Social Worker / Kaimahi Toko I te Ora (Intensive Recovery Service) at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley, Wellington Hospital

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora - Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District

Location: Wellington Regional Hospital

Service:  Te Whare O Matairangi, Intensive Recovery Service

Contract: Permanent, full time

Salary: As per MECA

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

Te Whare O Matairangi is looking for an experienced Social Worker that provides safe and clinically effective patient/client assessments and intervention within an inpatient mental health Unit. You will work alongside a multidisciplinary team to provide effective, quality social work services to clients within the Inpatient Unit. You will also provide consultation/liaison with other DHB mental health services, NGO providers and patient - s family and whanau. You will actively participate in the multidisciplinary team.

Moū - About you

• NZ registered Social Worker with a current annual practicing certificate
• Member of Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers
• Clinical experience in an applicable role
• Minimum of 2-5 years clinical experience
• Focus on high quality care for the patient/client/whanau.
• Self-motivated in developing clinical and professional practice
• Active involvement in the professional development pathway
• Working effectively with the community
• Commitment and understanding of the Treaty of Waitangi and a willingness to work positively in improving health outcomes for Maori.
• Current full NZ driver - s licence (required for roles based in the community or where the role may be required to work across multiple sites). 
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Internet resources and e-mail.
• A high standard of written and spoken English.

Mō tō mātou rōpū - About our team

Te Whare o Matairangi

- To provide a sanctuary in time of need, supporting a journey from crisis to wellness -

The opportunity to work in a diverse and supportive team. Through our values here at MHAIDs, we are proud of our teams diversity, we believe in the strength of a diverse and inclusive workforce to help us achieve with best outcomes for the clients and the local communities in which we operative and serve.

E pā ana ki a tatou - About us

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

Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District 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:

Capital and Coast

Hutt Valley

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 (AH266-22) in the subject line.

Your safety and that of our patients is important to us. It is our expectation that you will be fully vaccinated against COVID 19, having received two doses of an approved COVID 19 vaccination.

Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai

By joining together we will succeed