Registered Nurse / Social Worker / Occupational Therapist at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Southern, Southland

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Southland Hospital - Invercargill

Registered Nurse Salary between $75,773 and $106,739 per annum

Social Worker and Occupational Therapist salary between $74,852 and $104,466 per annum

• Permanent, 1.0 FTE (40 hours per week)
• Specialist Child, Adolescent and Family role
• Safe, friendly and affordable lifestyle

We are looking for a suitably qualified Registered Nurse to work with children and adolescents (and their families), with moderate to severe mental health difficulties. If and you're passionate about young people with an unwavering belief in people's recovery - then you might just be the one for us!

Mōu ake - About you

You'll work with a broad-based generic caseload, utilising your mental health skills providing excellent assessment and intervention. As someone committed to the MDT approach with a focus on excellent service delivery, you'll also appreciate that we offer ongoing tailored professional development specific to our Mental Health team. Naturally you'll have the ability to work under pressure as a team player committed to excellence in service delivery.

You will be a Mental Health Professional and have experience in working with children and adolescent in a mental health setting.

Our ideal candidate will:

• be a Mental Health Professional with a current APC, with a scope of practice the allows you to work in Mental Health, have the right to work in New Zealand and hold a current NZ Driver's Licence
• possess excellent assessment and intervention skills
• have a passion and focus for working with children and adolescent and their families/whanau with compassion and kindness
• be an exceptional team player who has strong communication skills
• preferably have previous experience in a Child, Adolescent and Family setting.

Mō te tūranga - About the role

This role will:

• provide clinical care and treatment for patients referred to the service
• work with a broad-based generic caseload, providing assessment and intervention
• use your experience in the provision of psychotherapy to assist children and adolescents (and their families), with mental health difficulties
• be part of a passionate multi-disciplinary team, focused on excellent service delivery and results.

If you think this sounds like you then apply now!

Registered Nurse PD

Occupational Therapist PD

Social Worker PD

Painga - Benefits:

• Professional development opportunities
• Be part of a close-knit team with a wealth of experience
• Subsidised gym membership and discounted health insurance.
• Access to a range of retail discounts and banking offers
• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Utu whānui - Salary range:

Registered Nurse

This role belongs to the Te Whatu Ora /NZNO Collective Agreement and falls between Step 2 ($81,863 p.a. pro-rata) and Step 7 ($106,739) of the Registered Nurse Salary Scale.

Social Worker and Occupational Therapist

This role belongs to the PSA/Te Whatu Ora Allied, Public Health and Technical Multi-Employer Collective Agreement and falls between Step 1 ($74,842 p.a) and Step 7 ($104,466 p.a pro-rata) of the Degree-Based Allied, Public Health and Technical scale.

Mō mātou - About us

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora - Southern has the largest geographical coverage of all the New Zealand regions, providing services to 350,000 people in diverse communities. We take pride in all the services we provide, and our aim is to improve, promote and protect the health of our region. We believe that our dedicated and passionate staff are a significant driving force behind the achievement of these standards, and we need more like-minded people to help us continue providing for our community.

Rā mōnehu - Closing date: Wednesday, 16 October 2024.

Due to the fast-paced nature of what we do, our vacancy close dates may be subject to change. Don't delay, make sure you apply as soon as possible.

Tono ināianei - Apply now

For further information please contact Mikayla Hamilton, Recruitment Advisor, email mikayla.hamilton@southerndhb.govt.nz

Pre-employment checks

In the interests of protecting our people and our patients, all appointments will be subject to the following:

• Occupational health assessment
• Police vetting/Ministry of Justice safety checks
• Serious misconduct checks (previous Public Service departments and statutory Crown entities only)

To apply 

We only accept online applications. Please apply via our website: https://careers.southernhealth.nz/