Pasifika CAMHS Community Mental Health Nurse at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley, Kenepuru Hospital/Porirua

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

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

Location:   Porirua

Service:    Health Pasifika Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service

Contact:    Permanent full time 

Salary:      $70,000 - $80,000 as per NZNO Meca and based on experience 

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

We have a vacancy for a motivated and enthusiastic Pasifika Registered Nurse to join Health Pasifika Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service. We offer an exciting work environment and provide opportunities to support your on-going professional development. You will be working with an experienced Clinical team, and will be an essential part of our service delivery. At Health Pasifika CAMHS, we strive to provide quality care to our Pasifika Children, young person - s and their Families seeking mental health and addiction services.

Mō tō mātou rōpū - About our team

Pasifika Child Adolescent Mental Health Service, provides mental health services to children and youth aged 0 - 19 from around Central Wellington, Porirua through to Kapiti region. 

Our Service:

• We provide Clinical and cultural assessment, using Pasifika Cultural frameworks such as the Fonofale and Vaka Atafaga, and treatment planning 
• Education and training 
• Monitoring medication when required 
• Cultural advocacy/interpretation 
• Family therapy 
• Group programmes for families, caregivers and young people 

Moū - About you

You need to be a Pasifika Registered Mental Health Nurse, who has had experience working in a Child and Adolescent community Mental Health team with a good understanding or wanting to develop your practice in the area of Pasifika models of care and assessment. 

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, 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.

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 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