Community Mental Health Nurse

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

Location:   Wellington South Community

Service:     Wellington South CMHT

Contract:   Permanent. Full time (1 FTE) would be up to discuss part time role. 

Salary:       $81683 - $106739 (PSA) pro rata for part time 

Kōrero mō te tūranga – About the role

Community mental health services are at the beginning phase of some exciting changes that further enhance our capacity to engage with the people in our communities to best support recovery. This is a chance to join the service now and be part of the transformation of our service.

You will have the opportunity to work with a wide range of tangata whaiora and their whanau and utilise your current skills as well as develop your practice.

Mō tō mātou rōpū – About our team

The South community mental health team is a friendly supportive team, with a recognition that enjoying our mahi enhances our service delivery. We have a range of clinical skills and personalities that mean you can find your place with us. Covering the Southern and Eastern suburbs of wellington affords us a diverse caseload of clients with equally diverse needs. We strive to provide a service that fits the range of needs we encounter and puts the person at the centre of what we do.

Moū – About you

We are looking for an experienced mental health nurse who has a passion for working with adults with complex mental health needs. You must be able to work autonomously as well as contribute to the multi-disciplinary team. Along with a good sense of humour and flexibility, you will require excellent communication and organisational skills as they are an essential part of the day to day work. A drivers licence is required, due to the travel required.

We have both full and part time roles available and can offer you support to further develop your practice.

Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini

My strength is not as an individual, but as a collective

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

We do not accept applications via email. Click “apply now” button to send your application directly to us. For further information on this role, please email Marianne.lovgren@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz and indicate the job title and vacancy number in the subject line.

Please note, we will be reviewing applications when received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert

Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai

By joining together we will succeed