Registered Nurse - Southern Rivers Community Mental Health Team at Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Southern, Te Waipounamu

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Registered Nurse - Southern Rivers Community Mental Health Team

• Based in Balclutha, Permanent full time
• Salary Band – $81,683- $106,739 pa pro-rata + KiwiSaver
• Opportunity to make a difference in the community

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

This is an exciting opportunity to work with people experiencing mental illness within a community-based setting, delivering person-centred care and support that promotes recovery and wellbeing. The successful candidate will be required to contribute to the on-call after hours service delivered by the team for psychiatric crisis/emergencies in the community. This equates to 9 shifts a month working full time. If you are not already a Duly Authorised Officer you would be expected to complete this training within your first year of employment. Remuneration for these duties is in addition to your salary as a Registered Nurse.

This is a Monday to Friday position, offering the opportunity to work collaboratively across community services while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. As the role involves providing care and support within the community, a full driver's licence is essential.

About the Team/Service/ Location

Health New Zealand - 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.

The Southern Rivers Community Mental Health Team provides both acute and non-acute mental health community services for people aged 18 years and over who have been diagnosed with a significant mental illness.

About you

Our ideal candidate will:

• Be a New Zealand Registered Nurse with a scope of practice in Mental Health and a current APC
• Have recent mental health experience either in a community or inpatient setting
• Have a strong sense of ‘self', a positive ‘can do' attitude, along with a commitment to working cohesively in a dynamic multidisciplinary team
• Have excellent time management, interpersonal and organisational skills
• The ability to be adaptable, flexible and solution focused
• Hold a current full New Zealand drivers licence

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.  

How to Apply

To apply please click “apply now.”  All applications must be submitted through our online careers' portal. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Steph Keene at stephanie.keene@tewhatuora.govt.nz

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