Clinical Coordinator - Intellectual Disability Forensic Service

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

Location:   Ratonga-Rua-O-Porirua Campus

Service:     Intellectual Disability   

Contract:    Permanent Full time (1FTE)

Salary:        PSA / Meca salary based on skills and experience.

Kōrero mō te tūranga – About the role

Intellectual Disability (ID) Forensic Service is part of the Mental Health Addiction and Intellectual Disability Service Directorate (MHAIDs). It has adult, youth and community services.

We currently have a vacancy for a 1 FTE Clinical Coordinator for The Intellectual Disability Service.

We are a progressive service committed to providing a culture of ongoing professional development for staff through regular clinical supervision, excellent professional development and recognition programme (PDRP) for nursing, regular in service training and support towards external education.

The purpose of the Clinical Coordinator role is to manage the day to day running of the units under the guidance of the Team Leader. The Clinical Coordinator provides support to the Team Leader in regards to staff rosters, leave and resource management and coordinating the staff and clients daily activities.

• Delegated responsibility for aspects of the Team Leader role
• Clinical coordination 
• Professional practice standards are maintained and monitored
• Organisational Advocacy
• Recognition of financial and resources constraints
• Monitoring of annual leave and sick leave
• Involvement with Occupational Health if required
• Appropriate utilisation of resources
• Staff will be engaged in appropriate education
• Actively contributes to Continuous Quality Improvement activities within the service
• Delegated responsibility for monitoring, reporting and ensuring quality and standards of practice to support a safe patient journey and workplace
• Works with colleagues in professional development activities
• Participates in recognised post registration education
• Actively contributes to risk minimisation activities within the service.  Identifies risk and suggests improvements
• Participates in the service’s risk minimisation activities
• Complies with policies and procedures
• Participates in financial and quality audits 
• Complies with responsibilities under the Health & Safety in Employment Act 1992
• Ensures all HR processes are completed as required
• Works to support staff and the team to find a balance between clinical and cultural demands

Mō tō mātou rōpū – About our team

The Regional Intellectual Disability Secure Service provides secure (inpatient) care and rehabilitation services for male and female adults and adolescents who have a diagnosed intellectual disability and have committed often serious offences. Our clients are usually Care Recipients or Special Care Recipients under the Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation) Act, 2003 who have been convicted or found unfit to stand trial. 

The service is staffed by a team of clinicians from medical, nursing, allied health and support work backgrounds. We also have management and administrative staff.

The maximum number of clients in our inpatient services is 27 people. The length of stay for each client varies, and in more recent years orders have been made for an average of two years.

To ensure that our clients receive the best possible care and rehabilitation, the RIDSS has developed a Model of Care that draws on the strengths of our clients and each discipline within the multidisciplinary team. This framework incorporates the Good Lives Model of offender rehabilitation, a comprehensive risk assessment structure, a Positive Behaviour Support approach to direct care, and a formal staff supervision and education programme.

The RIDSS is part of the broader Mental Health, Addictions and Intellectual Disability Service (MHAIDS), which spans the Wairarapa, Hutt Valley and Capital & Coast District and includes local, regional, and national services. 

Moū – About you

Experience in coordinating a team of clinicians and administration staff.

• Experience in negotiation and networking across several disciplines.
• Experience in taking ownership accountability and responsibility for the role.
• Experience in anticipating, identifying, resolving clinical and administrative/management problems to the desired goals.
• Experience in managing change.
• Experience in coordinating quality systems, and 
• Knowledge of intellectual disability is an advantage.
• An interest in working with intellectual disability service users under the Regional Intellectual Disability Secure Service Model of Care, which incorporates a Positive Behaviour Support framework

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 Amy.Annandale-Stone@mhaids.health.nz and indicate the job title and vacancy number in the subject line. We are unable to accept applications via email. 

Please note all applications will be reviewed after the role has closed.

Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai

By joining together we will succeed