Registered Mental Health Nurse – Wellington Central Community Mental Health Service

Location:  Wellington Central CMHC 113 Adelaide Rd Mt. Cook.

Contract: Permanent Full time or Part time (0.6-1FTE), would be considered to suitable applicants.

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, whanau-centred care, and excellence.

About the Role:

We are seeking an experienced and clinically confident Registered Nurse to join one of our Community Mental Health Teams. This is an opportunity for an established RN to take the next step in their career — holding a small complex caseload, providing clinical leadership, and helping shape best practice within a multidisciplinary mental health setting.

You will work alongside Consultants, Psychiatric Registrars, Nurses, Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, AOD clinicians, Social workers, and peer support workers, providing both direct clinical care and professional leadership to less experienced colleagues and students.

Key Responsibilities

• Hold and manage a complex caseload, including tāngata whaiora with co-existing conditions, higher risk profiles, or diagnostic complexity requiring advanced clinical reasoning
• Provide clinical mentorship, and professional guidance to new graduate and students on placement
• Act as a nursing voice in multidisciplinary team meetings, complex case reviews, and risk formulation
• Champion recovery-oriented, trauma-informed, and culturally safe Nursing practice across the team
• Support intake, triage, or duty responsibilities as required, drawing on advanced assessment and risk-screening skills
• Liaise with NGOs, housing providers, vocational services, and other external agencies to strengthen wraparound care pathways, as required with case management
• Maintain a high standard of clinical documentation in line with MHAIDS and legislative requirements
• Participate in and, where appropriate, help facilitate peer supervision, professional development, and in-service training for the wider team

About the Team/Service/ Location

Our offices are located in Mount Cook / Newtown, very close to central Wellington.

This central team share office space with the Wellington South CMHT, and Community Alcohol and Drug Services (CADS) is located on the floor below. This makes for a thriving, exciting work environment with staff across teams mutually supporting one another. We have a good working relationship with other services in the local community, and we routinely work closely with NGOs and primary care.

The Local Adult Specialist Mental Health and Addiction Service represents a change in the way we deliver services, and it is an exciting time to join us and help shape the way we work.

Our vision is for an integrated mental health and addiction service, with a focus on local delivery across the district

About You

 What we are looking for;

• Registered Nurse with a current Annual Practising Certificate. and PG Qualification in Mental Health
• Demonstrated experience or aptitude in clinical supervision, mentoring, and supporting the professional development of staff or students
• Strong grounding in recovery-oriented practice, trauma-informed care, and holistic models such as Te Whare Tapa Whā
• Excellent assessment, clinical reasoning, and report-writing skills, including for complex or high-risk presentations
• Confident communicator able to influence and lead within a multidisciplinary team

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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