Clinical Coordinator, Intellectual Disability Services at Capital & Coast District Health Board (Wellington), Kenepuru Hospital/Porirua

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Nau mai, haere mai ki Ūpoko me Te Karu o Te Ika

Location:   Porirua

Service:     Intellectual Disability Service, MHAID-s

Contract:   Permanent, full time 

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

These roles will sit across the Intellectual Disability inpatient teams. The Clinical coordinator is responsible for the day to day active management of staff and resource to ensure effective, evidence base care and rehabilitation is delivered to our client population. The coordinator will be responsible for role modelling our service values and ensuring that staff feel supported throughout their shifts.

Mō tō mātou rōpū - About our team

Intellectual Disability (ID) Forensic Services is part of the 3 DHB Mental Health Addiction and Intellectual Disability Service Directorate. It has adult, youth and community services. The ID Services are made up of: Haumietiketike which is a regional intellectual disability secure forensic unit which has 11 beds. The Cottages has a total of eight beds and are located next to Haumietiketike which is on the Ratonga-Rua-o-Porirua campus in Porirua.  In addition the ID Inpatient services includes Hikitia Te Wairua which is the national intellectual disability secure forensic youth unit which has 6 beds. Hikitia Te Wairua is co-located with the Youth Acute Inpatient Mental Health Inpatient Unit (Rangatahi) and the National Secure Youth Forensic Unit in the Centre of Excellence at Kenepuru Hospital. There is also a new service attached to the adult services which is six individualised units catering for people with high support needs that need further rehabilitation to reintegrate into the community. 

Moū - About you

• Works to ensure the service delivers an effective and efficient service that facilitates clinical excellence and health outcomes.
• Lead by example by delivering effective rostering, use of resource and leave management of staff
• Role Model our service mission and core values
• Actively coordinates staff to attend clinical and service meetings
• Can work cooperatively and actively and can contribute to all staff in varied situations where required
• Registered Nurse with Mental Health and /or Intellectual Disability scope of practice 
• Annual Practicing Certificate

E pā ana ki a tatou - About us

Here at the 2DHBs (Capital & Coast District Health Board and Hutt Valley District Health Boards) we embrace diversity and welcome applications from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicity, sexual orientations, disability and religions. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and serve our community.

The 2DHBs are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

To find out more about us click on the following links:

Mental Health, Addiction and Intellectual Disability Service

Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to apply

Click the apply now button to send your application directly to us. For further information on this role please email recruitment@ccdhb.org.nz and indicate the job title and vacancy number in the subject line.

We require all our employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. This includes the booster dose within six months of receiving the second dose of initial vaccination (for some people the initial vaccination will have comprised of three doses).  We are not accepting applications that do not meet this criteria.

Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai

By joining together we will succeed