Social Worker - CAF Access Team

Canterbury District Health Board; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Canterbury District Health Board is seeking a NZ registered Social Worker to join the Child, Adolescent and Family (CAF) Access Team in Christchurch. You will contribute to crisis triage and provide specialist social work input for young people in mental health crisis, working within a multidisciplinary team and engaging with tāngata whaiora and whānau.

The role involves collaboration with external agencies, delivering evidence-based social work practice, and ongoing professional development

Qualifications

• Registration as a NZ social worker is essential.
• Minimum 3 years of social work experience.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team including tāngata whaiora and family/whānau.

Responsibilities

• Phonetriaging tāngata whaiora in crisis with family/whānau.
• Provide psychiatric assessments and brief case management in crisis situations within the team.
• Triaging non-urgent referrals into CAF services via phone or assessment.
• Collaborate with external agencies to improve community health outcomes.

Skills

Communication

Mental health experience

Child & Adolescent experience

Social work registration

Driver's license

Education

Social Work degree

Job description

• CurrentAPC with experience in mental health and MH scope of practice required
• Abilityto work both autonomously and as part of a cohesive Multi-DisciplinaryTeam

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in theprinciples of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health systemthat serves all New Zealanders.

About the role

The Child, Adolescent and Family (CAF) Access Team receivesand responds to non-urgent referrals/enquiries for CAF specialist mental healthservices & provides an emergency response, if required, with ability todeliver short-term follow-up for Tāngata Whaiora (young people) and theirwhānau with an acute mental health concern.

We are seeking someone who works well under pressure,communicates effectively and who has a background in Mental Health. It would behighly advantageous to have experience working with tāngata whaiora and whānau,and an ability to deliver evidenced based treatments. You will receive acomprehensive orientation to work across all clinical functions of the team andon-going support and appropriate external training as required.

Based at Hillmorton Hospital Kahurangi Building, thisfriendly multi-disciplinary team have expanded to provide short-term treatmentinterventions for young people who are referred to the service.

About You

Inthis role, you will be responsible for:

• Phonetriaging of tāngata whaiora when in crisis, in conjunction with their family/whānau;
• Providingcomprehensive psychiatric assessments and interventions to young people inpsychiatric crisis and brief case management if felt necessary bymulti-disciplinary team;
• Triagingroutine (non-urgent) referrals into our CAF services either via phone or attimes if necessary via assessment;
• Workingcollaboratively with external agencies striving for better health outcomes inour community.

Skillsand experience

• Theability to effectively communicate and work collaboratively with tāngatawhaiora & family/ whānau, within the team and with other agencies;
• Preferablya minimum of 2 years mental health experience along with knowledge of generalmental health assessment or risk;
• Experiencewithin a Child and Adolescent setting and an understanding of child andadolescent development is advantageous;
• Assome travel is required in this position, a current NZ driver’s license isessential;
• Must be registered withNursingCouncil of New Zealand with current APC and must have mental healthscope.

About You

You will be a NZ registered Social Worker or overseasequivalent. Central to your success and enjoyment in this role will be yourexcellent communication and teamwork skills, an ability to build rapport with tāngatawhaiora, family/ whanau and health providers and your interest in developing communitymental health Social work practice.

In particular, you would contribute your significant socialwork knowledge to the service’s strong focus on family/whanau and culturalinclusive practice in a community setting.

Supervision and support will be provided by the SocialWorkers within the Specialist Mental Health Service. The successful applicantwill be supported to attend appropriate training courses relevant to thisclinical social work role.

To succeed in this position it is essential you will;

• Be a registered New Zealand Registered SocialWorker or have eligibility to obtain.
• Have a passion for working with tāngata whaiora andtheir whanau’s.
• Have a minimum of 3 years' experience in SocialWork.

Please ensure you include a covering letter tohighlight your relevant skillset and experience.

About Us

Specialist Mental Health Services are an interdisciplinaryteam that forms part of Health New Zealand, Te Whatu Ora - Waitaha Canterbury.We are committed to working and partnering with tāngata whaiora and theirwhānau. Constantly striving to work within our philosophy; we developtherapeutic, supportive and empowering relationships with our consumers,enabling them to achieve their personal goals and aspirations.

Working at Health New Zealand

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