Registered Nurse for Wellington Central Community Mental Health Team

Location: Wellington Central Community Mental Health Team

Contract: Permanent, Full time (1 FTE)

Salary:     $81,683 – 106,739

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 

Wellington Central Community Mental Health Team is looking for an experienced registered nurse to join our team. You will contribute your discipline specific knowledge to the MDT and within assessment and treatment plans, as well as working with your nursing colleagues. We are looking for someone with a minimum of three years post NESP to support the team and provide specific key work that contributes to tangata whaiora recovery and wellness. The work is varied and includes case management, managing acute presentations and potential for group work. There is opportunity to develop and utilise therapy modalities.

About the Team/Service/ Location 

Are you ready to make a difference for our local district specialist mental health and addiction services?

We are looking for a person-directed, values-driven registered nurse. You will work closely with clinicians to deliver safe, effective and integrated specialist mental health and addiction treatment in our local communities. Our service has a strong, dedicated and supportive team culture, and an established Learning and Development Centre to tautoko your career development.  We also pride ourselves on having fun and celebrating ourselves and our professional milestones.

Our base is located in Mount Cook / Newtown, very close to central Wellington. We 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 

• You will be a Registered Nurse who is passionate about working in a way that is person-directed, trauma-informed, compassionate, and offers help and hope.
• You will work in a way that is holistic, integrated and collaborative, recognising people’s physical health and social needs and in partnership with primary care and non-government (NGO) providers.
• You understand the importance of cultural competence and equity, providing practice that is consistent with the spirit and intent of Te Tiriti ō Waitangi.
• You understand the importance of person-directed care and intentional peer support.
• You are mindful of the needs of our diverse population, for instance, Pacific peoples, refugee and migrant communities, disabled people/tāngata whaikaha, rainbow communities, and those living in rural areas/isolated from health services.
• You will be a registered nurse with post registration experience in mental health and have a current Annual Practising Certificate.
• You must have a full and clean Driver's License and the ability to consent and complete NZ or international Police vetting (Vulnerable Children's Act 2015).

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 9th March If you have any questions about the role, please contact Marianne.Lovgren@tewhatuora.gov.nz 

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