Intake Clinician for Infant, Child, Adolescent and Family Service (ICAFS)

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

Location:     Lower Hutt Hospital  

Service:     Infant, Child, Adolescent and Family Service (ICAFS)

Contract:    Permanent, Full Time (1 FTE) 

Salary:       $77,087 - $107,600 

Kōrero mō te tūranga – About the role

ICAFS is seeking a registered mental health professional (Registered nurse, Social worker, Occupational therapist) to join our Infant, child, adolescent and family specialty Team. This position is for the intake clinician role managing and triaging incoming referrals to ICAFS.  The role involves assessing and processing referrals, triaging directly, referring to outside agencies and maintaining workflow amongst the team. 

Mō tō mātou rōpū – About our team

ICAFS is a community-based team that provide specialist assessment and treatment for 0 – 18 year olds and their families/ whanau. We offer a range of therapeutic approaches as well as having two specialist treatment teams, family therapy (with a screening team) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT). We have a large team of passionate clinicians, including social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, nurses, and psychotherapists that you would be working closely alongside. We have clinicians with a range of experience and are known to provide excellent support to trainees, interns and new graduates who are frequently working within our service.

Moū – About you

The successful applicant will be able to work independently, they will be confident in reviewing referral content, completing triage assessments and providing tangible outcomes. You will enjoy independent clinical work, while being adept at collaborating with the wider team/services. The person best suited for this role will also have excellent clinical knowledge in working with children, families and understanding how to assess and treat complex needs.  They will be confident and effective communicators and have strong organisational skills.

Skills

• Ability to provide high quality triaging in a fast paced environment. 
• Experience in completing mental health assessments and providing therapeutic interventions.
• Experience in risk identification and management.
• Strong ability to make independent safe clinical decisions.
• Developmental knowledge and screening/assessment experience.   
• Understanding of working with trauma, neurodiversity, challenging family systems. 
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with internal and external providers.
• Previous experience in child and adolescent mental health.
• Understanding of co-existing diagnosis relevant to children. 
• Hold New Zealand registration and/or current practicing certificate.
• Have the ability to work autonomously and also as an integral part of a dedicated, innovative and friendly multi-disciplinary team. 
• The ability to establish and maintain excellent working relationships within the team, service, the DHB, the wider mental health services, and community agencies is integral to this role.
• Previous experience using DHB clinical systems.
• Knowledge of the CAPA system would be an advantage.
• Knowledge of local primary providers would be an advantage.

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

Please note we do not accept email applications. Please click the “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