Intake & Assessment Clinician For Wellington Child and Adolescent Mental Health Team

Location: Wellington CAMHS

Contract:  Permanent, Full Time (1 FTE)

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

About the Role

The Intake and Assessment Clinician’s role is pivotal in working collaboratively within the Wellington CAMHS team, MHAIDS teams and other service providers to access the most appropriate service and support for the young person and their whanau based on their needs. Wellington CAMHS is committed to the use of the CAPA model which is a continuous service improvement model that combines personalised care and collaborative practice when partnering with service users and their family/whanau.

You will be triaging referrals from a variety of sources in the community, liaising with relevant services to ensure young people receive safe, high quality and equitable care.

About the Team/Service Location

We are a passionate and enthusiastic team with a commitment to providing excellent services in assessment and intervention with children and young people alongside their whanau/ family with moderate to severe mental health concerns. We have a diverse population in Wellington and co work alongside other teams in mental health & the Community.  We are dedicated as a team to improving access for young people of all ages and working together with whanau; to achieve this we operate within a Choice and Partnership Approach (CAPA). 

We are keen to be innovative and have a passionate cohesive team. We value a strong team culture of collaborative practice, openness, support, humour, warmth, valuing peoples experience and ideas, caring and connecting together, integrity and respect across all disciplines.

About you

You will be an experienced registered mental health professional (Allied Health or Nursing) with at least 5 years of recent work experience in a district mental health service, an up-to-date annual practicing certificate, and experience in mental health triage and risk assessment.

This role is open to a Registered Mental Health Professional: Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker, who has skills and expertise in assessment, ideally has worked with children, adolescents and their families, bi-cultural and multi-cultural work practices, and community liaison.

 Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

How to Apply

To apply please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Marianne.Lovgren@tewhatuora.govt.nz.

If you have questions about working in the Wellington CAMHS Team please contact

Andrea Broadhurst, Team Leader on andrea.broadhurst@mhaids.health.nz

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advertisement.