Matanga Tapuhi/Nurse Practitioner for Youth Justice Community Forensic Service

Please note this role is open only to current staff of Te Whatu Ora. Please do not apply if you are not employed by Te Whatu

Location: Hawkes Bay

Contract: Permanent, Full Time – Monday to Friday

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role 

We are looking for a Registered Nurse Practitioner to join our service that will be working with our Forensic young adult youth (ages 17 to 26 years old) in the community services. The primary goal is to improve access to care and enhance population, for Maori Rangatahi and tangata whaiora who are disproportionately represented in prison populations in Hawkes Bay & Manawatu prisons.The salary for this role is between $136,815 - $162,802 depending on experience. 

About the Team/Service/ Location 

Central Regional Youth Forensic Services provides a specialist mental health screening role in the courts and prisons, as well as offering advice and triage.

As well as the youth courts, in the central region there is also a youth offending unit within prison the Hawke's Bay prison, and Te Aurere a Te Tonga, the Youth Justice Facility (for remand and sentenced youth through the Youth Court) in Palmerston North.  In these facilities, the Youth Forensic Service offers screening assessments, advice and mental health follow-up. More formal advice is provided to the courts through reports under Section 333 of the Children, Young Persons & Their Families Act, 1989.

Provide a consultation/liaison service to the local youth mental health services and other agencies such as Child Youth & Family Services provide developmentally appropriate mental health and drug and alcohol services to the young people incarcerated in Youth Offender Units within the adult prisons.

About you

Must have:

• Essential skills, knowledge & experience in aligning to Forensic Mental Health.
• Clinical Master’s degree including Nurse Practitioner required practicums.
• Nurse Practitioner registration with the NCNZ.
• The ability to community effectively with all levels of staff and develop relevant networks.
• A strong patient care focus with strengths in sharing that information.

Working at Health New Zealand 

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities. 

How to Apply 

To apply please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal by 18th May. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Marianne.Lovgren@tehwatuora.govt.nz. 

Please note this role is open only to current staff of Te Whatu Ora. Please do not apply if you are not employed by Te Whatu

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