MHAIDS ED Liaison Nurse - Crisis Resolution Service

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

Location:  Wellington / Hutt ED

Service:    Crisis Resolution Service

Contract:  Permanent, Full Time (1 FTE)

Salary:     $67,938 - $106,739

Kōrero mō te tūranga – About the Role

We are looking to employ Mental Health Liaison Registered Nurses (MH-ED Liaison) based in the Wellington & Hutt Emergency Departments. This role is part of our Crisis Resolution Service.

The key responsibilities for this role include:

• Rapid mental health triage: conducting initial assessments for individuals aged 18 and over, evaluating mental state, risk, and urgency to inform care planning and connections to other services.
• Coordination with mental health services: ensuring timely and effective assessment, treatment, and discharge/transfer, including handover to the relevant mental health team for existing MHAIDS service users.
• Collaboration: working with triage services, the Crisis Resolution Service, and ED staff to manage high acuity cases and Mental Health Act queries. Provide advice and consultation on mental health issues to ED staff, including senior medical personnel.
• Protocol development: further develop and implement protocols for referrals and identify specific cases where the MH-ED RN team can assist.

We are looking for an experienced and clinically skilled nurse with a keen interest in emergency mental health care and the intersection of physical and mental health.

Moū – About you

• Registration with Nursing Council of New Zealand (NCNZ)
• A current Annual Practicing Certificate (APC) and scope appropriate to place of work
• Completion of an undergraduate (leading to registration) or post graduate program in mental health or intellectual disability nursing.
• Demonstrates an understanding of the significance of and obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, including how to apply Te Tiriti principles in a meaningful way in the nursing role
• A commitment to achieving equitable outcomes for Māori
• A personal commitment to on-going learning and development including attainment/maintenance of PDRP 
• Full 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

We do not accept applications via email. Click “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