Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Registered Nurse - CAFMHS - Dunedin

Te Whatu Ora; Dunedin; On-site; NZD 75,000 - 107,000; Full time

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Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora in Dunedin seeks a Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, and Registered Nurse (Key Worker) within CAFMHS to support tamariki and rangatahi (0–14 years) with moderate to severe mental health needs. You will manage your own caseload in a multidisciplinary team ensuring integrated care.

You will be registered in NZ with an Annual Practising Certificate and participate in an on-call roster up to 10 shifts per month, with a salary between $75,000 and $107,000 per

Qualifications

• Experienced in mental health assessment, intervention, and treatment planning for youth (0–18 years) with moderate to severe needs.
• Skilled in safeguarding practices and navigating complex family systems.
• Committed to service improvement, innovation, and evidence-based care.
• Registered with the New Zealand Registration Board and hold a current Annual Practising Certificate.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking mental health assessments and delivering tailored interventions.
• Working closely with the wider care team to ensure continuity of care and patient flow.
• Supporting safeguarding processes involving child protection, family violence, and risk assessment.
• Collaborating with external agencies to provide wrap-around services.
• Engaging in continuous professional development and contributing to service improvement initiatives.

Job description

Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Registered Nurse - CAFMHS - Dunedin

Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Registered Nurse (Key Worker) - CAFMHS

Dunedin

Salary - $75,000 - $107,000 + Kiwisaver

• 0.9 FTE (36hrs per week) permanent opportunity

About the Role

As a Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, RN (Key worker) within the Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Service (CAFMHS), you will play a key role in supporting tamariki and rangatahi (0–14 years) experiencing moderate to severe mental health challenges.

You will manage your own caseload and work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team, which includes Allied Health, Public Health, Scientific and Technical professionals across Te Whatu Ora Southern. This role is central to delivering care that is consistent with our organisational values and vision, including interprofessional practice that empowers families and communities.

Your core responsibilities include:

• Undertaking mental health assessments and delivering tailored interventions.
• Working closely with the wider care team to ensure continuity of care and patient flow.
• Supporting safeguarding processes involving child protection, family violence, and risk assessment.
• Collaborating with external agencies to provide wrap-around services.
• Engaging in continuous professional development and contributing to service improvement initiatives.

With a sound understanding of child and youth-focused mental health interventions, you bring a therapeutic, evidence-based, and whānau-inclusive approach to your practice. You are confident working both independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to interprofessional care across diverse communities.

Your ability to build effective, respectful relationships with young people, their families and wider support networks is central to your practice.

In addition, you are:

• Experienced in mental health assessment, intervention, and treatment planning for youth (0–18years) with moderate to severe needs.
• Skilled in safeguarding practices and navigating complex family systems.
• Committed to service improvement, innovation, and evidence-based care.
• Registered with the New Zealand Registration Board and hold a current Annual Practising Certificate.

You will be required to participate in an on-call roster of a maximum of 10 shifts per month

Salary range

This role falls between Step 1 ($77,087 p.a) and Step 7 ($107,600 p.a pro rata) of the Allied, Public Health and Technical scale. Or betweenstep 1 ($75,773 p.a) and Step 7 ($106,739 p.a prorata) of the RN scale

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.

Job details

Job Reference:

Job Reference: 1956869A

Location:

South Island - Otago - Dunedin

Job type:

Expertise:

Clinical - Nursing - Registered Nurse

Clinical - Allied Health - Occupational Therapist

Clinical - Allied Health - Social Worker