Registered Mental Health Nurse For Specialist Maternal Mental Health

Location:  Wellington Region; Wellington, Hutt, Porirua / Kapiti

Contract: Permanent, Full Time or Part time (0.8 - 1 FTE), Monday to Friday.

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

The Specialist Maternal Mental Health service based in Wellington has a vacancy for an experienced mental health registered nurse to join the team working in the area of perinatal mental health. This regional team works across Wellington, Hutt and Porirua / Kapiti and offers assessment, treatment and support to pregnant and postnatal clients experiencing significant mental health challenge.

• Supporting wāhine experiencing moderate to severe mental health challenges such as mood disorders or psychosis with a focus on the parent-child dyad
• Building strong therapeutic relationships with tangata whaiora and their whānau
• Completing comprehensive mental health assessments and contributing to care planning and therapeutic intervention
• Participating and contributing to a healthy and passionate team culture
• Working closely with midwives, GPs, and wider services
• Supporting continuity of care through direct care, co-working, consultation and liaison
• Promoting early intervention and positive outcomes for both parent and pēpi

The salary range for this role is $75,773 - $106,739.

About the Team/Service/ Location

The Specialist Maternal Mental Health Service (SMMHS) is a regional, community-based team who provide services for clients who experience moderate to severe mental health issues during their pregnancy, and/or in the postnatal period up to 12 months after delivery at the point of referral. We provide a range of therapeutic approaches including EMDR, CBT, and relationship-based models such as circle of security. The team works alongside other health care providers and offers consultation / liaison to health professionals involved in the care of this client group. We have a large team of passionate clinicians, including social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, nurses, and occupational therapists that you would be working closely alongside.  We have clinicians with a range of experience and also provide education and support to the Lower North Island- perinatal mental health teams.

About you

What you’ll bring
- Registered Nurse with a current APC and recognised NZ professional body membership
- Mental health nursing qualification (pre- or post-registration)
- Experience in mental health (community or secondary care preferred)
- Strong clinical skills, including assessing mood, anxiety, trauma and related presentations
- Understanding of perinatal mental health, attachment and mother–infant relationships
- Ability to work therapeutically with clients and their whānau
- Confidence working collaboratively across services and independently
- Full driver’s licence (community-based role with home visiting)

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. 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.

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