skills in Microsoft word and ability to learn computer software packages quickly, a police clearance and current clean driver's license are also required.
• Police vetting.

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.

by 20 November.