Referrals Management Clinician - Mental Health Services Older People at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Te Toka Tumai Auckland, Auckland

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Seeking an experienced Mental Health professional to join our Mental Health Services for Older People.
• The service aims to enable individuals to continue to live as independently and meaningfully as possible in the environment of their and their family’s choosing.
• Permanent, Full-time (40 hours) per week, based in our Greenlane Clinical Centre
• Monday to Friday working week

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

This role is based in the Community Mental Health Service for Older People. MHSOP provides support to help older people experiencing serious mental health problems reach their best possible function and wellness.

The service aims to enable individuals to continue to live as independently and meaningfully as possible in the environment of their and their family’s choosing.

MHSOP generally work with people aged 65 years and over. Whaiora of the service are people who have long-standing or late-onset mental health problems and/or people with dementia complicated by serious behaviour and or psychological symptoms.

We are seeking an experienced Clinical Team Member to join our team as a Referrals Management Clinician.  Your responsibilities will include providing clinical triage, clinical liaison with referrers and phone assessments using a triage pathway.  You will also work as a Clinical Team Member in MHSOP Community Team.

For further details, please refer to the position description here.

Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills

You will be a NZ registered Mental Health Professional (Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker or Clinical Psychologist) with a minimum of three years clinical experience.

Ideally, you will have a postgraduate certificate/diploma in speciality mental health practice.

This is a community based role, which requires a full NZ Drivers licence.

For more information about this role please contact Lee Peace, via leep@adhb.govt.nz

Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation

We are Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland. We provide health and disability services to more than half a million people living in central Auckland, regional services for Northland and greater Auckland, and specialist national services for the whole of New Zealand. Our main sites are Auckland City Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre and Starship Children’s Hospital, located in central Auckland.

We are part of Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealand’s national health service. Te Whatu Ora leads the day-to-day running of the health system, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels. 

We are also an Accredited Employer with Immigration NZ (Please visit Immigration NZ Accredited Employer Work Visa for more information if you will be needing a Work Visa)

We are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngāti Whātua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand. We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.

He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working here

We recognise there is more to life than mahi | work, and we encourage and provide access to all our staff several services and benefits to support themselves whilst they are employed within Te Toka Tumai Auckland.   For more information on what we offer, please click here.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

Please submit your application online, outlining your experience and motivation to apply to this role.

If you have any queries about accessibility, or technical issues with the online process, please contact Suzanne Morgan - Recruitment Consultant at suzannemor@adhb.govt.nz or 021 461 532 to discuss how we can best support your application.