Social Worker Nelson Mental Health Community

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Nelson Marlborough; Nelson; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a qualified Social Worker for a permanent full-time role in Nelson. You will support patients during their hospital stay and community transition while working within a supportive mental health team. Ideal candidates must be registered with the NZ Social Workers Registration Board and have experience in a health setting. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential. This is a significant opportunity to contribute to mental health care in an outstanding team environment.

Benefits

Professional development support

Positive work environment

Qualifications

• Experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a health setting.
• Knowledge of Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act, 1992.
• Ability to deliver patient-centred practice from a strengths perspective.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic inpatient care from acute through to rehabilitation.
• Support tangata whai ora during their admission and community transition.
• Collaborate with a friendly and supportive mental health team.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Understanding of bi-cultural social work

Education

Registration with NZ Social Workers Registration Board

Job description

Social Worker Nelson Mental Health Community

Social Worker, Nelson Hospital, Permanent Full-time

• Full time permanent role
• Based at Nelson Community Mental Health Team.
• Bring your social work skills to support tangatawhaiora during their admission and community transition
• Work alongside our friendly and supportive team

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principlesof Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system thatserves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

We are looking for an enthusiastic and skilled social workerwho would like to join our multi-disciplinary inpatient mental health team. Asa Social Worker, you will provide holistic inpatient care from acute through torehabilitation.

This is a permanent full-time role working 80 hours perfortnight, Monday to Friday between 8.00AM to 4.30PM (1.0 FTE).

About the Team/Service/ Location

We're a great team who are passionate about mental healthand delivering a high standard of care to tangata whai ora and whānau.

We offer agreat team environment and are supportive of professional development and westrive to create a positive work environment with balanced and safeworkloads.We do great work and we need a great team to help us deliver. Formore information on living and working in Nelson click here

About you

As a Social Worker, you need to be registered with the NZSocialWorkers Registration Board (provisional/full). Ideally you will haveexperience working as part of a multi disciplinary team in a health setting,and will bring an understanding of the social determinants of health, as wellas the impact on health and social needs.

You must be able to work in a collaborative way deliveringpatient-centred practice from a strengths perspective. You will have a goodunderstanding of bi-cultural social work practice, in addition toknowledge/experience with violence intervention and prevention.

To be successful you will have outstanding interpersonal andcommunication skills and lots of energy and enthusiasm. You will also beinnovative, proactive, flexible, and creative with a positive approach to allsituations, including problem solving. Your ability to think on your feet andwork under pressure, with a solution focused approach, will beadvantageous.

Ideally you will have knowledge of:

• MentalHealth (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act, 1992,
• PPPRAct - Welfare Guardian,
• SensoryModulation Principles in Mental Health,
• Mentalstatus examinations and risk assessments.

The successful candidate must be eligible to work in NewZealand or hold a valid NZ visa at the time of applying.

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.

How to Apply

To apply please click 'apply now'. Allapplications must be submitted through our online careers' portal by 17 January 2026.If you have any questions about the role, please contact

We will review applications as received and may proceedwith the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

Whilst Health New Zealand is undergoing change, affectedemployees will be given preference and priority for this position.

Job details

Job Reference:

Job Reference: R1N25-297

Location:

South Island - Nelson / Marlborough - Nelson