Registered Social Worker For Infant, Child, Adolescent and Family Service (ICAFS) at Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Hutt Valley, Lower Hutt

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Location: Hutt Hospital

Contract: Permanent, full time - Mon - Friday 0830-1700

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we're building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

About the role

ICAFS is seeking a registered Social worker with Mental health experience to join our Infant, child, adolescent and family specialty Team. This position is within our assessment team (Tautawhi) and will involve undertaking initial assessments to complete comprehensive mental health assessments (Choice appointments), providing urgent MH assessments for children and young people, liaison with wider child health services and providing therapeutic interventions

About our team/Service/ Location

ICAFS is a community-based team that provide specialist assessment and treatment for 0 - 18 year olds and their families/ whanau. We are large service structured into two teams (assessment & therapy) both teams have passionate clinicians, including social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, nurses, and psychotherapists that you would be working closely alongside. We are a collaborative service with a strong supportive inner network; we have a relational approach to our work and place high value on supporting each other effectively to achieve the very best outcomes. ICAFS as a service has much to offer with a strong systemic focus, therapeutic groups, a vast range of therapeutic approaches as well as having two specialist treatment teams, family therapy (with a screening team) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT).

About you

The successful applicant will be able to work collaboratively and supportively with other team members to ensure provision of appropriate assessment and treatment. The person suitable for this role will also have excellent clinical skills, therapeutic delivery experience and be comfortable with providing comprehensive mental health assessment.  The ability to establish and maintain excellent working relationships within the team, service, the DHB, the wider mental health services, and community agencies is integral to this role.

Skills

• Previous experience in child and adolescent mental health
• Strong ability to provide high quality mental health assessments and therapeutic interventions
• Experience in risk identification and management
• Experience in working with trauma, neurodiversity, challenging family systems and systemic frameworks
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with internal and external providers
• Hold New Zealand registration and/or current practicing certificate
• Have the ability to work autonomously and also as an integral part of a dedicated, innovative and friendly multi-disciplinary team
• knowledge of the CAPA system and Regional knowledge specific to the challenges faced locally, along with knowledge of our primary provider partners  would be an advantage

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is 'the weaving of wellness'. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

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 Marianne.Lovgren@tewhatuora.govt.nz

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