Mental Health Primary Care Liaison Nurses

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

Location:  Wellington community

Service:    Primary Care Liasion Service

Contract:   Full time permanent 1.0 FTE

Salary:      $86519-$106739 depending on experience

Kōrero mō te tūranga – About the role

Our service is looking for resourceful, and enthusiastic Registered Nurses with mental health experience. 

Are you passionate about participating in people’s mental health and addiction recovery journeys, not afraid of hard work, well organised and enjoy working autonomously.  We have vacancies for 2 motivated and enthusiastic registered mental health nurses to join our team.

We offer an exciting work environment, the opportunity to work in a variety of clinical settings and support with on-going professional development.

The role of the Primary Care Liaison Nurse is to work across primary and secondary health settings to ensure clients are able to access the treatment most appropriate to their needs.  The GP Liaison Nurse does not provide a care management role to clients, rather acts in a consultation role for primary care via GPs, Health Centres and Community Mental Health teams, as well as providing assessment and brief intervention when required.

Mō tō mātou rōpū – About our team

The Primary Care Liaison Service is a small team of experienced clinicians covering the MHAIDS region. We work in both the primary and secondary health settings to support tangata whaiora receiving the right care, at the right time, in the right environment.

Moū – About you

• You will be a registered nurse with extensive experience in mental health settings at least 3 years worth, including in the community. 
• Able to work autonomously as well as contribute to the MDT 
• Creative, innovative thinking and problem solving
• Application of best practice models of care
• A willingness to learn and develop your practice
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Self-motivated and skilled in developing relationships with a variety of other professionals
• You will hold a full NZ drivers licence.

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 Penelope.flaws@ccdhb.org.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