Occupational Therapist (Mental Health Needs Assessment)

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

Location:  Wellington Regional Hospital/Kenepuru Hospital/Hutt Valley Hospital

Service:  Mental Health Needs Assessment Service Coordination

Contract:  Permanent, Full-time ( 1 FTE)

Salary:  As per PSA MECA

Kōrero mō te tūranga – About the role

Mental Health Needs Assessment Service Coordination is a dynamic and responsive specialist mental health service that keep tangata whaiora at the centre of what we do. We are part of the Mental Health Addictions and Intellectual Disability Service Operations Centre that covers the Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley district.

The role is to comprehensively assess mental health and addictions support needs, for people aged 18 and over and refer them on to services to work alongside them to enhance their recovery.  These services may include community based supports, home based supports and housing and recovery residential support. 

If you enjoy the challenge of meaningful work that makes an impact on people’s lives, then this is the role for you.

Mō tō mātou rōpū – About our team

MHNASC is a friendly, supportive and hardworking team who:

• Believe that caring for each other is an essential part of working in the mental health field.
• Are passionate about finding solutions for the people that we work with.
• Will support you to extend your knowledge and expertise as a clinician.

Moū – About you

Skills and experience that would be helpful for the role include:

• New Zealand Registered Occupational Therapist with a current Annual Practicing Certificate (APC) and scope appropriate to place of work;
• Member of Occupational Therapy New Zealand – Professional Association (desirable);
• Minimum of 3 years clinical experience;
• Demonstrates a commitment and 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 occupational therapy role;
• A commitment to achieving equitable outcomes for Māori;
• A personal commitment to ongoing learning and development including attainment/maintenance of CASP;
• Full driver’s licence;
• Strong and successful experience in leading and delivering comprehensive assessments, and working in collaboration with people and their whānau to ensure best possible health and wellbeing outcomes;
• Record of working successfully within complex systems to collaborate and facilitate positive outcomes;
• Having advanced knowledge of how systems work, and what resources are available;
• Experience in using critical thinking and judgement on how best to allocate resources to support the recommendations from the assessment;
• Advanced knowledge relevant to MHNASC (desirable);
• Proficiency in using technology within the workplace;
• A high standard of written and spoken English.

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