Mental Health Support Worker For Mental Health Service Older People

Location: Mental Health Service Older Persons Inpatient Unit, Te Whare Ra Uta, Porirua

Contract: Permanent, Full-time (1 FTE) ,Rostered & Rotating Shifts

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

We have an exciting opportunity for a Mental Health Support Worker to join our multidisciplinary inpatient team.

You will be joining an established team dedicated to improving health outcomes for our tangata whaiora and whānau. You will be working under the delegation of a Registered Nurse and working with individual tangata whaiora to support them in activities of daily living, assist with observations to support our assessment processes and ensure routine clinical and non-clinical tasks are completed as required on a day to day basis. You will be flexible and willing to work collaboratively as part of a team to provide quality care and assessment to meet identified client needs.

About the Team/Service Location

The Mental Health Service Older Persons (MHSOP) is a mental health specialty service. The service is primarily community based and provides specialist assessment, treatment and rehabilitation services for people experiencing mental health needs in later life. The inpatient unit and community team are located in the same building on the Kenepuru Community Hospital campus.

About you

You will be flexible and willing to work collaboratively as part of a team to provide quality care and assessment to meet identified client needs.  Additionally, the ideal candidate will have:-

•  Experience of providing care to older adults with mental health needs or an interest developing skills, experience in this specialty area.

•  Meet minimum training requirements having completed or in the process or completing National Certificate in Mental Health & Wellbeing Support (Level 4) or equivalent.

•  Demonstrate ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively with other professionals.

•  Be solution focused with excellent time management skills and the ability to effectively and efficiently complete tasks.

•  Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and proven ability to engage people at all levels.

•  A commitment to applying principles of Te Tiriti O Waitangi and to improving equitable health outcomes of the community our service serves.

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 by 23^rd November. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Marianne.Lovgren@tewhatuora.govt.nz

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